Beyond the Arrival Date: Extracting More from Passenger Lists

Lisa A. Alzo, M.F.A.

Sep 5, 2012

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Syllabus

Content

Welcome

2m 14s

Polls

3m 41s

Speaker's Introduction

1m 17s

Introduction

5m 6s

Extracting Data

5m 33s

Common Roadblocks

1m 48s

One-Step Webpages

1m 45s

Important

1m 52s

Noteworthy Notations

2m 28s

Clues

1m 49s

Manifest Markings

1m 16s

Ship's Manifest

3m 43s

Naturalization

6m 8s

Record of Detained Aliens

5m 11s

Other Notations

4m 44s

Emigration

5m 29s

Canadian Immigration

1m 28s

Border Crossings

1m 18s

Other Sources

7m 24s

Summary

5m 6s

Announcements / prizes

10m 22s

Questions / answers

10m 33s

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About this webinar

Passenger lists provide key information about an ancestor's arrival in the New World. But there are additional hidden clues you on them you might be missing. Learn how to really examine these lists to get more of the story!

About the speaker

Lisa A. Alzo, M.F.A.

Lisa A. Alzo, M.F.A., is a freelance writer, instructor, and internationally recognized lecturer specializing in Eastern European research and nonfiction writing. She is the author of 11 books, includ...

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