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Colonial Immigrants: Who They Were and Where They Came From

Mary Hill, AG
Aug 28, 2013
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Welcome
2m 29s
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Introduction
2m 32s
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British Origins
1m 26s
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Historical Background
1m 1s
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Distribution of Immigrants
1m 9s
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Earliest Settlements
2m 1s
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Pilgrims
5m 11s
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Puritans
6m 18s
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Cavaliers & Indentured
10m 0s
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African Diaspora
3m 46s
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Quakers
4m 53s
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Scotch-Irish
8m 38s
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Palatine Germans
6m 5s
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Dutch and Swedes
1m 16s
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French Huguenots
3m 28s
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Passenger Lists
9m 18s
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Other Possibilities
1m 52s
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Announcements / prizes
2m 23s
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Questions / answers
4m 37s
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About this webinar

Between 1607 and 1790, about 900,000 immigrants came to the colonies. Learn about each of the nationalities that came before the Revolutionary War, where they came from, and sources available to identify them.

About the speaker

Mary Hill, AG

Mary Hill, AG

Mary E.V. Hill, MLS, AG® (Mid-Atlantic States); worked as reference librarian at BYU from 1989-1992, as genealogy instructor at BYU from 1992-1995, as Family History Library US/Canada Reference consul...
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