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function DbInfoMiniDescription() { document.write('This database contains an index of aliens and citizens crossing into the U.S. from Canada via various ports of entry along the U.S.-Canadian border between 1895 and 1956. Information contained in this database includes: name, age, birth date, birthplace, gender, ethnicity, names of individuals accompanied by, and names of nearest relatives or friends.'); }
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function DbInfoDescription() { document.write('<p>This database contains an index of aliens and citizens crossing into the U.S. from Canada via various ports of entry along the U.S.-Canadian border between 1895 and 1956. Specifically, this database covers the following ports and years:</p><ul><li>Bangor, Maine (ca. Jul. 1924-Dec. 1952)</li><br><li>Calais, Maine (ca. 1906-Dec. 24, 1952) (also includes a few arrivals from 1877 to 1905)<br><li>Eastport, Fort Kent, Lubec, and Madawaska, Maine (ca. 1906-Dec. 24, 1952) (also includes some departure records of U.S. citizens)<br><li>Fort Fairfield, Maine (ca. 1909-Apr. 1953) (also includes a few arrivals at Easton, ME, Houlton, ME, Boston, MA, and Buffalo, NY and a few alien departures)<br><li>Houlton, Maine (ca. 1906-Dec. 1952) (also includes some Indian admissions, ca. 1941-ca. 1953; “Records of Registry” documenting aliens’ previous arrivals for which no records could be found; Re-entry permits; persons admitted under the “Rule of Presumption” ; Land border departure records; War brides and their children)</li><br><li>Jackman, Maine (ca. 1909-1953)<br><li>Van Buren, Maine (ca. 1906-Dec. 24, 1952)<br><li>Vanceboro, Maine (ca. 1906-Dec. 24, 1952) (also includes a few arrivals from 1888 to 1905 and a few arrivals at Halifax, Nova Scotia and St. John, New Brunswick)<br><li>International Falls, Baudette, Duluth, Mineral Center, Pigeon River, Pine Creek, Roseau, and Warroad, Minnesota (Jan. 1907-Dec. 1952) (also includes some departure records of U.S. citizens)<br><li>Babb, Montana (Jun. 1928-Oct. 1956)<br><li>Buffalo, Lewiston, Niagara Falls, and Rochester, New York (1902-1954)<br><li>Hogansburg, Malone, Morristown, Nyando, Ogdensburg, Rooseveltown, and Waddington, New York (Jul. 1929-Apr. 1956)<br><li>Newport, Vermont (ca. 1906-Jun. 30, 1924)<br><li>St. Albans, Vermont (1895-1954)<br><li>Anacortes, Washington (Jul. 1924-Jul. 1953)<br><li>Danville, Washington (Aug. 16, 1931-Nov. 1, 1956)<br><li>Ferry, Washington (May 1, 1917-Nov. 1, 1956)<br><li>Lynden, Washington (Jul. 10, 1923-Dec. 24, 1952)<br><li>Laurier and Marcus, Washington (1923-1951)<br><li>Metaline Falls, Washington (1924-1954)<br><li>Northport, Washington (May 1923-Jul. 1, 1951)<br><li>Oroville, Washington (Jan. 1, 1918-Dec. 1, 1954)<br><li>Port Angeles, Washington (Jul. 1, 1929-Dec. 23, 1952)<br><li>Sumas, Washington (Jul. 1, 1924-Sep. 30, 1956)<br></li></ul><p>In addition, the names found in the index are linked to actual images of the manifests, copied from Nation Archives and Records Administration (NARA) microfilm (see Source Information for microfilm series information).</p><p>A variety of Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) forms were used to record information about individuals entering the United States. Types of forms used included: Primary Inspection Memorandum; Manifest; Record of Registry; and Land Border Departure Record. Due to the variety of forms, the amount of information available for an individual in this database will vary according to the form used and the questions asked on it. The type of information that is generally contained in this database though, includes:</p><ul><li>Name<br><li>Age<br><li>Birth date<br><li>Birthplace<br><li>Gender<br><li>Ethnicity/nationality<br><li>Names of individuals accompanied by<br><li>Name of nearest relative or friend in former country<br><li>Name of nearest relative or friend at destination<br></ul><p>Additional information about an individual may be recorded on the original document and may be obtained by viewing the corresponding image. Some records even include a photograph of the individual or their family.</p><p>The card manifests are arranged alphabetically by surname. Some of them are arranged by Soundex code. The records can include both permanent and temporary as well as statistical and nonstatistical arrivals.</p>'); }
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function DbInfoSourceInfo() { document.write('<DIV class="p_sourceTxtDiv">Ancestry.com. <i>Border Crossings: From Canada to U.S., 1895-1956</i> [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2008. Original data: <p><li>Manifests of Passengers Arriving at St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports, 1895-1954; (National Archives Micropublication M1464, 639 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG 85; National Archives, Washington, D.C.</li></p><p><li>Manifest of Passengers Arriving in the St. Albans, Vermont, District through Canadian Pacific Ports, 1929-1949; (National Archives Micropublication M1465, 25 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG 85; National Archives, Washington, D.C.</li></p><p><li>Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and Rochester, New York, 1902-1954; (National Archives Micropublication M1480, 165 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG 85; National Archives, Washington, D.C.</li></p><p><li>Soundex Card Manifests of Alien and Citizen Arrivals at Hogansburg, Malone, Morristown, Nyando, Ogdensburg, Rooseveltown and Waddington, New York, July 1929-April 1956; (National Archives Micropublication M1482, 3 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG 85; National Archives, Washington, D.C.</li></p><p><li>Alphabetical Manifest Cards of Alien Arrivals at Calais, Maine, ca. 1906-1952; (National Archives Micropublication M2042, 5 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG 85; National Archives, Washington, D.C.</li></p><p><li>Alphabetical Manifest Cards of Alien Arrivals at Jackman, Maine, ca. 1909-1953; (National Archives Micropublication M2046, 3 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG 85; National Archives, Washington, D.C.</li></p><p><li>Alphabetical Manifest Cards of Alien and Citizen Arrivals at Fort Fairfield, Maine, ca. 1909-April 1953; (National Archives Micropublication M2064, 1 roll); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG 85; National Archives, Washington, D.C.</li></p><p><li>Alphabetical Manifest Cards of Alien Arrivals at Van Buren, Maine, ca. 1906-1952; (National Archives Micropublication M2065, 1 roll); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG 85; National Archives, Washington, D.C.</li></p<p><li>Alphabetical Manifest Cards of Alien Arrivals at Vanceboro, Maine, ca. 1906-December 24, 1952; (National Archives Micropublication M2071, 13 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG 85; National Archives, Washington, D.C.</li></p><p><li>Manifests of Alien and Citizen Arrivals at Babb, Montana, June 1928-October 1956; (National Archives Micropublication A3386, 3 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG 85; National Archives, Washington, D.C.</p><p><li>Manifests of Alien Arrivals at International Falls, Baudette, Duluth, Mineral Center, Pigeon River, Pine Creek, Roseau, and Warroad, Minnesota, January 1907-December 1952; (National Archives Micropublication A3400, 2 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG 85; National Archives, Washington, D.C.</li></p><p><li>Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Eastport, Fort Kent, Lubec, and Madawaska, Maine, ca. 1906-December 1952; (National Archives Micropublication A3401, 2 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG 85; National Archives, Washington, D.C.</li></p><p><li>Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Newport, Vermont, ca. 1906-June 1924; National Archives Micropublication A3402, 8 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG 85; National Archives, Washington, D.C.</li></p><p><li>Manifests of Alien and Selected U.S. Citizen Arrivals at Anacortes, Danville, Ferry, Laurier, Lynden, Marcus, Metaline Falls, Northport, Oroville, Port Angeles, and Sumas, Washington, May 1917-November 1956; (National Archives Micropublication A3403, 14 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG 85; National Archives, Washington, D.C.</li></p><p><li>Manifests of Alien Arrivals at Bangor and Houlton, Maine, ca. 1906-1953; (National Archives Micropublication A3428, 3 rolls); Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, RG85; National Archives, Washington, D.C.</li></p></DIV>'); }
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