Passenger & Immigration Lists

In addition to using microfilm available at the National Archives, you can now search passenger and immigration lists online at one of several Web sites. Through this site, we share details about the history of immigration, but focus on special tips to search passenger arrival records. Use of this site is completely FREE, but please note that some sites described and linked to may require subscription or payment to fully utilize their services.

— Passenger Lists and Immigration Records Online —
	First Name (Optional)	Last Name	Ship Name (Optional)
Approximate Year of Arrival  from to

Below is a listing of some other popular U.S. ports available for online searching:

Baltimore Passenger Lists, 1820-1948
Boston Passenger Lists, 1820-1943
California Passenger and Crew Lists, 1893-1957
New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945
Philadelphia Passenger Lists, 1800-1945
Passenger & Immigration Lists Index, 1500s - 1900s

About Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
Updated annually, this database is an index to passengers who arrived in United States and Canadian ports from the 1500s through the 1900s. It contains listings of approximately 4,461,000 individuals and references thousands of different records compiled from everything from original passenger lists to personal diaries. For each individual listed, you may find the following information: name, age, year and place of arrival, and the source of the record.