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Immigration History Webpage Gets Award
Are you interested in finding out more about your family's history? Millions of Americans trace their family history to an immigrant. Turn to the recently-redesigned Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) website. Its History, Genealogy and Education page received a Family History Favorite Award in September from "Ancestry.com Daily News." Here's their review: "This well-organized new section of the INS website provides researchers with record location information, historical background, helpful articles, a glossary of terms, and guides to various immigration records. Many of the guides are illustrated with images of actual records making it extremely helpful." The reviewer added a personal note in the e-mail notifying Marian Smith, the INS Historian. Ms. Smith created the History, Genealogy and Education page and manages its content. "I just spent several hours going through all the different sections," the reviewer wrote. "I even downloaded a form to request my great-grandfather's Alien Registration Records. It's something I have been meaning to do for some time now and this gave me the opportunity to finally do it. Congratulations on a job well done." According to the INS, the History, Genealogy and Education page contains information about the INS Historical Reference Library collection and services, documents concerning the history of the Service as well as of immigration law, procedure, and immigration stations, and instructions for historical and genealogical research using INS records. It will also be the future home of information and resources designed for the use of primary and secondary school teachers. For
More Information Links Access Internet Magazine's 4-star Review of INS Site November 1, 1999 |
