New
Immigration History Webpage Gets Award
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What
People Are Saying
"I
just spent several hours going through all the different
sections. 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." -- Reviewer
for Ancestry.com Daily News
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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information about the INS Historical Reference Library collection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
Contact Marian
L. Smith
Links
Immigration
and Naturalization Service Homepage
Access
Internet Magazine's 4-star Review of INS Site
November
1, 1999