Immigration Pathfinder
Books you can take with you are in this number range:
- 325 Includes Ellis Island and general immigration information
- 940's European countries
- 973 American History
When searching our catalog or the internet, use these keywords:
- Countries or the specific country - i.e. Italy
- Arches
- Costumes, Clothing
- Ellis Island, Immigrationg
Helpful reference books:
- Ref 300 New/ The New Book of Knowledge
- Ref 909.82 Fac/ Facts About the World's Nations
- Ref 306 Jun/ Junior Worldmark Encyclopedia of World Cultures
- Ref 306.03 Peo/ Peoples of the World: Customs and Culture
- Ref 910 Rea/ Reader's Digest Guide to Places of the World
- Ref 910.3 Wor/ The World Book Encyclopedia of People and Places
WMS Library Computer Resources:
Click on the title below to go to the site. See Mrs. Mazza for passwords.
Websites:
Facts on world and country flags, maps, geography, history, and statistics.
The American Memory collection from the Library of Congress site. Type Ellis Island in the search box for images from the turn of the century.
Geneology.com: All about immigration and migration
Information about passenger lists, ports of departure, and finding country or town of foreign birth.
The official site of the Ellis Island Foundation where you can search for people who came through here.
ThinkQuest site ..."tells the story of those hundreds of thousands of immigrants ..."
Find the ethnic origin and meaning of last names. Also includes lists of ethnic last names.
Links to information and pictures on individual country sites.