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In the mid-1800s Kashubians migrated for economic reasons. After the Franco-Prussian War and the unification of Germany under Bismarck, Kashubians were met with institutionalized hostility. Life was very harsh for the Kashubs. It was illegal to use Polish or Kashubian in public, especially in church. Many priests were imprisoned or exiled. Churches were left with no parish priests. As a result,...
Purpose A project intended to list ancestors that were the first to immigrate to the country now known as the United States of America. Many managers place a profile picture similar to the one on the right on their ancestor that emigrated from another country and arrived in the U.S.A to build a new life. This project creates a data base of those pioneers. Your ancestor profiles added to thi...
This is a list of people that I found in my tree that immigrated to different counties. Google translate: Esta é uma lista de pessoas que encontrei na minha árvore que imigraram para diferentes países. Traductor de Google: esta es una lista de personas que encontré en mi árbol que emigraron a diferentes condados. // Anders Hellstrom, HaLevi Finland Anders Thalus Ericsson finnish citizen...
Early German Settlers of South Africa This project is devoted to the German Settlers in South Africa. Please only add the profiles of the Stamvaders/Progenitors who came from Germany. It is also a place where you can share links to online resources, tell other users where records etc. can be found and make queries or ask for help through the discussion facility. To participate in any projec...
A imigração alemã iniciou-se em 1818 quando os primeiros colonos alemães são mandados para a Bahia. Em 1823, após a independência, foram criados os batalhões de estrangeiros, para garantir a soberania nacional. Então, a busca oficial por colonos (nesta fase, alemães) passou a ser uma política imperial. Em julho de 1824, os primeiros alemães chegam ao Sul do Brasil (ver Argus ), sendo assentad...
The earliest permanent settlements in Cumberland County were along the Cohansey River. Between 1680 and 1700, settlers had begun to carve out of the South Jersey wilderness a home for themselves and their families. Meaningful permanent settlement in what is now called Cumberland County dates from 1675 when John Fenwick purchased his tenth of West New Jersey from Lord John Berkeley . Fenwick e...
Bohemian and Czech Jews in American History Miloslav Rechcígl, Jr. Jews have lived on the territory of the historic Czech Lands for some 1,000 years. They have played an important role in the social, economic and cultural development of the country since the times of the Duchy and the subsequent Kingdom of Bohemia, through the establishment of independent Czechoslovakia, and the Successor S...
Inúmeros fluxos de imigração ao Brasil ocorreram desde a chegada dos portugueses em 1500. Muitas árvores genealógicas brasileiras são interrompidas no antepassado imigrante. Este projeto tenta facilitar a identificação deles, de forma a estreitar a possibilidade de contato com as árvores de outros países. Também são listados os poucos índios autóctones dos quais se tem registro da descendên...
Bound for South Australia Portal page for projects related to immigration to South Australia. Here is a video to get you in the mood: Bound For South Australia South Australia was an unusual settlement within the British Empire. Unlike the older colonies on Australia’s eastern seaboard there were to be no convicts, and this commitment to a ‘free’ settlement was fiercely maintained. Historia...
A Imigração Açoriana no Brasil foi estimulada pelo interesse de Portugal em povoar o território do Brasil colônia, alternativa empregada para impedir a exploração das novas terras portuguesas por outras nacionalidades. A vinda de imigrantes açorianos stá muito ligada à imigração de portugueses no Brasil. Após a posse das terras no Novo Mundo que pertenciam a Portugal, este não demonstrou inte...
Dutch emigration to America 1800-1950 This project Dutch emigration to America refers to Americans who are of full or partial Dutch heritage. An estimated 4.5 million Americans claim total or partial Dutch heritage. Today the majority of the Dutch Americans live in Michigan, California, Montana, Minnesota, New York, Wisconsin, Idaho, Utah, Iowa, Ohio, West Virginia, and Pennsylvania. In 2013 ...
Hello, In this project You are welcome to for participate, co-operate and helping in researching. If you are interested in participating or want to become part of this project - just join this project (select ACTIONS (upper right) and click 'Join Project' ) This is the subproject of the Culic project, Related to Family Culic (Čulić) from Split, Kaštel Sućurac, Croatia Migration Port...
Migration Portal This portal will function as an umbrella project for all projects on Geni related to migration Projects that can be included: Related to emigration Related to immigration Emigration schemes or organised emigration. Related to ports of arrival Related to ports of departure What is migration? Migration is the movement of people from one place in the world to a...
Oregon Pioneers will include those who emigrated to the Oregon Territory prior to the arrival of the railroad in 1872. The Oregon Genealogical Society has issued Pioneer Certificates to persons proving to be directly descended from a person who was residing in Oregon, or the Oregon Territory, prior to 1872 when the railroad arrived in Oregon. The Territory of Oregon was an organized incorpora...
Czech Americans (Czech: Čechoameričané ), known in the 19th and early 20th century as Bohemian Americans, are citizens of the United States who are of Czech birth or descent. Czechs originate from the Czech lands, a term which refers to the majority of the traditional lands of the Bohemian Crown, namely Bohemia, Moravia and Czech Silesia. These lands have been governed by a variety of states, i...
Chinese Americans are Americans who have full or partial Han Chinese ancestry. Chinese Americans constitute one group of overseas Chinese and also a subgroup of East Asian Americans, which is further a subgroup of Asian Americans. Many Chinese Americans are immigrants along with their descendants from mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau, and Taiwan, as well as from other regions that include large...
Prussian (German, Polish, Slav, Russian, Wendish) settlement in South Australia Prussians began to settle in Australia in large numbers in 1838, with the arrival of immigrants from Prussia to Adelaide, South Australia. Prussian immigrants were prominent in settling South Australia and Queensland. Between 1850 until World War I, German settlers and their descendants comprised the largest non-B...
From the1890s to the 1930s, 1/3 of the population immigrated from the parish of Czernielów Mazowiecki and its neighbouring villages (Bajkowce, Borki Wielkie, Czernielów Ruski, Czołhańszczyzna, Kujdańce, Rusianówka, Romanówka, Stupki, and Smykowce). The purpose of this project is to help researchers connect the original settlers to their ancestors in Austria/Poland. Due to volume, this proje...
This is an umbrella project to join different Geni projects related to European people and their descendants in Russia and to people born in Russia (not necessarily ethnic Russians) and their descendants in different European countries
Øyer is a municipality in Oppland County (Fylke), Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Gudbrandsdal and is located in the Sørdalen portion of the Gudbrandsdalen Valley. The river of Gudbrandsdalslågen (Lågen) flows through the valley. The Gudbrandsdalen Valley is mentioned extensively in the Heimskringla (Chronicle of the Kings of Norway) by Snorri Sturluson. In Oppland, Øyer is bo...
The municipality of Stange is situated on the east side of the lake Mjøsa. It borders the municipalities of Hamar on the north; Løten, Våler, and Åsnes to the east; Nord-Odal to the south; and Eidsvoll to the west. Stange consists of several areas that were previously distinct, including Vallset, Romedal, Espa, Åsbygda, Tangen, and Stange itself. The municipality can be roughly divided into two...
The Perpetual Emigrating Fund Company was organized in October 1849. The "donations to the fund" helped outfit members "for the trek west" from 1850 to 1887. It also funded voyages to America starting in 1856. The fund was dis-incorporated in 1887 under the provisions of the Edmunds-Tucker Act. Approximately 30,000 people were assisted with all or part of their transportation expenses during th...
Irish in New York The aim of this project is to created a genealogical collection of profiles for Irish who settled in New York, this project includes all boroughs. The secondary aim of this project is to connect the Irish New Yorkers to their place or origin in Ireland. About the Irish in New York The Irish community is one of New York's major and important ethnic groups, and has been ...
This is the third sub-project in the Ellis Islands Arrivals series. Summary Immigration timeline But after the outbreak of World War I in 1914, American attitudes toward immigration began to shift. Nationalism and suspicion of foreigners were on the rise, and immigrants' loyalties were often called into question. Through the early 1920s, a series of laws were passed to limit the flow ...
Please Join Us as we Trace Our Jewish Ancestors' Odyssey to Establish Contemporary Israeli & Diaspora Communities Spanish Jewish Odyssey YouTube - A - African Jewry, A Microcosm of the Jewish Diaspora Al Andalus - The Golden Age of Jews in Sepharad Mokum Wondrous Jewish Amsterdam Aleppo's Venerable Jewish Community
By percentage of population, Nebraska is one of the most Czech/Bohemian/Moravian States in the U.S. Several counties were founded by Czech settlers; there's even a Prague on the map. I've been working on these families and thought that it would be nice to connect with others. To this project, I'm adding 1) Bohemian immigrants to Nebraska and 2) notable Nebraskans with Bohemian ancestry. I h...
Castle Garden Americas First Immigration Center This is the main Castle Garden project , the main project will be divided in sub-projects covering the period from 1820-1850 and the period from 1850-1890. Please add your ancestors or other relatives who arrived during these periods to the relevant projects. Note: When the year of arrival at Castle Garden is unknown the profile can be added to ...
Immigrants at Grosse-Ile Quarantine Station Canada 1832-1937 Grosse Isle is located in Gulf of St. Lawrence in Quebec, Canada. It is one of the islands of the 21-island Isle-aux-Grues archipelago. It is part of the municipality of Saint-Antoine-de-l'Isle-aux-Grues, located in the Chaudière-Appalaches region of the province. Also known as Grosse Isle and the Irish Memorial National Historic ...
Doseljenici u Hrvatsku / Immigrations to Croatia, Emigrants - Immigrants to Croatia This is a project about and for immigrants in Croatia. Please update the list below and add the country and people from which countries have moved to Croatia. Also existing Geni projects for immigrants in Croatia connect with this project. Add profiles from your tree and update the list below from wh...
Information Bidyuk Miron Ivan with a comrade Khilitiy Yakim and in 1914 left other odnosel'chanami on earnings to Canada. Did correspondence at first, sent parcels, track was mislaid then. It he deported a photo the family. Probably he was in Toronto. Here remained him six children of Paraska, Aleksandra, Maria, Todoska, Ivan, Parfeniy and wife Bidyuk Todoska, is Ivan (Levickaya). All of them...
Channel Islanders settlement in Australia is a project to trace those families who originated from the Channel Islands that settled in Australia. Please add your profiles here and they will be traced in History Link . Add people who were born in the Channel Islands and who actually traveled to Australia only. Add all in a family including children. Research Links The Island Wiki Fam...
Goal is to add all of the Geni Profiles of the passengers of this passage of S.S. San Lorenzo - sailing from San Juan, Puerto Rico Sept. 28, 1922 to New York City, NY October 2, 1922. ***************************************************************************** Please, feel free to join as a collaborator, should you locate your Ancestors / Family Members (or yourself) in the list, pleas...
Complete listing of Early Virginia Immigrants, 1623-1666 (from book published 1912 by George Cabell Greer, now copyright-free) Over 17,000 names here: Please add Geni profiles you manage to this project that appear on the list. Citation: Greer, George Cabell. Early Virginia immigrants, 1623-1666. Originally published: Richmond, Va., 1912. Compiled from Land Office records; gives name, d...
Immigration Stories Statistics can not tell the story of immigration, but people can . What is immigration? Immigration is the movement of people into a destination country to which they are not native or do not possess its citizenship in order to settle or reside there, especially as permanent residents or naturalized citizens Emigration is the act of leaving one's resident country w...
This project is about Sullivan's Island as the African-American Ellis Island Summary South Carolina's Lowcountry holds a major place of importance in African-American history for many reasons, but perhaps most importantly as a port of entry for people of African descent. According to several historians, anywhere from 40 to 60 percent of the Africans who were brought to America during the ...
This project is in line to connect all ports of entry into the United States, and previous United Colonies, specifically those in Florida. 19 Florida Ports of Entry ports that have Immigration Passenger Lists in the National Archives and the Regional Records Centers Apalachicola - From Sept. 4, 1918 Boca Grande - Oct. 28, 1912-Aug. 16, 1935 Clarabelle - From Nov. 7, 1915 Fernandin...
Passengers of the Irene in 1749 Please add your Moravian Church ancestors who arrived on the ship "Irene" from Europe to New York to settle Pennsylvania to this project. From Moravian Church In 1741, David Nitschmann and Count Zinzendorf led a small community to found a mission in the colony of Pennsylvania. The mission was established on Christmas Eve, and was named Bethlehem, after the ...
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From 1848 to 1950 over six million adults and children experienced emigration from Queenstown, County Cork, Ireland. Over 2.5 million Irish departed from Cobh, making it the single most important port of emigration. This exodus from Ireland was largely a result of poverty, crop failures, the land system, and a lack of opportunity. Irish emigration from Queenstown, County Cork, Ireland reached...
This project covers Caribbean peoples migrating to and from North America/the United Colonies (U.C.)/ United States (U.S.), prior to 1900. Starting about 1500. A time-line of Latin America Arrivals in Caribbean from Europe Jews from Spain, Portugal, Holland, and Britain See Albion's Seed project Scottish and Irish prisoners and indentured servants Cromwell's fleet arrived in J...
The goal of this project, is to cover the history of the Port of Baltimore and its arriving and departing Immigrants and Emigrants, from all over the Globe. Please, feel free to add your ancestors and other known Profiles, of Those who arrived to the "New World", at this particular Port. Upon greater interest and contributions on/to this topic, please, join the project. (Just use the ...
This is the master project or portal for the Angel Island Arrivals series. We will have sub-projects broken down by decade. The first sub-project will be Angel Island Arrivals: 1910-1920. Summary The experience for Asian immigrants in this period was quite different. In 1882, Congress passed the Chinese Exclusion Act, severely restricting immigration from China. Since earlier laws made it...
"One surviving English register of emigration contains the names of approximately 10,000 servants who sailed from Bristol to America between 1654 and 1678. Roughly half of these emigrants went to Virginia. The rest found their way to the West Indies--mainly the island of Barbados which was such favored during the 1650s, and the beautiful little island of Nevis which was preferred in the early 1...