
Amerikansuomalaiset Projektin tarkoitus Projektin tarkoituksena on yhdistää suomalaisia juuriaan etsiviä amerikkalaisia ja amerikkalaisia sukulaisiaan etsiviä suomalaisia, jakaa tietolähteitä, vinkkejä, jne. Voitte lisätä projektiin kenen tahansa suomalaisia esivanhempia omaavan amerikkalaisen. Amerikka tarkoittaa tässä koko Amerikan mannerta aina Águilan saaresta (joka on etelämpänä kuin Ka...
Welcome to the USA Portal! The USA Portal is here to facilitate those researching ancestors or relatives in the United States, or elsewhere in the world but with American roots. We encourage everyone with links in the United States to communicate and explore a common ancestry. In this portal you will find sources and discussions that will help you with your research. In case you have a partic...
This subportal is part of the U.S. Ethnic Groups Portal . Witamy! / Welcome! This portal is a place to gather and discuss all projects related to the Polish diaspora in the United States . We can also discuss best practices for running these projects on Geni; please use the "Discussions" link to the upper right. 3em> Note: Please do not add profiles to this portal ; they will be deleted. Add t...
Return to Lands of Sweden Project Swedish Americans During the 19th-early 20th century about 1.3 millions Swedes left their homes and emigrated to the United States. Purpose of the project The primary purpose of this project is to connect Swedish Americans with American Swedes seeking relatives, roots, sharing information sources, tips, etc. This project covers Swedes who have moved to an...
The Women's Army Corps (WAC) was the women's branch of the United States Army. It was created as an auxiliary unit, the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) on 15 May 1942, and converted to an active duty status in the Army of the United States as the WAC on 1 July 1943. Its first director was Colonel Oveta Culp Hobby. The WAC was disbanded on 20 October 1978, and all WAC units were integrated w...
Please add non-notable Finnish Americans to the Finnish Americans project. Finnish Americans comprise Americans 1) with ancestral roots from Finland or 2) Finnish people who emigrated to and reside in the United States. The Finnish American population numbers about 700,000. Finns first began setting in the present United States in the mid-1600s as part of the settlement of New Sweden. The l...
Swiss Americans are Americans of Swiss descent, including those whose ancestors spoke Swiss German, Swiss French, Swiss Italian, and Romansh. Today, there are approximately 1 million Americans who identify as Swiss American. Purpose of project Please use this project as a place to connect with others tracing their Swiss ancestry, share resources you find, offer helpful tips, ask questions abo...
Here is a project to showcase the many Arab immigrants and people of Arab background who have achieved notability in some way in the United States. At right: Helen Zughaib, Prayer Rug for America, 2001. Giclee ¾, 20 x 13 in. Original in the collection of the Library of Congress. =Arab Americans= Arab Americans ( Arabic : عَرَبٌ أَمْرِيكِيُّونَ ) are Americans of Arab ethnic, cultural and ling...
Under construction 3em>= This subportal is part of the USA Portal . = Welcome! This portal is a place to gather and discuss all projects related to the many ethnic groups that make up the United States, today and in the past. We can also discuss best practices for running these projects on Geni; please use the "Discussions" link to the upper right. Note about Language In Germanic languag...
The United States Peace Corps is a volunteer program run by the United States government. The stated mission of the Peace Corps includes providing technical assistance, helping people outside the United States to understand American culture, and helping Americans to understand the cultures of other countries. The work is generally related to social and economic development. Each program partici...
Canadian Americans is are Americans whose ancestry is wholly or partly Canadian, or citizens of either country that hold dual citizenship. The term "Canadian" can mean a nationality or an ethnicity. Canadians are considered North Americans due their residing in the North American continent. English-speaking Canadian immigrants easily integrate and assimilate into northern and western American ...
Cuban Americans are Americans who immigrated from or are descended from immigrants from Cuba, regardless of racial or ethnic origin. As of 2023, Cuban Americans were the fourth largest Hispanic and Latino American group in the United States after Mexican Americans, Stateside Puerto Ricans and Salvadoran Americans. Many metropolitan areas throughout the United States have significant Cuban Amer...