They Came in Ships: Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor’s Arrival Record (3rd Edition) (Paperback)
August 6, 2009 by AdorableBirthAnnouncements.com
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From Library Journal
Irvine, a teacher in British Columbia, has teamed up with one of the leading genealogy publishers to give us a fine handbook for English genealogy research. Irvine focuses on how to use the many unpublished resources available in North America at the Family History Library (FHL) in Salt Lake City, many FHL branch libraries, and FH Centers located in local Latter Day Saints churches and other larger libraries. In addition, Irvine outlines research in English repo (more…)



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Ancestral immigration, emigration by ship to America
Clear, concise and written to be referenced time and again. The resources are organized superbly. The bibliography is extremely helpful.
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Useful For anybody doing Family Tree Research , is full of useful information.
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THEY CAME IN SHIPS: FINDING YOUR IMMIGRANT ANCESTORS
ARRIVED VERY PROMPTLY. VERY GOOD CONDITION. VERY SATISFIED WITH THIS SELLER. WILL ORDER FROM THEM AGAIN. THANKS D.SHERRILL
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Pleased with information in book and speed of delivery
Very please with the speed of delivery and this book has a lot of information about how to search for the people who came in Ships to this country. I have started this process
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Helps but …
This book is not as inclusive as I had hoped.
While “They Came in Ships” is aimed at a wide audience if your ancestry is Italian you may find it to be more help than…
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They Came in Ships
This book is a must for anybody working on their genealogy. It is packed with information and is easy to read. Dont let the size of this book fool you!
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An Excellent Resource
Concisely summarizes the methods by which passenger lists can found. Highly recommended.