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"Mein Feld ist Die Welt”: A Historical Research Guide

to Hamburg Passenger Lists

Join us for a FREE virtual program on August 8th at 2:30 p.m. ET!

Genealogists are more than familiar with passenger lists. Innumerable hours have been devoted to studying immigrant arrivals in cities like New York, Boston, and Baltimore. However, that is only half of the puzzle. What about where they left from? What about those lists? Well, you may be in luck! Join Senior Librarian Logan Knight as he explores both the collection of passenger lists from the port of Hamburg, Germany and the fascinating history of the city and its role as the departure point for over five million immigrants.  If your ancestors came from Central or Eastern Europe, they may very well have come through Hamburg. Please join us to learn some tricks of the trade to navigate this invaluable resource and learn more about the immigrant experience of the time. 

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