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Re: Seeking immigration records for Portland, ME
Joe Beine Apr 9, 2020 1:21 PM (in response to Connie Porter)2 people found this helpfulPortland, Maine ship passenger lists for 1866 are available on National Archives microfilm publication M575, Roll 13, which is also available online from FamilySearch on digitized microfilm (roll #830243). See here: https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/66154
Scroll down to: "Portland & Falmouth, Maine Jan. 1866-Sep. 1867 (NARA Series M575, Roll 13)" and click on the camera icon to view the images. You will need to register for an account at FamilySearch, but it's free.
For more information about these records, including a link to a name index, see:
https://www.germanroots.com/miscports/atlanticandgulf.html
Happy searching.
Regards,
Joe
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Re: Seeking immigration records for Portland, ME
Connie Porter Apr 19, 2020 7:00 PM (in response to Joe Beine)Thank you very much Joe. I was able to locate the ship and the details of my ancestor on the microfilm. Finally a link across the pond for that side of my family.
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Re: Seeking immigration records for Portland, ME
Rebecca CollierApr 18, 2020 8:32 PM (in response to Connie Porter)
Dear Ms. Porter,
Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!
For passenger lists for Portland, ME in 1866, we suggest that you review National Archives Microfilm Publication No. M575 - Copies of Lists of Passengers Arriving at Miscellaneous Ports on the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts and Ports on the Great Lakes, 1820-1873. For access to M575, please contact the National Archives at Boston (RE-BO) via email at boston.archives@nara.gov.
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and pursuant to guidance received from the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), NARA has adjusted its normal operations to balance the need of completing its mission-critical work while also adhering to the recommended social distancing for the safety of NARA staff. As a result of this re-prioritization of activities, you may experience a delay in receiving an initial acknowledgement as well as a substantive response to your reference request from RE-BO. We apologize for this inconvenience and appreciate your understanding and patience.
M575 is also available on Ancestry. In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Archives has partnered with Ancestry to make the vast majority of their NARA-digitized holdings freely available to the public. Anyone with Internet access may create an account, access NARA records, and use other Ancestry resources, such as their educational offerings and family tree-maker application. For more information see Ancestry’s announcement at https://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2020/03/24/free-at-home-education-resources-from-ancestry-and-access-to-nearly-500m-national-archives-records/
We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!.
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Re: Seeking immigration records for Portland, ME
Connie Porter Apr 19, 2020 7:02 PM (in response to Rebecca Collier)Thank you for your response. Joe was able to give me the information and i just hadn't had time to respond yet. Thanks for the additional information too.
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