Immigration & Naturalization
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Here you will find immigration and naturalization records to help you trace your ancestor’s journey in Oregon
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Passenger and Crew lists of Vessels arriving in Astoria, Portland, and other Oregon ports, April 1888-October 1956 and Passenger lists of Airplanes arriving in Portland, Nov. 1948-Oct. 1952 "On the 46 rolls of this microfilm publication, M1777, are reproduced passenger and crew lists of vessels arriving at Astoria, Portland and other Oregon ports..........An act of March 2, 1819 required the captain or master of a vessel arriving at a port in the United States or any of its territories from a foreign country to submit a list of passengers to the collector of customs........On August 3, 1882, Congress passed the first Federal law regulating immigration...." The National Archives www.archives.gov |