Cimorelli's Emigration & Immigration

1. What does Emigration mean?
2. What does Immigration mean?
3. What is a ship manifest and how do you find one?
4. What information can be found on a ship manifest?
5. Why do some manifests differ?
6. My ancestor's previous date of arrival doesn't match the date listed on subsequent entries. Why?
7. How do you find the Captain's log and what information does it hold?
8. Why are some names changed during immigration?
9. How do you get a copy of "National Archives Request for Copies of Ships Passenger Records"?
10. If you know the name of the ship your ancestor came on,    how do you find the passenger list?
11. Where do you get a picture of the ship an ancestor arrived on?
12. Where did the information on the passenger lists come from?
13. What information was on a passport?
14. How were the manifests filled out?
15. What instructions did the purser follow to complete the manifest

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