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Ethnic Genealogy
See separate pages
for African American, Canadian,
English, Irish, German, Jewish, Native American, Norwegian, Scottish, and Swedish resources.
The location designation
Immigration History Research
Center refers to material located in the Center's non-circulating
collection, Andersen Library. Contact them before going to the library.
General
Handbooks and Manuals
- Bataille, Gretchen
M. Ethnic Studies in the United States: A Guide to Research.
New York: Garland Pub., 1996.
- Location:
Wilson Reference E184 .A1 B275 1996
- Baxter, Angus.
In Search of Your European Roots: Tracing Your Ancestors in Every
Country in Europe, 2nd ed. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1994.
- Location:
Wilson Reference CS403 .B39 1994
- Bolino, August
C. The Ellis Island Source Book. Washington, D.C.: Kensington
Historical Press, 1985.
- Location:
Wilson Reference JV6455 .B64x 1985
- Coldham, Peter
Wilson. The Complete Book of Emigrants in Bondage, 1614-1775.
Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1988.
- Location:
Wilson Reference CS61 .C62 1988
- Colletta, John
Philip. Finding Italian Roots: The Complete Guide for Americans.
Baltimore, MD: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1993.
- Location:
Wilson Reference E184 .I8 C58x 1993
- Ethnic Genealogy:
A Research Guide. Edited by Jessie Carney Smith. Westport, CT:
Greenwood Press, 1983.
- Location:
Wilson Reference CS49 .E83 1983
- Glazier, Ira
A. Migration Across Time and Nations: Population Mobility in Historical
Contexts. New York: Holmes and Meier, 1986.
- Location:
Wilson JV6021 .M53 1986
- Pine, L.G. American
Origins. Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1960.
- Location:
Wilson Reference CS16 .P55
- Suess, Jared
H. Central European Genealogical Terminology. Logan, Utah:
Everton Publishers, 1978.
- Location:
Andersen Immigration Hist. Res. Ctr. quarto CS6 .S9
- Thode, Ernest.
Address Book for Germanic Genealogy. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical
Pub., 1991.
- Location:
Wilson Reference quarto CS611 .T48 1991
- University of Idaho Libraries.
Special Collections. Repositories
of Primary Sources. Links to repositories of several European
nations.
Ethnic Newspapers
Ethnic newspapers
can be a valuable source of information on individuals in local ethnic
communities. Check bibliographies of newspapers of the ethnic group
you are researching to find what was published in your specific locale
and where copies may be obtained. Go to Current
Newspapers Subscriptions in Wilson Library for a list of what is
currently available; check MNCAT for archival collection.
The
following is just an example of sources listing ethnic newspapers. Use
MNCAT find materials on your ethnic group.
- Arndt, Karl John
Richard. The German Language Press of the Americans = Die deutschsprachige
presse der Amerikas. Munchen: Verlag Dokumentation, 1976-80. v.1,
v.3
- Location:
Wilson Reference PN5000 .A7x 1973
- Henritze, Barbara
K. Bibliographic Checklist of African American Newspapers. Baltimore,
MD: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1995.
- Location:
Wilson Reference quarto PN4882.5 .H46x 1995
- Lo, Karl. Chinese
Newspapers Published in North America, 1854-1975. Washington: Center
for Chinese Research Materials, Association of Research Libraries, 1977.
- Location:
Wilson East Asian (Reference) quarto Z6953.5 .C45 L6
- State Historical
Society of Wisconsin. Library. Hispanic Americans in the United States:
A Union list of periodicals and newspapers held by the Library of the
State Historical Society of Wisconsin and the Libraries of the University
of Wisconsin-Madison. Compiled by Neil E. Strache and James P. Danky.
Madison: The Society, 1979.
- Location:
Wilson Reference quarto E184 .S75 S73x 1979
- Swenson Swedish
Immigration Center. Swedish-American Newspapers: A guide to the microfilms
held by the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, Augustana College,
Rock Island, Illinois. Compiled by Lilly Setterdahl. Rock Island,
Ill.: Augustana College Library, 1981.
- Wilson Reference
PN4885 .S84x S9x 1981
For more recent
materials, you may want to check Ethnic News Watch (on CD-ROM).
It includes full-text articles from newspapers and periodicals published
by the ethnic and minority press in America. Ask at the Wilson General
Reference desk.
Specific
Nationalities and Groups
The following
is a sampling of materials found at the University of Minnesota Libraries.
Use MNCAT, the Libraries' catalog, to find other
materials on these as well as other nationalities and groups.
Arab
- Younis, Adele L.
The Coming of the Arabic-Speaking People to the United States.
Staten Island, NY: Center for Migration Studies, 1995
- Location:
Andersen Immigration History Research Center (non-circulating) E184
.S98 Y68 1995
Asian
- Byers, Paula K.,
ed. Asian American Genealogical Sourcebook. Detroit, Mich.: Gale
Research, 1995.
- Location:
Wilson Reference quarto E184.06 .A828 1995
- Lowell, Waverly
B. Chinese Immigration and Chinese in the United States. Paper
on the available records documenting Chinese immigration.
- Location:
http://www.nara.gov/regional/findaids/chirip.html
- Salyer, Lucy E.
Laws Harsh as Tigers: Chinese Immigrants and the Shaping of Modern
Immigration Law. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press,
1995.
- Location:
Wilson KF4845 .S25 1995
- Yamaguchi, Yoji.
A Student's Guide to Japanese American Genealogy. Phoenix, Az:
Oryx Press, 1996.
- Location:
Wilson Reference E184 .J3 Y335 1996
Czech
- Miller, Olga Katzin.
Genealogical Research for Czech and Slovak Americans. Detroit:
Gale Research Co., 1978.
- Location:
Wilson Reference CS524 .M54
- Prochazka, Roman,
Freiherr von. Genealogisches Handbuch erloschener bohmischer Herrenstandsfamilien.
Neustadt an der Aisch: Degener, 1973.
- Location:
Wilson CS527 .P76; Supplement: Wilson CS527 .P76x 1990 Suppl.
- Wellauer, Maralyn
A. Tracing Your Czech and Slovak Roots. Milwaukee: Wellauer,
1980.
- Location:
Andersen Immigration History Research Center (non-circulating) quarto
CS524 .W45x 1980
Dutch
- Brinks, Herbert
J., Dutch American Voices: Letters from the United States, 1850-1930.
Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press, 1995.
- Location:
Wilson E184 .D9 D86 1995
- Swierenga, Robert
P. Dutch Emigrants to the United States, South Africa, South America,
and Southeast Asia: 1835-1880: An alphabetical listing by household
heads and independent persons. Wilmington, Del.: Scholarly Resources,
1983.
- Location:
Wilson CS827 .A1 S89 1983
- Swierenga, Robert
P. Dutch Immigrants in U.S. Ship Passenger Manifests, 1820-1880:
An Alphabetical Listing by Household Heads and Independent Persons.
Wilmington, Del.: Scholarly Resources, 1983.
- Location:
Wilson E184.D9 S95 1983 v. 1-2
Estonian
- Maldonado, Sigrid
Renate. Estonian Experience and Roots: Ethnic Estonian Genealogy
with Historical Perspective, Social Influences and Possible Family History
Resources. Fort Wayne, Ind.: As Was Publ., 1996.
- Location:
Andersen Immigration History Research Center (non-circulating) quarto
CS879.2 .M35 1996
Finnish
- Finland. Valtionarkisto.
Suomen kirkonarkistojen mikrofilmien luettelo. Foerteckning oever
mikrofilmer av kyrkoarkiv i Finland. Summary inventory of microfilms
on parish records in Finland. Helsinki, 1973.
- Location:
Wilson CD2000 .F5 V35 1973a
- Minnesota Finnish
American Family History Collection. ca. 1860-1984. The Minnesota
Finnish American Family History Collection materials range from brief
genealogies to extensive family history narratives relating the experiences
of several generaltions. Collections include photographs, documents,
and oral histories. The Collection offers a wealth of primary material
with special strengths in women's, regional, and family studies, as
well as political and social events imports to the area's Finnish Americans.
The collection also provides a reliable tool for genealogical research,
including as it does, documents such as birth, death, and citizenship
certificates and papers. Some materials are restricted; inquire before
time of intended use.
- Location:
Andersen Immigration History Research Center (non-circulating)
- Ross, Carl and
Velma Doby. Handbook for Doing Finnish American Family History.
Minneapolis, Minn.: Finnish American Family Project, 1980.
- Location:
Wilson quarto 929.1 R733
- The Genealogical
Society of Finland. An excellent source of information including
Minnesota cemetery transcriptions and access to Finnish church records
for several parishes in Finland.
- http://www.genealogia.fi/indexe.htm
Greek
- Broadbent, Molly.
Studies in Greek Genealogy. Leiden: E.J. Brill, 1968.
- Location:
Wilson 929.1 B78
Hispanic
and Latin-American
- Byers, Paul K.,
ed. Hispanic American Genealogical Sourcebook. New York: Gale
Research, 1995.
- Location:
Wilson Reference quarto E184 .S75 H563 1995
- Church of Jesus
Christ of Latter Day Saints. Genealogical Society. Preliminary Survey
of the Mexican Collection. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press,
1978.
- Location:
Wilson quarto 016.929372 G286
- Indice biografico
de España, Portugal e Iberoamerica (Spanish, Portuguese
and Latin American Biographical Index). Munchen: K.G. Saur, 1990.
- Location:
Wilson Reference quarto DP58 .I52x 1990; these guides refer to material
which is available in the Wilson Reference Microform Collection, Wilson
Reference Mfiche 53
- Platt, Lyman D.
Census Records for Latin America and the Hispanic United States.
Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1998.
- Location:
Wilson Reference CS95 .P63x 1998
- Platt, Lyman D.
Hispanic Surnames and Family History. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical
Publishing Co., 1996.
- Location:
Wilson Reference CS2745 .P55 1996
- Ryskamp, George
R. Finding Your Hispanic Roots. Baltimore, Md.: Genealogical
Publishing Co., 1997.
- Location:
Wilson Reference CS943 .R97 1997
Hungarian
- Suess, Jared H.
Handy Guide to Hungarian Genealogical Records. Logan, Utah: Everton
Publishers, 1980
- Location:
Andersen Immigration History Research Center (non-circulating) quarto
CS563 .S93
Italian
- Brockman, Terra.
A Student's Guide to Italian American Genealogy. Phoenix, Az:
Oryx Press, 1996.
- Location:
Wilson Reference E184 .I8 B86 1996
- Carmack, Sharon
DeBartolo. Italian-American Family History: A Guide to Researching and
Writing about Your Heritage. Baltimore : Genealogical Publishing Co.,
1997.
- Location:
Andersen Immigration History Research Center (non-circulating) E184
.I6 C37 1997
- Cole, Trafford
R. Italian Genealogical Records: How to Use Italian Civil, Ecclesiastical
and Other Records in Family History Research. Salt Lake City, Utah:
Ancestry, 1995
- Location:
Andersen Immigration History Research Center (non-circulating) quarto
E184 .I8 C614 1995
- Franzina, Emilio.
Gli italiani al Nuovo mondo: l'emigrazione italiana in American,
1492-1942. Milano: A. Mondadori, 1995.
- Location:
Wilson E29 .I8 F73 1995
- Glazier, Ira A.,
and P. William Filby, eds. Italians to America: Lists of Passengers
Arriving at U.S. Ports, 1880-1899. Wilmington Del.: Scholarly Resources,
1992-
- Location: Andersen
Immigration Hist. Res. Ctr E184 .I8 I844 1992, v.1-9
- Nelson, Lynn. A
Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Italian Ancestors.Cincinnati,
Ohio: Betterway Books, 1997.
- Location:
Wilson Reference quarto CS753 .N45 1997
Mexican
- Ryskamp, George
R. A Student's Guide to Mexican American Genealogy. Phoenix,
Az: Oryx Press, 1996.
- Location:
Wilson Reference E184 .M5 R97 1996
Pacific
Islanders
- Pacific Islander
Americans Research Project. Pacific Islander Americans: An Annotated
Bibliography in the Social Sciences. Laie, Hawaii: Institute for
Polynesian Studies, Brigham Young University--Hawaii, 1995.
- Location:
Wilson Reference E184 .P25 P33x 1995
Polish
- Chorzempa, Rosemary
A. Polish Roots=Korzenie Polskie. Baltimore, MD: Genealogical
Pub. Co., 1993.
- Location:
Wilson Reference E184 .P7 C5 1993
- A Historical
Bibliography of Polish Towns, Villages, and Regions (Except Warsaw and
Krakow). Chicago: Polish Genealogical Society.
- Location:
Wilson Reference DK4140 .K39x 1990
- Jacobson, Matthew
Frye. Special Sorrows: The Diasporic Imagination of Irish, Polish,
and Jewish Immigrants in the United States. Cambridge: Harvard University
Press, 1995.
- Location:
Wilson JV6477 .J33 1995
- Rollyson, Carl
S.. A Student's Guide to Polish American Genealogy. Phoenix,
Az: Oryx Press, 1996.
- Location:
Wilson Reference E184 .P7 R65 1996
- Wellauer, Maralyn
A. Tracing Your Polish Roots. Milwaukee: Wellauer, 1991.
- Location:
Andersen Immigration History Research Center (non-circulating) CS49
.W45 1991
Russian
- Glazier, Ira. A.
Migration from the Russian Empire: Lists of Passengers Arriving at
the Port of New York. Baltimore: Genealogical Pub. Co., 1995.
- Location:
Andersen Immigration History Research Center (non-circulating) E184
.R9 M54 1995, v.1-4
- Miller, Michael
M. Researching the Germans from Russia: Annotated Bibliography of
the Germans from Russia Heritage Collection at the North Dakota Institute
of Regional Studies. Fargo, ND: North Dakota State University, 1987.
- Location:
Wilson quarto E184 .R85 M55x 1987
- Razriadnaia
kniga 1475-1598 gg. Moskva: Izd-vo "Nauka," 1966. (subject is Russian
nobility)
- Location:
Wilson 929.77 R219
Slovak
- Miller, Olga Katzin.
Genealogical Research for Czech and Slovak Americans. Detroit:
Gale Research Co., 1978.
- Location:
Wilson Reference CS524 .M54
- Wellauer, Maralyn
A. Tracing Your Czech and Slovak Roots. Milwaukee: Wellauer,
1980.
- Location:
Andersen Immigration History Research Center (non-circulating) quarto
CS524 .W45x 1980
Slovene
- Velikonja, Joseph.
Who's Who of Slovene Descent in the United States. New York: Society
for Slovene Studies, Research and Documentation Center, Columbia University,
1995.
- Location: Wilson E184 .S65 V46x 1995
Swiss
- Manuel genealogique
pour servir a l'histoire de las Suisse. Zurich: Imprimerie Schulthess,
1900-45. 3.v.
- Location:
Wilson quarto 929.794 So13 v.1-3
Searching
MNCAT
You can use MNCAT,
the University Libraries' computerized catalog, to search for specific
subjects. The following are some examples of useful subject terms
for genealogists; other examples are found in the Library of Congress
Subject Headings books located in Wilson Reference.
To narrow the
search to specific countries, type in the subject followed by
a double dash (--) and the name of the country. For example: marriage
records--india.
archives--[country]
birth certificates--[country]
cemeteries--[country]
church records and registers--[country]
church records on microfilm
emigration and immigration--[country]
[ethnic group] american newspapers For example: italian american
newspapers
[ethnic group] newspapers For example: cuban newspapers
epitaphs--[country]
genealogy--[country]
huguenots
marriage records--[country]
obituaries
recording and registration
registers of births, etc.--[country]
united states--emigration and immigration
vital statistics
wills
- [ethnic group]--genealogy,
for example:
- polish americans--genealogy
jews--genealogy
italian americans--genealogy
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