Michigan, South Haven Crew Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at South Haven, Michigan, May 1957 to October 1959. These records correspond with NARA publication A3812 part of Record Group 85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The collection is arranged chronologically by date of arrival.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The records usually include:
 * The name of the ship
 * Ports and dates of arrival and departure
 * Name of each crew member
 * Citizenship
 * Passport number
 * Crew position
 * Where the crewman was shipped or engaged.

How Do I Search This Collection?
To begin your search, it is helpful to know:
 * The full name of your ancestor.
 * The approximate date of immigration.

If you do not know this information, check the census records after 1900.

View the Images
View images in this collection by visiting the : Keep in mind:
 * 1) Select the NARA Roll Number to view the images.


 * There may be more than one person in the records with the same name.
 * You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name.
 * Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life.

How Do I Analyze the Results?
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?
Use passenger lists to:


 * Learn an immigrant’s place of origin
 * Confirm their date of arrival
 * Learn foreign and “Americanized” names
 * Find records in his or her country of origin such as emigrations, port records, or ship’s manifests.

I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?

 * Check for variant spellings of the name.
 * Look for an index. Records are often indexed by local historical and genealogical societies.
 * Search the passenger lists year by year.
 * Search the indexes of other port cities.

Citing This Collection
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

"Michigan, South Haven Crew Lists, 1957-1959." Images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Citing NARA microfilm publication A3812. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2009.
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