Minnesota, Baudette, Warroad, and International Falls Passenger Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records

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This collection will include records from 1910-1923.

This collection contains Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Baudette, Warroad, and International Falls, Minnesota, March 1910- July 1923. The records usually include the person’s name, gender, age, marital status, citizenship, race, place of last permanent residence, and destination, how long they intend to remain in the U.S., and whether they intend to become a U.S. citizen. These records correspond with NARA publication A3490 and were filmed at the NARA facility in College Park, Maryland.

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