Michigan, Crew Lists for Various Ports - FamilySearch Historical Records

What is in the Collection?
This collection contains crew lists from the following ports in Michigan with corresponding NARA publication number:


 * Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Hancock, Isle Royale, Marquette, Menominee, and Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, January 1946 to January 1957 A3432
 * Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Escanaba, Michigan, May 1946 to November 1956 A3413
 * Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Algonac, Marine City, Marysville, and Roberts Landing, Michigan, May 1937 to January 1957 A3418
 * Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Detour, Michigan, 1946 to 1956 A3421
 * Crew Lists of vessels Arriving at Alpena, Bay City, Mackinac Island, Rogers City, Saginaw, and Saint Clair, Michigan, June 1945 to June 1966 A3430
 * Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Port Huron, Michigan, October 1929 to January 1957 A3443
 * Crew Lists of Vessels Arriving at Grand Haven, Manistee, Muskegon, and South Haven, Michigan, May 1948 to December 1956 A3433

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:

Crew list
 * Name
 * Length of service
 * Position within the crew
 * Age
 * Nationality
 * When and where signed on to crew
 * Significant remarks
 * Name of vessel
 * Port of departure
 * Date of departure
 * Port of arrival
 * Date of arrival
 * Serial number and form of required foreign service or immigration form

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * The name of your ancestor
 * The date of arrival
 * The port of arrival

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

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. Keep track of your research in a research log.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?
Use these 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
 * Find federal immigration records
 * Please note that when you select an image to view, sometimes the manifest includes more than one page, and when you use the "click to enlarge manifest" link, the image that appears is not always the first page of the record. You may need to click on the "previous" or "next" links to view the remaining pages of the full manifest

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

 * Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names
 * Search the indexes and records of other localities

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Michigan.
 * Michigan Guided Research
 * Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Research

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.


 * Collection Citation: "Michigan, Crew Lists for various ports, 1929-1966." Database with images. FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org : 14 June 2016. Citing various NARA microfilm publications. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration.

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