New York, Ogdensburg Passenger and Crew Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records

United States  New York  St. Lawrence County

What is in the Collection?
This collection contains Passenger and Crew Lists of Vessels for the port of Ogdensburg, New York.
 * Arrivals for the years 1948 to 1972
 * Departures for the years 1960 to -1968

The records are arranged in chronological order. The arrival lists mostly contain crew members. It corresponds with NARA publication A3409 part of Record Group 85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service. The collection is arranged chronologically by date of arrival then chronologically by date of departure.

Collection Content
Information found in this collection may include:


 * 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 the Collection?
To begin your search it is helpful to know


 * The name of your ancestor.
 * Some other identifying information such the port and date or arrival or departure.

Search the Collection
To search the collection by name: Fill in the requested information in the boxes on the initial search page. This search will return a list of possible matches. To browse by image: To search the collection you will need to follow this series of links: ⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page ⇒Select the appropriate "NARA Publication" ⇒Select the appropriate "NARA Roll Number" which takes you to the images.

Look at each image comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind:


 * 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.

What Do I Do Next?
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details and lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family. For example, you can 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

Tips to Keep in Mind

 * Download a copy of the record or transcribe the details.
 * If your ancestor had a common name, be sure to look at all the entries for a name before you decide which is correct.
 * Continue to search the lists to identify siblings, parents, and other relatives who may have immigrated at the same time.
 * If your ancestor has an uncommon surname, you may want to obtain the passenger list of every person who shares your ancestor’s surname. You may not know how or if they are related, but the information could lead you to more information about your own ancestors.
 * If you do not find the name you are looking for check for variant spellings of their names.
 * 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..

What If I Can’t Find Who I’m Looking For?

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

Related Websites

 * NARA Collection Description A3409
 * NARA Great Lakes Crew Lists
 * NARA Immigration Records

Related Wiki Articles
New York Emigration and Immigration

Citing this Collection
When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information; that is, cite your sources. This will help people find the record again and evaluate the reliability of the source. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. Citations are available for the collection as a whole and each record or image individually.

Collection Citation: Record Citation (or citation for the index entry):

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