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Three New England states share a border with Canada; Maine, New Hanpshire, and Vermont. The closest ski area to a Canadian border is Jay Peak in Vermont, probably the only one within 20 minutes. Other ski areas that are fairly far north include Stowe in Vermont, Sugarloaf and Sunday River in Maine, and Balsams in New Hampshire.

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• 1What is in This Collection?
• 3Collection Content
• 4How Do I Search This Collection?
• 5What Do I Do Next?

What is in This Collection?[edit | edit source]

The collection contains an index and passenger manifests to Canadian border entries. Each month the records were sent to the INS District Office. The records that were located at the district office in St. Albans, Vermont, cover 1895-1954. The 'Event Place' of Vermont references the district office location. It will be necessary to view the original record to determine the port of entry. The four microfilm publications in this collections are part of Record Group 85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.

• Soundex Index to Canadian Border Entries through the St. Albans, Vermont, District,1895-1924, M1461NAID 4492487
• Soundex Index to Entries into the St. Albans, Vermont, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports,1924-1952,M1463[NAID 4492488
• Manifests of Passengers Arriving in the St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports,1895-1954,M1464NAID 4492490
• Manifest of Passengers Arriving in the St. Albans, Vermont, District through Canadian Pacific Ports, 1929-1949,M1465NAID 4492491

Image Visibility[edit | edit source]

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What Can These Records Tell Me?[edit | edit source]

The following information may be found in these records:

Crossing index

• Port and serial number
• Name of immigrant
• Names of accompanying individuals
• Birthplace
• Age
• Sex
• Marital status
• Language
• Race
• Nationality
• Last permanent address
• Name and address of friend or relative in previous county
• If previously lived in the US, dates and place
• Who paid passage
• Name and address of friend or relative in the US
• Money with them
• If ever arrested
• Purpose for coming to the US
• Physical description
• Port and date of landing

Collection Content[edit | edit source]

Sample Image[edit | edit source]

• Canadian Border Crossing Index Card

How Do I Search This Collection?[edit | edit source]

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.

Search the Index[edit | edit source]

1. Fill in the search boxes in the Search Collection section with the information you know
2. Click Search to show possible matches

View the Images[edit | edit source]

View images in this collection by visiting the Browse Page:

1. Select NARA Publication Number and Title
2. Select Chronological Order or Alphabetical Order to view the images.

How Do I Analyze the Results?[edit | edit source]

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.

What Do I Do Next?[edit | edit source]

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

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
• 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 passenger lists to identify siblings, parents, and other relatives in the same or other generations 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 if they lived in the same county or nearby. You may not know how or if they are related, but the information could lead you to more information about your own ancestors
• 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
• The information was supplied by the immigrant or a traveling companion (usually a family member). Incorrect information was occasionally given, or mistakes may have been made when the clerk guessed at the spelling of foreign names
• The passenger arrival list was used by legal inspectors to cross-examine each immigrant during a legal inspection prior to the person being allowed to live in America. Only two percent of the prospective immigrants were denied entry

I Can't Find the Person I'm Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

• Check for variant spellings. Realize that the indexes may contain inaccuracies, such as altered spellings and misinterpretations
• Try a different index if there is one for the years needed. You may also need to search the passenger lists year by year
• Search the indexes of other port cities

Research Helps[edit | edit source]

The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Vermont.

Citing This Collection[edit | edit source]

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.

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What can these records tell me?

This collection contains both transcripts and images of indexes and passenger manifests from the Canadian border entries into the United States through St. Albans, Vermont, between 1895 and 1954. Passage to Canada was generally less expensive than travelling directly to the United States. If you have been unable to discover how your ancestors made it into the United States, it may be that they came in through Canada.

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Depending on the type of document, you may be able to discover the following information:

Transcripts

• First name(s)
• Last name
• Sex
• Age
• Birth year
• Birth state and country
• Event year and date
• State
• Country
• Source

Images

Images will often provide additional details. Some forms include two pages. Use the arrows on the right side of the image viewer to see all fields related to your ancestor. Depending on the form used, you may be able to learn the following details:

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• Marital status
• Calling or occupation
• Literacy and language
• Nationality
• Race or people
• Birth city or town
• Immigration number and where and when issued
• Address in United States
• Last permanent residence (city and country)
• The name and complete address of nearest relative or friend in country whence alien came – here you may be able to learn the name of your ancestor’s parent, spouse, or sibling.
• Final destination in the United States
• Ship name and departure and arriving port
• Who paid passage
• Whether in possession of $50, and if less, how much?
• If previously in the United States, when and where?
• If joining a relative or friend, the name and address of such individual
• Purpose of coming to the United States
• Whether ever in prison, a polygamist, or an anarchist
• Condition of health, mental and physical
• Deformed or crippled – nature, length of time, and cause
• Height, in feet and inches
• Complexion
• Color of hair and eyes
• Marks of identification

Please note that for some, only a family name was recorded. You may also see names crossed off the passenger manifest with a note that the individual did not embark.

Discover more about these records

United States, Canadian Border Crossings comprises four collections from the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), which includes both indexes and passenger manifests of entries from Canada into the United States through St Albans, Vermont, between 1895 and 1954. The collections are as follows:

• Soundex Index to Canadian Border Entries through the St. Albans, Vermont, District,1895-1924, M1461
• Soundex Index to Entries into the St. Albans, Vermont, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports,1924-1952, M1463
• Manifests of Passengers Arriving in the St. Albans, VT, District through Canadian Pacific and Atlantic Ports,1895-1954, M1464
• Manifest of Passengers Arriving in the St. Albans, Vermont, District through Canadian Pacific Ports, 1929-1949, M1465

The passenger manifests from those passing into the United States from Canadian ports will include details about the ship they traveled on (ship name, port of departure, and port of arrival). A surgeon’s affidavit was required by immigration in such cases, declaring that all immigrants aboard could safely enter the country. In creating such an affidavit, the surgeon would examine both the physical and mental states of each immigrant aboard: 'Under the authority of sections 12 and 13 of the act of Congress of February 5, 1917, it is hereby directed that on the arrival of a ship bringing passengers from a foreign port to any port of the United States the ship’s surgeon or, if no surgeon, the master shall deliver in person to the United States Immigration and Naturalization officer in charge, or his authorized representative, a complete report […] with respect to all alien passengers, of all injuries, diseases, and illnesses, and births and deaths developing or occurring during the voyage'.