Russians to America 1834-1897

Migration from the Russian Empire - Ship Passenger Records Indexes


The Russians to America series references approximately 527,000 Russian immigrants who arrived at United States ports, mostly through New York from 1834-1897.

Ethnic groups you can find among these nationalities are: Poles, Byelorussians, Great Russians, Ukrainians, Jews, Finns, Lithuanians, Latvians, Estonians and Germans. Click on the link below for more information.

Russians to America Online Database 1834-1897
Russians to America Books 1875-1891
The above database originally began as a series of books called Migration from the Russian Empire: Lists of Passengers Arriving at the Port of New York. Edited by Ira A. Glazier; Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1995-1998


Some of these books may still be in print and can be ordered from Amazon.com. Click on an individual volume for ordering information. They may also be available at some libraries.



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