Italians to America

Italians to America is the first indexed reference work devoted to Italian immigrants to the US. The series contains passenger list information of the first major wave of Italian migration during the last two decades of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century. Each volume presents the passenger lists in chronological order by each ship's arrival date, with codes for information on each person's age, sex, occupation, village of origin, and destination, plus the name of the ship, the port of embarkation, and the date of arrival. Although most Italians departed from ports in their own country, this study also includes Italian departures from other foreign ports. An important feature is the extensive Italian-surname index of ships' passengers included in each volume. These indexes, containing about 750,000 names for the 1880-1899 period, will greatly facilitate the task of finding an ancestor's family name. Each volume also contains an introduction on the history of Italian migration to the US, with statistical data showing the total Italian emigration to other selected countries. This volume covers the period from November 1902 to March 1903. Glazier is former director of The Center for Migration Research at The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies and Immigration. Filby is the former director of the Maryland Historical Society. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

Ira Glazier is the former Director of The Center for Migration Research at The Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies and Immigration. He is currently the director of castlegarden.org for The Battery Conservancy in New York.