Immigrant Ancestors

The American story is one of immigrants: people who left home to find a better life for themselves and their families. Tracking down these uprooted people can trip you up, but our immigration research classes will help you trace your roots.

Choose from the courses listed below to discover how to trace your immigrant ancestors.

Immigration Master Class

Want to kick-start your research of your immigrant ancestors? The Immigration Master Class is an eight-week intensive of our three immigration classes, giving you three courses for the price of two.
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Tracing Immigrants

Link your family tree to the “old country” by learning how to identify an immigrant ancestor and document his or her arrival to America.
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Finding Your Ancestral Village

Most genealogists hope to “cross the pond” as quickly as possible—but to do that, you need to know the name of the town or village where your ancestor lived. This course will teach you how identify your ancestor’s place of origin, show you the key tools you need to do so and give you an overview of the factors that likely influenced an immigrant’s decision to leave home.
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Research in Foreign Records

After you’ve identified the immigrant in your family tree and pinpointed the place your family came from, you’re ready to begin exploring resources in the country. The third course in our immigrant research series walks you through the steps to successfully cross the pond and find your family in foreign records.
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