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2026-07-15 Passenger Lists, Era by Era: In Unlock Your Family Story with U.S. Passenger Arrival Records by FamilySearch, you'll discover that there are basically three eras of records: Passenger Lists before 1820, Customs Passenger Lists from 1820 to 1891, and Immigration Passenger Lists from 1891 to 1906 (which also extends to 1957). The article describes the types of information collected about passengers during each of these eras. Learn more about passenger lists in Goal D2 of the United States page.
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