1813-1849: WPA (Work Projects Administration) Indexes on microfilm
1853-1899: WPA (Work Projects Administration) Indexes on microfilm
1900-1952: WPA (Work Projects Administration) Indexes on microfilm
The WPA (Works Project Administration) indexed names for New Orleans passengers. Vols. 1, 2 and 3 of the 6 volumes they prepared are found on microfilm M2009 from NARA. It covers the years 1813-1849. Vol. 5 is missing; Vol. 4 & 6 have not been filmed.
How to Find Ancestors on Ships Passenger Lists to Louisiana from 1718 to 1785
1. Search online ships passenger lists. The best sites for these early ships passenger lists to New Orelans are:
- Immigrants to Colonial Louisiana from France (Olive Tree Genealogy)
How to Find Ancestors on Ships Passenger Lists to Louisiana 1813-1849
1. Search online Ships Passenger Lists. The best sites for ships passenger lists to New Orleans are:
- Immigration Records for Louisiana includes New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945
- New Orleans, Passenger Lists, 1813-1963 ($)
2. Search the WPA indexes made from the Customs House Passenger Lists 1813-1849:
- Vols 1, 2, 3 on NARA microfilm M2009
- Vol. 5 is missing
- Vol. 4, 6 are not microfilmed
How to Find Ancestors on Ships Passenger Lists to Louisiana 1820-1900
1. Search online Ships Passenger Lists. The best sites for ships passenger lists to New Orleans are:
- Immigration Records for Louisiana includes New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945
- J J Cooke Shipping Records Ships from Ireland to New Orleans 1847 – 1871
- New Orleans, Passenger List Quarterly Abstracts, 1820-1875 ($)
- Search ships to New Orleans Jan – July 1851: 28, 633 Passengers
- Ships Passenger Lists to Louisiana (Olive Tree Genealogy)
How to Find Ancestors on Ships Passenger Lists to Louisiana from 1892 to 1924
1. Search online ships passenger lists. The best sites for ships passenger lists to New Orleans are:
- Immigration Records for Louisiana includes New Orleans Passenger Lists, 1820-1945
- Ships Passenger Lists to New Orleans (Olive Tree Genealogy)
- Italian Passengers to Louisiana, 1905-10 ($)
How to Find Ancestors on Ships Passenger Lists to Louisiana from 1924 to 1959
1. Search online ships passenger lists. The best sites for these early ships passenger lists to New York are:
- Ships Passenger Lists to New Orleans (Olive Tree Genealogy)
USA Arrivals & Departures
* U.S., Army Transport Service Arriving and Departing Passenger Lists, 1910-1939
* U.S., Select Crew Lists and Manifests, 1903-1962
* U.S., Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1914-1966
* U.S., Jewish Transmigration Bureau Deposit Cards, 1939-1954 (JDC)
* Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934 (in German)
* New World Immigrants, Vol. I & Vol. II
* Passenger Arrivals, 1819-1820
* Passengers Who Arrived in the U.S., September 1821-December 1823
* Emigrants from Scotland to America, 1774-1775
* U.S., Index to Alien Arrivals at Canadian Atlantic and Pacific Seaports, 1904-1944
* U.S. and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index, 1500s-1900s
* Irish Emigrants in North America, 1775-1825
* U.S., American Samoa, Passenger Lists and Travel Documents, 1918-1965
* U.S., Passenger and Crew Lists for U.S. Bound Vessels Arriving in Canada, 1912-1939 and 1953-1962
* Child Apprentices in America from Christ’s Hospital, London, 1617-1778
* U.S., Atlantic Ports Arriving and Departing Passenger and Crew Lists, 1820-1873 and 1893-1959