23 April 2012

Did Your Ancestor Get a Passport?

Have you checked passport records for ancestors who might have traveled overseas? Before the 1910s many Americans traveled abroad without a passport, but after that time a higher proportion of travelers obtained passports. One relative traveled to Mexico in the 1920s for his work and obtained a passport to do so. Another relative was a Red Cross nurse who went to Europe shortly before the first World War and completed a passport application with significant information.

4 comments:

  1. AnonymousApril 23, 2012 at 8:48 AM

    where do you find passport records?

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  2. Michael John NeillApril 23, 2012 at 10:59 AM

    The National Archives has them on microfilm. They are on Archive.org (free) and Fold3.com from 1795-1905 and on Ancestry.com from 1795-1925. There's a blog post here about using the ones on Archive.org

    http://genealogysearchtip.blogspot.com/2012/04/passport-applications-1795-1905-on.html

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  3. Colleen G. Brown PasqualeApril 24, 2012 at 7:07 AM

    I found, on ancestry, the passport for my great grandmother when she returned to visit her family in Ireland. The photo includes her two little girls who went with her. I have photos that must have been taken the same day.

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