July 21, 2023 Everyone who lives in the United States has immigrant ancestors. In some cases, your immigrant ancestors were so long ago that no one will ever be able to trace individuals. This is the case for people who belong to various indigenous groups. For most Americans, it means that sometime in the …
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The Difference between Emigrate and Immigrate
June 17, 2022 Many of my ancestors and their families arrived in the United States during the mid-19th through the mid-20th century. This means that whenever I discuss them or write about them, I mentions that they were immigrants. Or maybe they were emigrants? Because I use the words infrequently, I tend to get …
U.S. – a Land of Immigrants but not necessarily Naturalized Citizens
March 5, 2021 The United States has always been a country of immigrants. That seems like it would lead to a nation of naturalized citizens, but that hasn’t necessarily been true. Exactly why this happened is probably personal to each immigrant. Some didn’t intend to stay in the U.S., others may not have qualified for …