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"In the 1850-1855 volumes, these lists contain a minimum of 80 percent German surnames and are published in their entirety. Starting in 1856 the selection criterion changes to include all ships with German passengers, regardless of the percentage. Unlike the previous volumes, only those calling themselves Germans are now listed; all other passenger names are deleted. It should be noted that after 1856 these German immigrants include those coming not only from German states or territories but also from countries such as France, Switzerland, or Luxembourg."
Volume 10, Introduction

As far as I know the series is being continued as the last 4 volumes listed below were published in January of 2000.

NOTE: Not all German Passengers are found in these books. I have had many lookups result in not finding the passengers requested. It is discouraging, be sure to check for every variation of spelling possible.

What information do these books give you?:
Name, age, and gender of the immigrant, their Occupation, Province/country of residence, Village/town of origin, Dates of travel, Name of the ship, Port they left from, their Destination in the U.S.

Where to view the ship lists

  • Germans To America Holding Libraries Will tell you what libraries have this series of books on their shelves just waiting for you to look through.

    You can search your libraries catalog for the ISBN number of by searching
for "Germans To America"

         Arrival Dates Included     ISBN           
 
Vol. 1     Jan 1850 - May 1851  0-8420-2315-1  
Vol. 2     May 1851 - Jun 1852  0-8420-2316-X  
Vol. 3     Jun 1852 - Sep 1852  0-8420-2317-8  
Vol. 4     Sep 1852 - May 1853  0-8420-2318-6  
Vol. 5     May 1853 - Oct 1853  0-8420-2319-4  
Vol. 6     Oct 1853 - May 1854  0-8420-2320-8  
Vol. 7     May 1854 - Aug 1854  0-8420-2321-6
Vol. 8     Aug 1854 - Dec 1854  0-8420-2322-4 
Vol. 9     Dec 1854 - Dec 1855  0-8420-2323-2  
Vol. 10    Jan 1856 - Apr 1857  0-8420-2355-0 
Vol. 11    Apr 1857 - Nov 1857  0-8420-2356-9  
Vol. 12    Nov 1857 - Jul 1859  0-8420-2357-7  
Vol. 13    Aug 1859 - Dec 1860  0-8420-2358-5  
Vol. 14    Jan 1861 - May 1863  0-8420-2359-3  
Vol. 15    Jun 1863 - Oct 1864  0-8420-2360-7  
Vol. 16    Nov 1864 - Nov 1865  0-8420-2361-5  
Vol. 17    Nov 1865 - Jun 1866  0-8420-2384-4  
Vol. 18    Jun 1866 - Dec 1866  0-8420-2385-2 
Vol. 19    Jan 1867 - Aug 1867  0-8420-2386-0  
Vol. 20    Aug 1867 - May 1868  0-8420-2387-9  
Vol. 21    May 1868 - Sep 1868  0-8420-2388-7  
Vol. 22    Oct 1868 - May 1869  0-8420-2389-5  
Vol. 23    Jun 1869 - Dec 1869  0-8420-2390-9  
Vol. 24    Jan 1870 - Dec 1870  0-8420-2401-8  
Vol. 25    Jan 1871 - Sep 1871  0-8420-2402-6  
Vol. 26    Oct 1871 - Apr 1872  0-8420-2403-4  
Vol. 27    May 1872 - Jul 1872  0-8420-2404-2  
Vol. 28    Aug 1872 - Dec 1872  0-8420-2405-0  
Vol. 29    Jan 1873 - May 1873  0-8420-2406-9  
Vol. 30    Jun 1873 - Nov 1873  0-8420-2407-7  
Vol. 31    Dec 1873 - Dec 1874  0-8420-2408-5  
Vol. 32    Jan 1875 - Sep 1876  0-8420-2409-3  
Vol. 33    Oct 1876 - Sep 1878  0-8420-2410-7  
Vol. 34    Oct 1878 - Dec 1879  0-8420-2411-5  
Vol. 35    Jan 1880 - Jun 1880  0-8420-2412-3  
Vol. 36    Jul 1880 - Nov 1880  0-8420-2501-4  
Vol. 37    Dec 1880 - Apr 1881  0-8420-2502-2  
Vol. 38    Apr 1881 - May 1881  0-8420-2503-0  
Vol. 39    Jun 1881 - Aug 1881  0-8420-2504-9  
Vol. 40    Aug 1881 - Oct 1881  0-8420-2505-7  
Vol. 41    Nov 1881 - Mar 1882  0-8420-2506-5  
Vol. 42    Mar 1882 - May 1882  0-8420-2507-3  
Vol. 43    May 1882 - Aug 1882  0-8420-2508-1  
Vol. 44    Aug 1882 - Nov 1882  0-8420-2509-X  
Vol. 45    Nov 1882 - Apr 1883  0-8420-2510-3  
Vol. 46    Apr 1883 - Jun 1883  0-8420-2565-0  
Vol. 47    Jul 1883 - Oct 1883  0-8420-2566-9  
Vol. 48    Nov 1883 - Apr 1884  0-8420-2567-7  
Vol. 49    Apr 1884 - Jun 1884  0-8420-2568-5  
Vol. 50    Jul 1884 - Nov 1884  0-8420-2569-3  
Vol. 51    Dec 1884 - Jun 1885  0-8420-2614-2  
Vol. 52    Jul 1885 - Apr 1886  0-8420-2615-0  
Vol. 53    May 1886 - Jan 1887  0-8420-2616-9  
Vol. 54    Jan 1887 - Jun 1887  0-8420-2617-7  
Vol. 55    Jul 1887 - Apr 1888  0-8420-2618-5  
Vol. 56    May 1888 - Nov 1888  0-8420-2619-3  
Vol. 57    Dec 1888 - Jun 1889  0-8420-2315-1  
Vol. 58    Jul 1889 - Apr 1890  0-8420-2666-5  
Vol. 59    May 1890 - Nov 1890  0-8420-2667-3  
Vol. 60    Dec 1890 - May 1891  0-8420-2668-1  
Vol. 61    Jun 1891 - Oct 1891  0-8420-2670-3  
Vol. 62    Nov 1891 - May 1892  0-8420-2671-1  
Vol. 63    Jun 1892 - Dec 1892  0-8420-2737-8  
Vol. 64    Jan 1893 - Jul 1893  0-8420-2738-6

    You can also purchase CD's from FamilyTreeMaker for:
    Germans to America, 1850-1874 (Vol. 1-31)
    and
    Germans to America, 1875-1888(Vol. 32-56)

    Some volumes of the book are available at Amazon.com for around $75.00 each.

    You will also find many of the ships listed on sites linked on my Firstmom's Ship Lists page.

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