Information on an Oft-Ignored Port of Entry: Galveston Texas

Thanks to Professor Michael Olivas (Houston) for this tip.  Ellis Island and Angel Island, of course, were the two major ports of entry for immigration processing. However, Galveston, Texas was another important venue.  Here is some online information about Galveston.

Traveling Exhibit–Bob Bullock Texas State Museum Forgotten Gateway: Coming to America Through Galveston Island View the exhibit at Moody Gardens Galveston Island November 21, 2009 – September 11, 2010

 TEXAS SEAPORT MUSEUM TEXAS SEAPORT MUSEUM has compiled the nation’s only computerized listing of immigrants to Galveston, Texas. The museum’s immigration exhibit features text and historic photographs illustrating Galveston’s role in immigration history and the major organized immigration movements of the 19th and 20th Centuries. Computer terminals in the exhibit area allow visitors to search for information taken from ships’ passenger manifests pertaining to their ancestors’ arrival in Texas. For your convenience, the database is also available online.

Special Collections, Galveston Rosenberg Library Microfilmed copies of Galveston immigration passenger manifests, 1840-70’s, [1872-1894 missing], 1895-1948 Casey Edward Greene Department Head 409 763-8854 ext. 117

KJ