WEBINAR – Discovering Immigrant Origins

The United States went through several waves of immigration during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with New Jersey playing a central role in their experiences. Please join us as professional genealogist Melissa Johnson discusses various records and strategies to help discover the origins of immigrants who came to the United States during various time periods. This lecture will cover immigration, naturalization, and alien records, as well as other record sets and strategies for studying groups to identify immigrant origins.

Melissa Johnson is a genealogist, writer and editor. Her work currently focuses on personal projects involving families from New Jersey, England, American Samoa, and Lackawanna County, PA. Melissa’s research and writing has been published in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, New York Genealogical & Biographical Record, NGS Magazine, Association of Professional Genealogists Quarterly, Genealogical Magazine of New Jersey, and numerous other publications. Melissa was the Program Director for Boston University’s genealogy studies programs for 7 years and taught in the program for over 10 years. She has also coordinated courses at the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy, Institute for Genealogy and Historical Research, and the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh. She has held leadership positions locally in New Jersey and nationally on genealogy boards and organizations, and has served as an editor and columnist for Association of Professional Genealogist, National Genealogical Society, and local publications.