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Passenger Ship Arrivals, Canadian Ports, 1865-1899

This CD runs on Windows and Macintosh operating systems
note: ...One user has found that Mac OS X.x will not run the CD

What is contained in the CD?
The CD is designed to provide an interactive and user-friendly interface that is powerful, informative, educational, and entertaining. At the main introductory page, the user is given the choice to work with the database by selecting information from a variaty of "point and click" options Basic Search or by entering data directly into a selection of fields in the Advanced Search. Upon choosing to use the database in the Basic Search mode, the user is presented with search criteria. Once a search is initiated the researcher may now view descriptions of the ships and their histories, images of the ships (where available), and other related information. The search results contain, the microfilm reel number where the voyage manifest may be found, the ship name, port(s)/date(s) of departure, port(s)/date(s) of arrival, shipping line, special groups and remarks. The CD contains multi-media elements which include sound, music, ships' pictures, ships' histories and a short movie of a period sailing ship (to set the mood). In order to view the movie, the QuickTime® player is required. This is available as a free download from Apple at http://www.apple.com/quicktime/ . Complete instructions are contained on the CD.

Until 1970, almost all immigrants who came to North America arrived by ship regardless of where they eventually settled. TheShipsList database on CD-1, contains information of arrivals of immigration ships from 1865 to 1899. Tens of thousands of immigrants destined for the United States also arrived through Canadian Ports. There are over 6900 records of ship arrivals in the database. The CD does not contain passenger lists, however, some passengers are named in "special groups" and in the "remarks" fields. "Remarks" also contains the name of the Captain, and births and deaths at sea, if such information is included on the manifest.
Sources for the data include authorities such as:

The National Archives of Canada - RG76 - Immigration, Series C-1-a and series C-1-b Sessional Papers, Canada: (multiple publications-selected annual Immigration reports) Montreal Gazette (1865-1899) Selected editions of other contemporary Canadian and Norwegian newspapers. Montreal Port Authority, "The Gold Headed Cane" For those exploring genealogy, the database is an essential research tool.

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