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Migration Links

The Native and Immigrant view of the Gold Rush

Women Pioneers of the Northern Great Plains - 1880-1920

The Official Federal Land Patent Records Site
Search for federal land conveyance records on this Bureau of Land Management web site.

Online Diaries and Journals about the Old West

Ohio Migration Trails
A map and description of the major migrations trails through Ohio.

The National Road
An online article from History Magazine

National Road Map
A description of the National Road is provided, with a map, by the National Park Service.

Road Through the Wilderness: The Making of the National Road
An online article by Timothy Crumrin

All About the Oregon Trail
A complete primer on the Oregon Trail.

Oregon Trail Overview and Map

Life and Death on the Oregon Trail

The Interactive Sante Fe Trail Homepage

The Sante Fe Trail Research Site

The Sante Fe - National Historic Trail
An informative site presented by the National Park Service.

The Sante Fe Trail Scenic and Historic Byway

History of the Mohawk Trail

The Official Mohawk Trail web site

The Mohawk Trail
A modern-day map.

 

Research Questions

What route did your ancestors follow to their community?

Were they the first of your family in that area?

Did he move often from one place to another? Why?

Why did they settle where they did?

Did he migrate alone, with his family, or with a large group of people?

What mode of transportation did they use?

Was travel difficult? Were there roads to travel on or mere paths?

Did the weather affect the family's migration?

Did he received a land patent from the government?

 

 

Major Migrations Trails

Oregon Trail
Independence, MO to Fort Vancouver, WA
1841 - turn of the century

Overland Trail
Julesburg, CO to Fort Bridges, WY
est. 1862

Mormon Pioneer Trail
Nauvoo, IL to Salt Lake City, UT
mid-1800s

National Road
Cumberland, MD to St. Louis, MO
early 1800s

Sante Fe Trail
Old Franklin, MO to Sante Fe, NM
est. early 1800s

Mohawk Trail
Boston, MA to New York state
est. colonial period

Mohark Trail of New York
Albany, NY to Buffalo, NY
est. colonial period

Natchez Trail
Nashville, TN to Natchez, MS
est. colonial period

The Pennsylvania Road
Philadelphia, PA to Pittsburg, PA
est. 1800s

Zane's Trace
Wheeling, WV to Maysville, KY
early 1800s

 
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