If your family came to America in the late 19th century immigration wave, this database could be an important resource, referencing arrivals in Baltimore from foreign ports between 1851 and 1872.

- Approximately 138,000 individuals referenced.
- Genealogically valuable because passenger and immigration lists are an essential primary source for tracing most immigrants to the United States, particularly in the 19th century.
- Also valuable because Baltimore was a main port of entry to the United States.
- Records were collected after the 1833 enactment of a Maryland state law requiring that passenger lists be submitted to the mayor upon a ship's arrival - this law dramatically increased compliance with the keeping of passenger lists.

This information was extracted from National Archives Microfilm Series M255, Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Baltimore, 1820-1891. While the entire microfilm series spans 50 rolls, this Family Archive covers rolls 9 through 19.

Listings Include:
- Gender, age and occupation
- Last residence
- Country of origin
- Final destination
- Ship's name and port of departure
- Date of arrival and purpose and mode of travel
- National Archives series, microfilm, and list