United States, Border Crossings from Canada to United States, 1894-1954

What is in This Collection?

This article describes land border entries, passenger lists,certificates of identify and alien certificates issued of aliens and citizens crossing into the United States from Canada via various ports of entry along the U.S.-Canada border between 1894-1954. This collection corresponds with five NARA collections which are part of Record Group 85 Records of the Immigration and Naturalization Service:

• Land Border Entries and Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Vancouver and Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, January 1894-February 1905, A3445, 7 rolls
• Records of Aliens Pre-Examined at St. John, New Brunswick, ca. 1917-ca. 1942, Prior to Admission at the U.S.-Canadian Border, A3450, 7 rolls
• Records of Aliens Pre-Examined at Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1922-1954, Prior to Admission at the U.S.-Canadian Border, A3451, 11 rolls
• Certificates of Identify Issued to U.S. Citizens Pre-Examined at Winnipeg, Manitoba, Who Entered the United States at Noyes, Minnesota, and Pembina and Walhalla, North Dakota, A3478, 2 rolls
• Alien Certificates Issued to Aliens Pre-Examined at Winnipeg, Manitoba, 1922-1929, Prior to Admission at the U.S. Canada Border, A3480, 4 rolls

Additional records and/or images may be added to this collection in the future.

What Can These Records Tell Me?

The following information may be found in these records:

Collection Content

Inventory

For a list of all the titles included in this Historical Records publication see United States, Border Crossings from Canada to United States - Inventory