How to find relatives who left the US

The picture shows the ship Stavangerfjord, which was part of Den Norske amerikalinje A/S. Photo: Anders Beer Wilse / National Library of Norway

Neither the United States nor Canada kept passenger lists for outgoing ships, as incoming ships' passenger lists were considered more important. However, there are a few places you can look to see if your relatives did not remain in the US.

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