Before Columbus was a city, some of the area’s earliest migrants came to the Refugee Tract. This land was aside in 1801 by Congress to provide land compensation for residents of Nova Scotia who had ...

One hundred years ago, the U.S. Congress enacted the most notorious immigration legislation in American history. Signed by President Calvin Coolidge, the Immigration Act of 1924 dramatically reduced ...

In the 1850s, there were already people named Honicker in the town of Saint Clair, Pa. I imagine I’m descended from them because Saint Clair is my father’s hometown. Honicker is an unusual family name ...

Part of a series for the Des Moines Register's 175th anniversary that examines Iowa's past and future demographics. In 1837, Joel C. Garretson built a cabin in the woods in what is now Henry County.

"Expelling the Poor examines the origins of immigration restriction in the United States, especially deportation policy. Based on an analysis of immigration policies in major American coastal states, ...

As the United States rapidly industrialized in the late 19th century, immigrants began pouring into the country looking for job opportunities. Prior to the Civil War, most immigrants were from Western ...

One of the interesting things about working in the reference department of the library is deciding on categories for things such as vertical files — making sure those categories match how people might ...

Eds: This story was supplied by The Conversation for AP customers. The Associated Press does not guarantee the content. Matthew Smith, Miami University (THE CONVERSATION) One hundred years ago, the ...