03 May 2015

United States Passport Applications

Genealogy Tip of the Day mentioned United States passport applications yesterday. We're reposting this old blog post from 2012 for those with an interest in these records.

We discussed United States Passport Applications in an earlier post. There is an article on the National Archives website about these applications, which are available on microfilm--unindexed.

These records are also:


The microfilm is available through the Family History Library (and on Archives.org) and may be in the collection of other large genealogical libraries. The microfilm is unindexed. Read the article on the National Archives  site before using the microfilm or its digital images.