Ocean Travel, Military, and Immigration Archives: A Gateway to the Past 🚢📜
📌 Explore the GG Archives' vast collection of historical passenger lists, military yearbooks, immigration records, and maritime history. Discover rare images, vintage fashion, and epicurean lifestyle insights from the 1800s to the 1950s.
GG Archives is your premier resource for historical documents on immigration, military history, ocean travel, vintage fashion, and the epicurean lifestyle of past eras.
Whether you’re a genealogist, historian, researcher, educator, or simply fascinated by the past, our vast collection of passenger lists, military yearbooks, immigration records, and maritime ephemera offers unparalleled insight into historical journeys and life experiences.
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Life at Sea: Daily Life Aboard Historic Steamships & Ocean Liners (1800s-1950s)ips
Step aboard history with GG Archives’ extensive collection of articles, photographs, and memorabilia capturing daily life on steamships and ocean liners from the 19th to mid-20th century. Explore passenger experiences, onboard entertainment, dining, luxury accommodations, steerage conditions, and maritime innovations. Perfect for historians, genealogists, students, and ocean travel enthusiasts! Our curated collections include:
📜 Passenger Lists – Find your ancestors’ names and travel details.
🗺️ Ship Brochures & Deck Plans – Visualize life aboard legendary vessels.
🎭 Onboard Entertainment & Social Life – Explore programs, menus, and ship newspapers.
📸 Photographs & Ephemera – Rare images capturing ocean travel history throughout this collection.
📜 Ship Passenger Lists (1870s-1960s): Find Your Family’s Journey
With thousands of passenger lists from major shipping lines, you can trace your ancestors’ journey across the Atlantic. Browse by:
🚢 Steamship Line: Cunard, White Star Line, Holland-America, North German Lloyd, and more.
🌍 Ports of Call: Ellis Island (New York), Liverpool, Hamburg, Cherbourg, and Southampton.
📅 Year of Voyage: A timeline of travel history from 1870s through 1960s
🛳️Ship: 🌊 Immigrant Passenger Lists by Ship: A Gateway to Your Ancestral Voyage 🚢
⚓ RMS Titanic Collections – An Exclusive Online Exhibit
Explore the legacy of the Titanic through:
📜 Planning, Building & Launching – Rare documents and blueprints.
🌊 Passenger Lists & Crew Records – Discover who was aboard.
🎭 The Titanic in Pop Culture – Books, movies, and memorabilia.
📰 The Disaster & Its Aftermath – In-depth reports and survivor accounts.
🎖️ Military Archives: Discover Service Histories
Our Military Archives offer a treasure trove of resources for genealogists and veterans, including:
📕 U.S. Navy & Army Bootcamp Yearbooks – From WWI, WWII, and beyond.
📸 Cruise Books & Historical Military Documents – Explore ship life and deployment records.
🪖 World War I & World War II Collections – Original documents and periodicals.
📖 U.S. Immigration: The Journey to America
Trace your ancestors’ immigration stories through:
🛳️ Ellis Island, Castle Garden, & Other Port Records – Over 12 million immigrants entered through New York alone.
📜 Original Immigration Papers – Travel contracts, ship tickets, and customs records.
🌍 Social & Economic Context – The struggles and triumphs of America’s immigrants.
📚 Bangor Punta Corporation (1964-1984): An American Business Legacy
Bangor Punta Corporation was a Fortune 500 Company that owned Smith & Wesson, Piper Aircraft, Cal Boats, and more. Learn about:
📖 Business & Corporate History
🚤 Pleasure Craft & Yachts
✈️ Aviation & Firearms Manufacturing
Explore Bangor Punta Archives
👗 Vintage Fashion (1880s-1930s): A Look at Past Styles
From Victorian elegance to Roaring Twenties glamour, our fashion collections feature:
📸 Rare Photographs & Advertisements
👗 Everyday & High Society Clothing
👜 Accessories & Fashion Trends
🍷 Epicurean Life: Historic Foods, Dining & Wine Culture
Step into the world of fine dining from the past through:
🍽️ Historical Recipes & Culinary Traditions
🥂 The Art of Entertaining in the Early 1900s
The 1918 Influenza Pandemic: The Deadliest Outbreak in Modern History & Its Lasting Impact
📌 Discover the devastating Influenza Pandemic of 1918-1919, which killed up to 100 million people worldwide. Explore rare historical documents, Red Cross relief efforts, public health measures, medical experiments, and the debate over flu masks and vaccines. A must-read for historians, educators, genealogists, and researchers studying pandemic history.
We’ve been featured in:
📌 Internet Genealogy Magazine – "One of the most valuable genealogy archives online!"
📌 Discovery Channel’s Treasure Quest – "A go-to source for maritime history."
📌 Diane L. Richard’s Genealogy Review – "10,000+ documents & photos—all in one place!"
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📸 High-Resolution Images & Reprints
Our collection of over 25,000+ images is available for:
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✅ Personal & Family History Projects
🎬 Documentaries, Films & TV Productions
📖 Books & Academic ResearchBrowse High-Resolution Images
The GG Archives is thrilled to announce our pre-order of The Art Spy by Michelle Young, a captivating and valuable addition to any World War II book collection. This remarkable book delves into the untold stories of wartime art espionage, blending intrigue, history, and heroism. We wholeheartedly recommend adding this compelling title to your library—it's a must-read for history enthusiasts and collectors alike!
Testimonials
"The Gjenvick-Gjønvik Archives contain a wealth of information on emigration and immigration in the age of the passenger steamship. In addition to this section of tickets other information about fares can be found by browsing Steamship Tickets"
-- Current Value of Old Money by R. Davies
"This archive offers access to more than 10,000 documents and photographs, including passenger lists, original immigrant passage contracts, steamship brochures, immigration related documents and much more and it's the work of one person - Paul K. Gjenvick."
-- Website Review, Diane L. Richard in Internet Genealogy, December/January 2018
"Explore this delightful site further to learn more about the ships and the emigrant experience aboard. Valuable information appears in unexpected places."
-- Our Ancestors at Sea by Sue Lisk in Internet Genealogy, October/November 2019
High Resolution Images and Reprints
For more than years, the GG Archives has been an invaluable resource for researchers, production companies, authors, and genealogists worldwide. Our extensive collection of high-quality images and historical documents has been used in movies, television programs, and student film projects, including the popular Discovery Channel production “Treasure Quest—The Silver Queen.”
Founded in 2000 by Paul K. Gjenvick, MAS, archivist, and curator, the GG Archives has received numerous awards for our outstanding services. We are proud to offer a wide range of high-resolution images of historical documents dating from the 1800s to 1954, including passenger lists, brochures, photographs, and other materials. Our services are available to anyone who needs them, and our digital image fees are affordable.
If you are looking for an excellent resource for historical images and information, look no further than the GG Archives. Our reliable, efficient, and comprehensive services will provide you with the information you need, when you need it. Check out our ordering information for more details on our services and fees.
