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== How Do I Search the Collection? == | == How Do I Search the Collection? == | ||
To begin your search it is helpful to know: | |||
*The full name of your ancestor. | |||
*The full name of your ancestor | *The approximate immigration and naturalization dates. | ||
*The approximate immigration and naturalization dates | *The ancestor’s residence. | ||
*The ancestor’s residence | |||
If you do not know this information, check the 1900 census and then calculate the possible year of naturalization based on the date of immigration. The 1920 census may tell you the exact year of immigration or naturalization. | If you do not know this information, check the 1900 census and then calculate the possible year of naturalization based on the date of immigration. The 1920 census may tell you the exact year of immigration or naturalization. | ||
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== What Do I Do Next? == | == What Do I Do Next? == | ||
When you have located your | When you have located your ancestor in the naturalization index, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details that can lead you to other records about your ancestors. Add this new information to your records of each family. | ||
===I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?=== | ===I Found Who I was Looking for, What Now?=== | ||
Use naturalization records to: | |||
*Learn an immigrant’s place of origin | *Learn an immigrant’s place of origin | ||