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| title = Pennsylvania, Allegheny, Pittsburgh, Naturalization Card File Index, 1906-1990
| title = Pennsylvania, Allegheny, Pittsburgh, Naturalization Card File Index, 1906-1990
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| Inventory = [[Pennsylvania, Allegheny, Pittsburgh, Naturalization Card File Index - Inventory|Inventory]]
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| RW_URL_01 = [https://www.phmc.pa.gov/Archives/Research-Online/Pages/Naturalization-Immigration.aspx Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission]  
| RW_URL_02 = [https://www.archives.gov/files/research/naturalization/420-major-immigration-laws.pdf U.S. Laws Relating to Immigration and Naturalization]
| RW_URL_02 = [https://www.archives.gov/files/research/naturalization/420-major-immigration-laws.pdf U.S. Laws Relating to Immigration and Naturalization]
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== What is in This Collection?  ==
== What is in This Collection?  ==
These records are a card index to the naturalization petitions found in the U.S. District Courts and Circuit Courts in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the years 1906-1990. The names in this collection are not always in strict alphabetical order. Microfilm originals of these records are in the clerk's office of the U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh. For the actual petitions, check the author-title catalog under "United States. District Court (Pennsylvania: Western District), Naturalization Petitions, 1820-1931" and "United States. Circuit Court (Pennsylvania: Western District), Naturalization petitions and records, 1910-1911." See FamilySearch Collections - FamilySearch Catalog below.
These records are a card index to the naturalization petitions found in the U.S. District Courts and Circuit Courts in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the years 1906-1990. The names in this collection are not always in strict alphabetical order. Microfilm originals of these records are in the clerk's office of the U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh. For the actual petitions, check the author-title catalog under "United States. District Court (Pennsylvania: Western District), Naturalization Petitions, 1820-1931" and "United States. Circuit Court (Pennsylvania: Western District), Naturalization petitions and records, 1910-1911."


{{HR Add}}
=== Image Visibility ===  
=== Index and Image Visibility ===
There are restrictions on the images so a richer index will be created as index rights are open to anyone.
{{Image Visibility}}


== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
The following information may be found in these records:
The following information may be found in these records:
*Name
*Name
*Age
*Age
*Date of birth
*Date of birth
*Residence city and state
*Residence city and state
== Collection Content  ==
== Collection Content  ==
=== Sample Image ===
=== Sample Image ===
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Image:Pennsylvania, Allegheny, Pittsburgh, Naturalization Card File Index, 1906-1990.jpeg|1952 Naturalization Card
Image:Pennsylvania, Allegheny, Pittsburgh, Naturalization Card File Index, 1906-1990.jpeg|1952 Naturalization Card
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</gallery>
=== Inventory ===
For a list of all the titles included in this Historical Records publication see [[Pennsylvania, Allegheny, Pittsburgh, Naturalization Card File Index - Inventory]]


== How Do I Search This Collection?  ==
== How Do I Search This Collection?  ==
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*Place of residence
*Place of residence
*The approximate date of naturalization
*The approximate date of naturalization
=== Search the Index ===
=== Search the Index ===
{{Search Collection Link | CID=CID3037614 }}
{{Search Collection Link
| CID=CID3037614
| scheduled =
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=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
=== How Do I Analyze the Results? ===
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.
Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images.
Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].
Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].
== What Do I Do Next? ==
== What Do I Do Next? ==
Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members. 


=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
=== I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now? ===
*Add any new information to your records
*Use the information to find vital records
*Use the information to find vital records
*Use the information to find additional family members in census records
*Use the information to find additional family members in census records
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*Standard spelling of names typically did not exist. Try variations of your ancestor’s name
*Standard spelling of names typically did not exist. Try variations of your ancestor’s name
*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names, or even initials
*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names, or even initials
=== Research Helps ===
=== Research Helps ===
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of [[Pennsylvania, United States Genealogy|Pennsylvania]].
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of [[Pennsylvania, United States Genealogy|Pennsylvania]].
* [[GuidedResearch:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania Guided Research]]
* [[GuidedResearch:Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania Guided Research]]
* [[Pennsylvania Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[Pennsylvania Research Tips and Strategies|Research Tips and Strategies]]
* [[Step-by-Step Pennsylvania Research, 1880-Present]]
* [[Step-by-Step Pennsylvania Research, 1880-Present|Step-by-Step Research]]
 
== Citing This Collection ==
 
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.


== Other FamilySearch Collections ==
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These collections may have additional materials to help you with your research.
=== FamilySearch Catalog ===
*''American Naturalization Records, 1790-1990: what they are and how to use them'', John J. Newman. Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998. {{FSC|736837|title-id|disp=FS Library book 973 P47na}}
   
*''They became Americans: finding naturalization records and ethnic origins'', Loretto Dennis Szucs. Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry Publishing, 1998. {{FSC|719682title-id|disp=FS Library book 973 P47t}}
*'''United States District Court. Western District'''
*{{FSC|575534|item|disp=U.S. District Court. Western District, Naturalization card file index, 1906-1990}}
*{{FSC|452615|item|disp=Indexes to registers and registers of declarations of intention and petitions for naturalization of the U. S. District and Circuit Courts for the Western District of Pennsylvania, 1820-1906 : NARA RG21 publication M1208}}
*{{FSC|558485|item|disp=U.S. District Court. Western District, Naturalization records, 1820-1935}}
*{{FSC|587415|item|disp=U.S. District Court. Western District, Naturalization petitions and records, 1910-1911}}
*''' Court of Common Pleas'''
*{{FSC|594893|item|disp=Allegheny County, Court of Common Pleas,  Naturalization docket, 1799-1906, and declarations of intentions, 1883-1906}}
*{{FSC|558482|item|disp=Allegheny County, Court of common Pleas, Naturalization declarations of intention and petitions, 1798-1910}}
*{{FSC|11114|item|disp=compiled by members of the Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, ''A list of immigrants who applied for naturalization papers in the district courts of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania : 1798-1840'' 7 volumes. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania : Western Pennsylvania Genealogical Society, c1978-1982 FS Library 974.885 P4L}} v. 1. 1798-1840 -- v. 2. 1841-1855 -- v. 3. 1856-1869 -- v. 4. 1870-1879 -- v. 5. 1880-1887 -- v. 6. 1888-1891 -- v. 7. 1892-1906


=== FamilySearch Historical Records ===
*{{RecordSearch|1937344|Pennsylvania, Eastern District Naturalization Indexes, 1795-1952}}
*{{RecordSearch|1913395|Pennsylvania, Eastern District Petitions for Naturalization, 1795-1931}}


=== FamilySearch Digital Library ===
*{{FSC|477392|item|disp=''Directory of courts having jurisdiction in naturalization proceedings''U.S. Dept. of Justice, 1963}}
*{{FSC|28413|item|disp=''The United States courts : their jurisdiction and work''Washington, D.C. : Government Printing Office (United States), 1975}}


== Citing This Collection ==
Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.
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What is in This Collection?[edit | edit source]

These records are a card index to the naturalization petitions found in the U.S. District Courts and Circuit Courts in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania for the years 1906-1990. The names in this collection are not always in strict alphabetical order. Microfilm originals of these records are in the clerk's office of the U.S. District Court in Pittsburgh. For the actual petitions, check the author-title catalog under "United States. District Court (Pennsylvania: Western District), Naturalization Petitions, 1820-1931" and "United States. Circuit Court (Pennsylvania: Western District), Naturalization petitions and records, 1910-1911."

Image Visibility[edit | edit source]

There are restrictions on the images so a richer index will be created as index rights are open to anyone.

What Can These Records Tell Me?[edit | edit source]

The following information may be found in these records:

  • Name
  • Age
  • Date of birth
  • Residence city and state

Collection Content[edit | edit source]

Sample Image[edit | edit source]

  • 1952 Naturalization Card

    1952 Naturalization Card

How Do I Search This Collection?[edit | edit source]

Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:

  • The name of your ancestor
  • Place of residence
  • The approximate date of naturalization


Search the Index[edit | edit source]

You will be able to search this collection when it is published.


How Do I Analyze the Results?[edit | edit source]

Compare each result from your search with what you know to determine if there is a match. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?[edit | edit source]

Whenever possible, view the original records to verify the information and to find additional information that might not be reported. These pieces of information can lead you to additional records and family members.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • Use the information to find vital records
  • Use the information to find additional family members in census records
  • Search for land and probate records

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?[edit | edit source]

  • Collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you identify possible relatives
  • If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby locality
  • Standard spelling of names typically did not exist. Try variations of your ancestor’s name
  • Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names, or even initials

Research Helps[edit | edit source]

The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Pennsylvania.

Citing This Collection[edit | edit source]

Citations help you keep track of places you have searched and sources you have found. Identifying your sources helps others find the records you used.

Collection Citation:
A citation will be available on the Collection Details page when the collection is published.


Record Citation:
When looking at a record, the citation can be viewed by clicking the drop-down arrow next to Document Information.
Image Citation:
When looking at an image, the citation is found on the Information tab at the bottom left of the screen.

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