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Availability[edit | edit source]

Applications for citizenship before 1906 could be filed in any county, state, or federal court in Maine. Some immigrants went to the office of the selectmen in their towns. The Maine State Archives is gathering all pre-1930 Maine court records, including declarations, petitions, and oaths. The Family History Library has naturalization records for many of the Maine counties.

Soundex Index[edit | edit source]

In the late 1930s, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) copied and indexed New England naturalization records for 1791 to 1906. The copies and index are at the National Archives—New England Region. The National Archives in Washington, D.C., and the Family History Library have microfilm copies of the index:

United States, Immigration and Naturalization Service. Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906. Washington, D.C.: The National Archives, 1983. (Family History Library films 1429671-787.) Some of the records are more recent than 1906. The index gives the name and location of the court, the date of naturalization, and the volume and page number (or certificate number) of the naturalization record.

Post 1906 Records[edit | edit source]

For records after 1906, use the Genealogy Program at www.uscis.gov.

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

Maine State Archives: http://statearchives.us/maine.htm

National Archives Northeast Region (Boston): http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/

National Archives: http://www.archives.gov/

Citizenship and Immigration Services: http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis

References[edit | edit source]

Maine Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.

NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into this Wiki site and is being updated as time permits.

United States New England Naturalization Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)

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+Applications for citizenship before 1906 could be filed in any county, state, or federal court in [[Maine]]. Some immigrants went to the office of the selectmen in their towns. The Maine State Archives is gathering all pre-1930 Maine court records, including declarations, petitions, and oaths. The Family History Library has naturalization records for many of the Maine counties.
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-== Online Resources ==
+==== Soundex Index  ====
-* '''1718-1957''' {{RecordSearch|1877829|Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957}} at FamilySearch - [[Maine, State Archive Collections - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
+In the late 1930s, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) copied and indexed New England naturalization records for 1791 to 1906. The copies and index are at the National Archives—New England Region. The [[National_Archives_and_Records_Administration|National Archives]] in Washington, D.C., and the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] have microfilm copies of the index:
-* '''1787-1906''' {{RecordSearch|2064580|United States, New England, Petitions for Naturalization, 1787-1906, Northeast Region (including Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont)}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, New England, Petitions for Naturalization - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images
-* '''1791-1906''' {{RecordSearch|1840474|United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index; ''Also at: [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10694/us-naturalization-records-new-england-1791-1906 MyHeritage]($),
-* '''1791-1992''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1629 U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes for Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont, 1791-1992] at Ancestry($); Index
-* '''1800-1990''' {{RecordSearch|2040046|Maine, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1990}} at FamilySearch - [[Maine, County Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images
-* '''1833-1868''' {{RecordSearch|2300674|Maine, Bath, Seamen's Proofs of Citizenship, 1833-1868}} at FamilySearch - [[Maine, Bath, Seamen's Proofs of Citizenship - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
-* '''1906-1929''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2899 Maine, Naturalization Records - Originals, 1906-1929] at Ancestry($); index & images
-* '''1918-1991''' {{RecordSearch|2613134|Maine, United States Naturalization Records, 1918-1991}} at FamilySearch - [[Maine, United States Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
-*'''1944-2003''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62493 U.S., Index to Alien Case Files, 1944-2003] at Ancestry — index($)
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+*United States, Immigration and Naturalization Service. ''Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906''. Washington, D.C.: The National Archives, 1983. (Family History Library {{FHL|19737|title-id|disp=films 1429671-787}}.) Some of the records are more recent than 1906. The index gives the name and location of the court, the date of naturalization, and the volume and page number (or certificate number) of the naturalization record.
-Applications for citizenship before 1906 could be filed in any county, state, or federal court in [[Maine, United States Genealogy|Maine]]. Some immigrants went to the office of the selectmen in their towns. The Maine State Archives is gathering all pre-1930 Maine court records, including declarations, petitions, and oaths. The FamilySearch Library has naturalization records for many of the Maine counties.
+== Post 1906 Records  ==
-=== Index  ===
+For records after 1906,&nbsp;use the [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD Genealogy Program] at&nbsp;[http://www.uscis.gov www.uscis.gov].
-In the late 1930s, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) copied and indexed New England naturalization records for 1791 to 1906. The copies and index are at the National Archives—New England Region. The [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] in Washington, D.C., and the [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] have microfilm copies of the index:
+== Web Sites  ==
-*United States, Immigration and Naturalization Service. ''Index to New England Naturalization Petitions, 1791-1906''. Washington, D.C.: The National Archives, 1983. {{FSC|19737|item|disp=FS Library films 1429671-787.}}<br>Some of the records are more recent than 1906. The index gives the name and location of the court, the date of naturalization, and the volume and page number (or certificate number) of the naturalization record.<br>Also on line at {{RecordSearch|1840474|FamilySearch Historical Records}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
+Maine State Archives:&nbsp; [http://statearchives.us/maine.htm http://statearchives.us/maine.htm]
-*United States District Court (Maine), ''Index to declarations of intention and index to naturalization petitions [Maine], 1906-1955'' (SLC, Utah, 2004) {{FSC|1201478|item|disp=FS Library film 2371828 item 2 (first of 7 films)}}
+[[National Archives Northeast Region (Boston)]]:&nbsp; [http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/ http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/]
-=== Records  ===
+[[National_Archives_and_Records_Administration|National Archives]]:&nbsp; [http://www.archives.gov/ http://www.archives.gov/]
-*For records after 1906, use the [http://www.uscis.gov/genealogy Genealogy Program] at [http://www.uscis.gov www.uscis.gov].
+Citizenship and Immigration Services:&nbsp; [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis]<br><!--{12078788702130} -->
-*United States Circuit Court and District Court, ''Naturalization Records (Maine), 1790-1945 : NARA, RG21'' (SLC, Utah, 2008) {{FSC|1467473|item|disp=FS Library film 2429180 item 2 (first film)}}
+== References  ==
-=== References  ===
+''[[Maine]] Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.
-''[[Maine, United States Genealogy|Maine]] Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.
+:NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into this Wiki site and is being updated as time permits.
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