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1718-1957 Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
1787-1906 United States, New England, Petitions for Naturalization, 1787-1906, Northeast Region (including Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island and Vermont) at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images
1791-1906 United States, New England Petitions for Naturalization Index, 1791-1906 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index; Also at: MyHeritage($),
1791-1992 U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes for Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Vermont, 1791-1992 at Ancestry($); Index
1800-1990 Maine, County Naturalization Records, 1800-1990 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; images
1833-1868 Maine, Bath, Seamen's Proofs of Citizenship, 1833-1868 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
1906-1929 Maine, Naturalization Records - Originals, 1906-1929 at Ancestry($); index and images
1918-1991 Maine, United States Naturalization Records, 1918-1991 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images
1944-2003 U.S., Index to Alien Case Files, 1944-2003 at Ancestry — index($)

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 FamilySearch Library has naturalization records for many of the Maine counties.

Index

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 FamilySearch 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. FS 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.
Also on line at FamilySearch Historical Records at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index & images

United States District Court (Maine), Index to declarations of intention and index to naturalization petitions [Maine], 1906-1955 (SLC, Utah, 2004) FS Library film 2371828 item 2 (first of 7 films)

Records

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

United States Circuit Court and District Court, Naturalization Records (Maine), 1790-1945 : NARA, RG21 (SLC, Utah, 2008) FS Library film 2429180 item 2 (first film)

References

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

Maine State Archive Collections - FamilySearch Historical Records (Wiki Article)

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-Applications for citizenship before 1906 could be filed in any county, state, or federal court. 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 acquired very few naturalization records from the local offices.
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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. (FHL 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.
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-For records after 1906, contact the local office of the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
+== Online Resources ==
-=== Web Sites ===
+* '''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
+* '''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($); index and images
+* '''1918-1991''' {{RecordSearch|2613134|Maine, United States Naturalization Records, 1918-1991}} at FamilySearch - [[Maine, United States Naturalization Records - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images
+*'''1944-2003''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62493 U.S., Index to Alien Case Files, 1944-2003] at Ancestry — index($)
+<br>
-http://statearchives.us/maine.htm
-http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/
+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.
-http://www.archives.gov/
+=== Index  ===
-http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis
+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:
+*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
+*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)}}
+=== Records  ===
+*For records after 1906, use the [http://www.uscis.gov/genealogy Genealogy Program] at [http://www.uscis.gov www.uscis.gov].
+*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  ===
+''[[Maine, United States Genealogy|Maine]] Research Outline.'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.
+[[Maine State Archive Collections - FamilySearch Historical Records|Maine State Archive Collections - FamilySearch Historical Records]] (Wiki Article)
+[[Category:Maine, United States|Naturalization]]
+[[Category:United States Naturalization and Citizenship]]