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1849-Onward Minnesota Naturalizations at MyHeritage — index ($)
Minnesota, Naturalization Index, 1849-1985 Index ($)
Minnesota Naturalization Records Index, 1854-1957 Index ($)
1872-1962 Minnesota Naturalization Records and Indexes, 1872-1962 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
Minnesota, Federal Naturalization Records, 1880-1920 index & images ($).
Iron Range Research Center Alien Registrations 1918 Index. Select Alien Registrations 1918 under Record type.
1918 Minnesota, Alien Registrations, 1918 at MyHeritage — index ($)
1930-1988 Minnesota Naturalization Card Index, 1930-1988 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index
Minnesota Naturalization Records Index, 1930-1988 ($)
Minnesota Naturalization Records Index, 1930-1988 ($)
1944-2003 U.S., Index to Alien Case Files, 1944-2003 at Ancestry — index($)
Iron Range Research Center Naturalization Records Index. Select Naturalization Record under Record type.

History

Naturalization is the process of granting citizenship privileges and responsibilities to foreign-born residents. Naturalization papers are an important source of information about an immigrant's place of origin, foreign and Americanized names, residence, and date of arrival.

Immigrants to the United States have never been required to apply for citizenship. Of those who applied, many did not complete the requirements for citizenship. Evidence that an immigrant completed citizenship requirements can be found in censuses, court minutes, homestead records, passports, voting registers, and military papers.

Naturalization Process

Various types of records were created during the naturalization process, including declarations of intention, petitions for naturalization, oaths of allegiance, and certificates of citizenship. Each record can give details such as a person’s age, residence, place of origin, date and port of arrival, name of the ship, spouse, children, and current address.

Availability

Naturalization records in Minnesota made before 1906 have no general index, although individual volumes from some courts may be indexed. Applications for citizenship are essential records to search in a state with so many immigrants. Even if an immigrant ancestor did not complete the process and become a citizen, he or she may have filed an application. These application records still exist and can be very helpful.

Naturalization records have been filed in the United States Circuit and District Courts, in the Minnesota Supreme Court, and in the county district courts in Minnesota. An index to Minnesota Supreme Court records is in:

Pope, Wiley R. Minnesota Genealogical Index. St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Family Trees, 1984. (FamilySearch Library book 977.6 D22p.) About 7,000 names of the 87,000 names in this index appear to be from naturalization by the Minnesota Supreme Court, books A–M, 1858–1910. The index lists volume, page number, and year of application. Some of the records are missing, but the surviving records are at the Minnesota Historical Society Library.

The FamilySearch Library has naturalization records to 1911 or later for most federal circuit courts and district courts in Minnesota. See the FamilySearch Catalog: Minnesota-Naturlaization

National Archives at Chicago

Federal courts existed in cities such as Minneapolis, St. Paul, Fergus Falls, Mankato, and Winona. Naturalization records from the United States circuit and district courts held at Duluth are found in: National Archives at Chicago
7558 South Pulaski Road
Chicago IL 60629
Telephone: 773-581-7816
Fax: 312-886-7883

http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/

County Courts

The FamilySearch Library has records to 1906 or later for county district courts in six or seven counties. Naturalization records from district courts in all of Minnesota’s remaining counties have been transferred to the Minnesota Historical Society Library. As records are microfilmed there, the films become available from the Minnesota Historical Society through inter-library loan to public libraries.

Published indexes to naturalization records of more than 45 Minnesota counties have been issued by the Range Genealogical Society. Most are available at the Minnesota Historical Society Library. Contact the Iron Range Research Center for more information.

Naturalization and citizenship records are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:
MINNESOTA – NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP
MINNESOTA, [COUNTY] – NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP
MINNESOTA, [COUNTY, [TOWN] – NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP

Naturalization Map

References

Minnesota 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.

[1] Prior to Minnesota becoming a territory much of north eastern Minnesota was in Saint Croix County (now located only in Wisconsin)

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+=== Online Resources ===
+*'''1849-Onward''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20443/minnesota-naturalizations?s=275764761 Minnesota Naturalizations] at MyHeritage — index ($)
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=70800 Minnesota, Naturalization Index, 1849-1985] Index ($)
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3826 Minnesota Naturalization Records Index, 1854-1957] Index ($)
+*'''1872-1962''' {{RecordSearch|2632486|Minnesota Naturalization Records and Indexes, 1872-1962}} at FamilySearch - [[Minnesota Naturalization Records and Indexes - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61202 Minnesota, Federal Naturalization Records, 1880-1920] index & images ($).
+*[http://www.ironrangeresearchcenter.org/search/ Iron Range Research Center Alien Registrations 1918] Index. Select Alien Registrations 1918 under Record type.
+*'''1918''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20438/minnesota-alien-registrations-1918?s=275764761 Minnesota, Alien Registrations, 1918] at MyHeritage — index ($)
+*'''1930-1988''' {{RecordSearch|2120721|Minnesota Naturalization Card Index, 1930-1988}} at FamilySearch - [[Minnesota Naturalization Card Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60723 Minnesota Naturalization Records Index, 1930-1988] ($)
+*[http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30308/minnesota-naturalization-card-index-1930-1988?s=218489221 Minnesota Naturalization Records Index, 1930-1988] ($)
+*'''1944-2003''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=62493 U.S., Index to Alien Case Files, 1944-2003] at Ancestry — index($)
+*[http://www.ironrangeresearchcenter.org/search/ Iron Range Research Center Naturalization Records] Index. Select Naturalization Record under Record type.
-Applications for citizenship are essential records to search in a state with so many immigrants. Even if an immigrant ancestor did not complete the process and become a citizen, he or she may have filed an application. These application records still exist and can be very helpful. See the [http://www.familysearchwiki.org/../united-states-research-outline United States Research Outline] for a more complete discussion of the naturalization process and the records created.
+=== History  ===
-Naturalization records have been filed in the United States Circuit and District Courts, in the Minnesota Supreme Court, and in the county district courts in Minnesota. An index to Minnesota Supreme Court records is in:
+Naturalization is the process of granting citizenship privileges and responsibilities to foreign-born residents. Naturalization papers are an important source of information about an immigrant's place of origin, foreign and Americanized names, residence, and date of arrival.
-Pope, Wiley R. ''Minnesota Genealogical Index''. St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Family Trees, 1984. (FHL book 973 D22p.) About 7,000 names of the 87,000 names in this index appear to be from naturalization by the Minnesota Supreme Court, books A–M, 1858–1910. The index lists volume, page number, and year of application. Some of the records are missing, but the surviving records are at the Minnesota Historical Society Library.
+Immigrants to the United States have never been required to apply for citizenship. Of those who applied, many did not complete the requirements for citizenship. Evidence that an immigrant completed citizenship requirements can be found in censuses, court minutes, homestead records, passports, voting registers, and military papers.
-=== Federal Courts ===
+== Naturalization Process  ==
-Subject to privacy restrictions, you can request a search of a nationwide index and records for 1906–56 from:
+Various types of records were created during the naturalization process, including declarations of intention, petitions for naturalization, oaths of allegiance, and certificates of citizenship. Each record can give details such as a person’s age, residence, place of origin, date and port of arrival, name of the ship, spouse, children, and current address.
-FOIA Office, Immigration and Naturalization Service<br />Department of Justice<br />425 "I" Street NW<br />Washington, DC 20536
+=== Availability  ===
-The Family History Library has naturalization records to 1911 or later for most federal circuit courts and district courts in Minnesota. Federal courts existed in cities such as Minneapolis, St. Paul, Fergus Falls, Mankato, and Winona.
+Naturalization records in Minnesota made before 1906 have no general index, although individual volumes from some courts may be indexed. Applications for citizenship are essential records to search in a state with so many immigrants. Even if an immigrant ancestor did not complete the process and become a citizen, he or she may have filed an application. These application records still exist and can be very helpful.
-Naturalization records from the United States circuit and district courts held at Duluth are found in:
+Naturalization records have been filed in the United States Circuit and District Courts, in the Minnesota Supreme Court, and in the county district courts in Minnesota. An index to Minnesota Supreme Court records is in:
-National Archives–Great Lakes Region (Chicago)<br />7558 South Pulaski Road<br />Chicago IL 60629<br />Telephone: 773-581-7816<br />Fax: 312-886-7883
+*Pope, Wiley R. ''Minnesota Genealogical Index''. St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Family Trees, 1984. (FamilySearch Library {{FSC|461358|title-id|disp=book 977.6 D22p}}.) About 7,000 names of the 87,000 names in this index appear to be from naturalization by the Minnesota Supreme Court, books A–M, 1858–1910. The index lists volume, page number, and year of application. Some of the records are missing, but the surviving records are at the Minnesota Historical Society Library.
-http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/
+The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has naturalization records to 1911 or later for most federal circuit courts and district courts in Minnesota. See the FamilySearch Catalog: {{FSC|570672|subject-id|disp=Minnesota-Naturlaization}}
-=== County Courts ===
+=== National Archives at Chicago  ===
-The Family History Library has records to 1906 or later for county district courts in six or seven counties. Naturalization records from district courts in all of Minnesota’s remaining counties have been transferred to the [http://www.mnhs.org/index.htm Minnesota Historical Society Library]. As records are microfilmed there, the films become available from the Minnesota Historical Society through interlibrary loan to public libraries.
+Federal courts existed in cities such as Minneapolis, St. Paul, Fergus Falls, Mankato, and Winona. Naturalization records from the United States circuit and district courts held at Duluth are found in: [[National Archives at Chicago]]<br>7558 South Pulaski Road<br>Chicago IL 60629<br>Telephone: 773-581-7816<br>Fax: 312-886-7883
-Published indexes to naturalization records of more than 45 Minnesota counties have been issued by the Range Genealogical Society. Most are available at the Minnesota Historical Society Library. Contact the Iron Range Research Center listed in the "[[Minnesota Biography|Biography]]" section for more information.
+[http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/ http://www.archives.gov/great-lakes/]
-See the [http://www.familysearchwiki.org/../united-states-research-outline United States Research Outline] for more information about the naturalization process and about naturalization and citizenship records.
+=== County Courts  ===
-Naturalization and citizenship records are listed in the Place Search of the Family History Library Catalog under:
+The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has records to 1906 or later for county district courts in six or seven counties. Naturalization records from district courts in all of Minnesota’s remaining counties have been transferred to the [http://www.mnhs.org/index.htm Minnesota Historical Society Library]. As records are microfilmed there, the films become available from the Minnesota Historical Society through inter-library loan to public libraries.
-MINNESOTA – NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP
+[http://www.ironrangeresearchcenter.org/scripts/runisa.dll?irrrb:searchresults Published indexes] to naturalization records of more than 45 Minnesota counties have been issued by the Range Genealogical Society. Most are available at the Minnesota Historical Society Library. Contact the Iron Range Research Center for more information.
-MINNESOTA, [COUNTY] – NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP
+Naturalization and citizenship records are listed in the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:<br>MINNESOTA – NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP<br>MINNESOTA, [COUNTY] – NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP<br>MINNESOTA, [COUNTY, [TOWN] – NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP
-MINNESOTA, [COUNTY, [TOWN] – NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP
+=== Naturalization Map  ===
-=== Naturalization Map ===
+[[Image:Minnesota Naturalization.ppt|Minnesota Naturalization Map]]
-[[Image:Minnesota%20Naturalization.ppt|Minnesota Naturalization Map]]
+=== References  ===
+''[[Minnesota, United States Genealogy|Minnesota]] 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.
+{{Minnesota|Minnesota}}
+[[Category:Minnesota, United States|Naturalization]]
+[[Category:United States Naturalization and Citizenship]]