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| FS_URL_13 =
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| RW_URL_05 =[https://catalog.archives.gov/id/5889371?q=enemy%20alien%20registrations NARA Alien Registrations North Carolina]  
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| RW_URL_07 =[https://www.archives.gov/files/publications/prologue/2014/summer/germans.pdf NARA article Alien Registrations]
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| RW_URL_01 = [https://www.archives.gov/files/publications/prologue/2014/summer/germans.pdf NARA article Alien Registrations]
| RW_URL_02 = [https://www.archives.gov/files/calendar/genealogy-fair/2014/handouts/session-16-presentation-handout-1of3-burnes.pdf Friend of Foe ?: Documenting Alien Ancestors during Times of War]
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| RW_URL_05 = [https://catalog.archives.gov/id/4706580 Lists and Forms Relating to Alien Registration, 1918. Louisiana. NAID 4706580]
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== What is in This Collection? ==
Subjects of the German Empire age 14 and older living within the United States were required to register with the Justice Department during World War I. This collection consists of registration affidavits for California and was acquired from the the San Francisco Public Library. This collection is being published as images become available. See also [https://www.archives.gov/research/immigration/enemy-aliens/ww1 National Archives World War I Enemy Alien Records]


== What is in This Collection? ==
This collection contains a digital browse. Clicking on the "Browse through images" link on the collection page will take you to a list of digital film numbers. The list does not contain any description of the content of the film. To see a description of the content see [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2637065 California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Enemy Alien, 1918] in the FamilySearch Catalog.
This collection contains a digital browse. Clicking on the "Browse through images" link on the collection page will take you to a list of digital film numbers. The list does not contain any description of the content of the film. To see a description of the content see [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2637065 California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Enemy Alien, 1918] in the FamilySearch Catalog.


Subjects of the German Empire age 14 and older " living within the United States were required to register with the Justice Department during World War I. This collection consists of registration affidavits for California and was acquired from the the San Francisco Public Library. This collection is being published as images become available.
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=== Index and Image Visibility ===
{{Image Visibility}}


== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
== What Can These Records Tell Me? ==
These records may contain
The following information may be found in these records:
*Full Name of applicant  
*Full Name of applicant  
*Date Registration was Filed  
*Date Registration was Filed  
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*Children's Gender  
*Children's Gender  
*Finger prints
*Finger prints
== Collection Content  ==
== Collection Content  ==
=== Sample Images ===
=== Sample Images ===
 
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Image:California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemy DGS 4878421 45 1.jpg|Registration Affidavit Page 1 1918
Image:California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemy DGS 4878421 45 1.jpg|Registration Affidavit Page 1
Image:California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemy DGS 4878421 46 2.jpg|Registration Affidavit Page 2  
Image:California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemy DGS 4878421 46 2.jpg|Registration Affidavit Page 2
Image:California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemy DGS 4878421 47 3.jpg|Registration Affidavit Page 3
Image:California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemy DGS 4878421 47 3.jpg|Registration Affidavit Page 3
Image:California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemy DGS 4878421 48 4.jpg|Registration Affidavit Page 4
Image:California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Alien Enemy DGS 4878421 48 4.jpg|Registration Affidavit Page 4
</gallery>'''Information in the Registration Affidavits''' generally include the following:
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=== Digital Folder Number List ===
{{DFNL_List | page = [[California, San Francisco, World War I Enemy Alien Registration Affidavits Digital Folder Number List]] }}
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
== How Do I Search This Collection? ==
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:  
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:  
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*The name of a spouse
*The name of a spouse
=== Search the Index ===
=== Search the Index ===
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=== View the Images ===
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{{HR Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1878523 California, San Francisco, World War I Enemy Alien Registration Affidavits, 1918]. Some catalog records link to multiple references. In this case, click on a reference to find a camera icon to see images.}}
{{Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/1878523 California, San Francisco, World War I Enemy Alien Registration Affidavits, 1918]. Some catalog records link to multiple references. In this case, click on a reference to find a camera icon to see images.}}
 
=== 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. This may require viewing multiple records or images.  Keep track of your research in a [[Use_Appropriate_Forms#Prepare_a_Research_Log | research log]].
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. This may require viewing multiple records or images.  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? ==   
Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Look at the actual image of the record, if you can, to verify the information and to find additional information.  
Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Look at the actual image of the record, if you can, to verify the information and to find additional information.  
=== 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 age or estimated birth date to find vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death  
*Use the age or estimated birth date to find vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death  
*Use the information found in the record to find land, probate and immigration records
*Use the information found in the record to find land, probate and immigration records
*Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in censuses  
*Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in censuses
 
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===   
=== I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now? ===   
*If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
*If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
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*Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
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*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names
*Remember that sometimes individuals went by [http://usgenweb.org/research/nicknames.html nicknames] or alternated between using first and middle names
=== Record Finder===
=== Research Helps ===
Consult the [[California Research Tips and Strategies]] and its Record Finder to search other records
The following articles will help you research your family in the state of [[California, United States Genealogy|California]].
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* [[GuidedResearch:California|California Guided Research]]
* [[California Research Tips and Strategies]]
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==Citing This Collection==
== Other FamilySearch Collections ==
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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.
===  FamilySearch Catalog  ===
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2637065 California, San Francisco, registration affidavits of enemy alien, 1918.]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/663093 Kansas. United States District Court. Registration Affidavits of Aliens, 1918]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2520557 Itasca County, Minnesota. Alien registration forms and declaration of holdings,1918]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/3003567 Karen Stein Daniel, extracted and compiled, ''World War I era alien enemy registrations for New Mexico, 1918 : extracts from the United States Marshal records for New Mexico,'' New Mexico, Albuquerque, New Mexico : New Mexico Genealogical Society, 2016. FS Library 978.9 P4d]
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/663130 Alien Registrations, North Dakota]
 
=== FamilySearch Historical Records ===


;Collection Citation:
=== FamilySearch Digital Library ===
"California, San Francisco, World War I Enemy Alien Registration Affidavits, 1918." Database with images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. <nowiki>http://FamilySearch.org</nowiki> : 14 June 2016. Citing County Clerk. San Francisco Public Library, History and Archives.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/2224242 Registration of Axis aliens in Kansas : January, 1918 through June, 1918.''Overland Park, Kansas : Kansas Statistical Publications Co., c1992]


=== Related Reading ===
*Julie Miller. "Enemy Alien Registration during World War I." NGS  Magazine 44 (April-June 2018): 21-28. FS Library 973 D25ngs
*[https://www.archives.gov/files/publications/prologue/2014/summer/germans.pdf Mary J. Manning. " Being German, Being American." Prologue (Summer 2014): 15-22.]
== Citing This Collection ==
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What is in This Collection?

Subjects of the German Empire age 14 and older living within the United States were required to register with the Justice Department during World War I. This collection consists of registration affidavits for California and was acquired from the the San Francisco Public Library. This collection is being published as images become available. See also National Archives World War I Enemy Alien Records

This collection contains a digital browse. Clicking on the "Browse through images" link on the collection page will take you to a list of digital film numbers. The list does not contain any description of the content of the film. To see a description of the content see California, San Francisco, Registration Affidavits of Enemy Alien, 1918 in the FamilySearch Catalog.

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  • Registration Affidavit Page 1 1918

    Registration Affidavit Page 1 1918

  • Registration Affidavit Page 2

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  • Registration Affidavit Page 3

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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. This may require viewing multiple records or images. Keep track of your research in a research log.

What Do I Do Next?

Indexes and transcriptions may not include all the data found in the original records. Look at the actual image of the record, if you can, to verify the information and to find additional information.

I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

  • Add any new information to your records
  • Use the age or estimated birth date to find vital records such as birth, baptism, marriage, and death
  • Use the information found in the record to find land, probate and immigration records
  • Use the information found in the record to find additional family members in censuses

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

  • If your ancestor does not have a common name, collect entries for every person who has the same surname. This list can help you find possible relatives
  • If you cannot locate your ancestor in the locality in which you believe they lived, then try searching records of a nearby town or county
  • Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name
  • Remember that sometimes individuals went by nicknames or alternated between using first and middle names

Research Helps

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Other FamilySearch Collections

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