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Researchers need to realize that not all immigrants naturalized, nor have all naturalization records survived. People could own land, do business, settle estates, and live unhindered without it. The only unique privilege that came from being naturalized was the right to vote and buy land from the Federal Government. | Researchers need to realize that not all immigrants naturalized, nor have all naturalization records survived. People could own land, do business, settle estates, and live unhindered without it. The only unique privilege that came from being naturalized was the right to vote and buy land from the Federal Government. | ||
The [http://www.msa.md.gov/ Maryland State Archives] has most county naturalization records, indexes to many state and county records from 1777-1917, and indexes to Baltimore city and county naturalizations from 1796 to 1933. They also have a card index to naturalizations in the U.S. circuit court, 1852-1918, and U.S. district courts from 1797-1951 and another card index to records for the colonial period, 1637-1776. | The [http://www.msa.md.gov/ Maryland State Archives] has most county naturalization records, indexes to many state and county records from 1777-1917, and indexes to Baltimore city and county naturalizations from 1796 to 1933. They also have a card index to naturalizations in the U.S. circuit court, 1852-1918, and U.S. district courts from 1797-1951 and another card index to records for the colonial period, 1637-1776.<br> | ||
You can find abstracts of naturalization records in: | You can find abstracts of naturalization records in: | ||
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*Naturalization Petitions 1906-1930. National Archives Publication M1640. Digitized at [http://www.footnote.com/search.php?query=maryland+naturalization Footnote]. | *Naturalization Petitions 1906-1930. National Archives Publication M1640. Digitized at [http://www.footnote.com/search.php?query=maryland+naturalization Footnote]. | ||
Additional naturalization records are at the National Archives, Washington D.C. | Additional naturalization records are at the National Archives, Washington D.C. | ||
=== Post 1906 Records === | === Post 1906 Records === | ||
For naturalization records after September 1906, use the [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD Genealogy Program] at [http://www.uscis.gov www.uscis.gov]. At that time the federal government standardized the naturalization process courts and required to the courts to send a copy of papers they created to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) now the USCIS. Duplicate copies were often kept in the New Jersey court. | For naturalization records after September 1906, use the [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD Genealogy Program] at [http://www.uscis.gov www.uscis.gov]. At that time the federal government standardized the naturalization process courts and required to the courts to send a copy of papers they created to the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) now the USCIS. Duplicate copies were often kept in the New Jersey court. | ||
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== Web Sites == | == Web Sites == | ||
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*[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] | *[http://www.archives.gov/ National Archives] | ||
*[http://www.archives.gov/midatlantic/ National Archives-Midatlantic Region] | *[http://www.archives.gov/midatlantic/ National Archives-Midatlantic Region] | ||
*[http://www.msa.md.gov/ Maryland State Archives] | *[http://www.msa.md.gov/ Maryland State Archives] | ||