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==== Online Resources<br> ==== | ==== Online Resources<br> ==== | ||
There are many online resources available for researching naturalization records. These online resources include naturalization indexes as well as digital images of naturalization records. ''<br>'' | There are many online resources available for researching naturalization records. These online resources include naturalization indexes as well as digital images of naturalization records. ''<br>'' | ||
[http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/naturalization.html '''''Online Searchable Naturalization Indexes and Records''''']--This website contains links to naturalization indexes and records. It is arranged by state and gives the statewide indexes and records first. It then gives the countywide indexes and records. This website is updated regularly and is a great source to begin searching for naturalization records on the Internet. | [http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/naturalization.html '''''Online Searchable Naturalization Indexes and Records''''']--This website contains links to naturalization indexes and records. It is arranged by state and gives the statewide indexes and records first. It then gives the countywide indexes and records. This website is updated regularly and is a great source to begin searching for naturalization records on the Internet. | ||
[http://www.footnote.com <u>'''Footnote.com'''</u>]--This website has a partnership with the National Archives in bringing digital images of some of the National Archives collections online. Some of the website is free, other images are only available through a subscription. Free access is given to the website at the National Archives, at National Archives regional branches and at Family History Centers that have Internet access. | ''[http://www.footnote.com <u>'''Footnote.com'''</u>]''--This website has a partnership with the National Archives in bringing digital images of some of the National Archives collections online. Some of the website is free, other images are only available through a subscription. Free access is given to the website at the National Archives, at National Archives regional branches and at Family History Centers that have Internet access. | ||
To locate naturalization databases on footnote.com, choose the "browse all" [http://www.footnote.com/browse.php link]. Under the category list, click on [http://www.footnote.com/browse.php#Naturalizations:%201700%20-%20mid%201900s|-1 Naturalizations 1700s - Mid 1900s]. At the bottom of the screen, use the "search within" box to type in a name. There is also an "advanced search" option that helps narrow down common names when more information is known about the ancestor. | To locate naturalization databases on footnote.com, choose the "browse all" [http://www.footnote.com/browse.php link]. Under the category list, click on [http://www.footnote.com/browse.php#Naturalizations:%201700%20-%20mid%201900s|-1 Naturalizations 1700s - Mid 1900s]. At the bottom of the screen, use the "search within" box to type in a name. There is also an "advanced search" option that helps narrow down common names when more information is known about the ancestor. | ||
[http://www.ancestry.com/ '''''Ancestry.com''''']--This is a subscription website.<br> | |||
Most of Ancestry's naturalization records are found under the heading Immigration and Emigration. You can access these records by the following methods: | |||
1) Ancestry Database Card Catalog--type the word naturalization in the Database Title Box. This will give you a listing of naturalization records. | |||
2) Immigration & Emigration--click on the Search tab at the top of the page, then scroll down to Immigration & Emigration and; click on that link. Search by first and last name. Note that the search results include naturalization and many other immigration records. [http://www.naturalizationrecords.com/index.shtml <br>] | |||
[http://www.naturalizationrecords.com/index.shtml '''''Olive Tree Genealogy Naturalization''s''']--Free access to many indexes and some are submitted by Olive Tree Genealogy(OTG) volunteers. <br> | |||
[http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis '''''United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)''''']--In 1906, the Immigration and Naturalization Service or INS was created. Duplicate court naturalization documents were sent to INS. The name has been changed several times, but it is currently called the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services or USCIS. You may access their records through their [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD Genealogy Program]. Their website is [http://www.uscis.gov www.uscis.gov]. | |||
==== Genealogy Program ==== | |||
The following records are available through the Genealogy Program: | |||
<br> | :Naturalization Certificate Files (C-files) from September 27, 1906 to April 1, 1956<br> | ||
:Alien Registration Forms from August 1, 1940 to March 31, 1944<br> | |||
<br> | :Visa files from July 1, 1924 to March 31, 1944<br> | ||
:Registry Files from March 2, 1929 to March 31, 1944<br> | |||
:Alien Files (A-files) numbered below 8 million (A8000000) and documents therein dated prior to May 1, 1951<br> | |||
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