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== 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: | ||
*The name of your ancestor | *The name of your ancestor | ||
*The age or date and port of arrival or departure | *The age or date and port of arrival or departure | ||
=== Search the Index === | === Search the Index === | ||
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View images in this collection by visiting the | View images in this collection by visiting the | ||
'''{{RecordSearch|2427230|Browse Page|access=browse}}''': | '''{{RecordSearch|2427230|Browse Page|access=browse}}''': | ||
# Select '''NARA Roll Number''' | # Select the '''NARA Roll Number''' to view the images. | ||
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{{Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2427230 California Immigration Registers of Japanese, Filipinos, and Hawaiians at San Francisco, 1928-1942]. Click on camera icon to see images.}} | {{Tip|More images are available in the FamilySearch Catalog at [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/2427230 California Immigration Registers of Japanese, Filipinos, and Hawaiians at San Francisco, 1928-1942]. Click on camera icon to see images.}} | ||
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=== I Found the Person I was Looking For, What Now? === | === I Found the Person I was Looking For, What Now? === | ||
*Copy the citation below, in case you need to find this record again later. | *Copy the citation below, in case you need to find this record again later. | ||
*Use the information found in the record to find other records such | *Use the information found in the record to find other records such port records, and ship’s manifests. | ||
*Use the record to learn the place of origin and find vital records such as birth, baptism, and marriage records. | |||
*Use the record to learn the place of origin and find | |||
*Use the information found in the record to find land and probate records. | *Use the information found in the record to find land and probate records. | ||
*Use the record to see if other family members who may have immigrated with the person you are looking for are listed and have additional information or leads; you may also find additional information on new family members in censuses. | *Use the record to see if other family members who may have immigrated with the person you are looking for are listed and have additional information or leads; you may also find additional information on new 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. | ||
*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. | *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. | *Try different spellings of your ancestor’s name. | ||
*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. | ||
*Look for the Declaration of Intent soon after the immigrant arrived. Then look for the Naturalization Petition five years later, when the residency requirement would have been met. Look for naturalization records in federal courts, then in state, county, or city courts. An individual may have filed the first and final papers in different courts and sometimes in a different state if the person moved. Immigrants who were younger than 18 when they arrived did not need to file a Declaration of Intent as part of the process. | *Look for the Declaration of Intent soon after the immigrant arrived. Then look for the Naturalization Petition five years later, when the residency requirement would have been met. Look for naturalization records in federal courts, then in state, county, or city courts. An individual may have filed the first and final papers in different courts and sometimes in a different state if the person moved. Immigrants who were younger than 18 when they arrived did not need to file a Declaration of Intent as part of the process. | ||
*Check other possible ports of entry | *Check other possible ports of entry | ||
== Citing This Collection == | == Citing This Collection == | ||
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"California Immigration Registers of Japanese, Filipinos, and Hawaiians at San Francisco, 1928-1942." Images. <i>FamilySearch</i>. http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2017. Citing NARA microfilm publication A3408. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2004. | |||
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