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Records for earlier years usually contain less information than those after 1906, when the federal court system for naturalization was revised and details such as birth date and place, physical description, and marital status may be given.  
Records for earlier years usually contain less information than those after 1906, when the federal court system for naturalization was revised and details such as birth date and place, physical description, and marital status may be given.  


== Availability  ==
Naturalization records in Vermont were filed in the municipal courts, county courts, superior courts, district courts, and circuit courts.


Naturalization records for Vermont have been filed primarily in county and district courts. You can obtain copies of declarations and petitions from the clerk of the appropriate court or from the [http://www.bgs.state.vt.us/gsc/pubrec/referen/ Public Records Division] in Montpelier. The Public Records Division and the [[National Archives Northeast Region (Boston)]] also have naturalization records for the United States District Court, Vermont District, at Burlington, Chittenden County.  
*The [http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/ National Archives Northeast Region (Boston)] has applications filed in U.S. circuit and district courts from about 1842 to 1955.


== Index  ==
*For naturalization records and indexes from state and federal courts available at the Family History Library (FHL), see {{FHL|1171653|subject_id|disp=Vermont - Naturalization and citizenship}}. Naturalization records held by a county or city court are identified by searching under the county or city name.
 
*Many Vermont naturalization records are available at the [http://vermont-archives.org/research/genealogy/naturalizations/ Vermont State Archives].


In the late 1930s, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) copied and indexed New England naturalization records for 1791 to 1906. The copies and index are at the [http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/ National Archives Northeast Region (Boston)]. The [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] in Washington, D.C., and the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] have microfilm copies of the index:  
In the late 1930s, the Works Progress Administration (WPA) copied and indexed New England naturalization records for 1791 to 1906. The copies and index are at the [http://www.archives.gov/northeast/boston/ National Archives Northeast Region (Boston)]. The [[National Archives and Records Administration|National Archives]] in Washington, D.C., and the [[Family History Library|Family History Library]] have microfilm copies of the index:  
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For naturalization records after September 1906, contact the [[National Archives Northeast Region (Boston)]] or access the [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD Genealogy Program] at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly INS).  
For naturalization records after September 1906, contact the [[National Archives Northeast Region (Boston)]] or access the [http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD&vgnextchannel=d21f3711ca5ca110VgnVCM1000004718190aRCRD Genealogy Program] at the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (formerly INS).  
The Family History Library has copies of naturalization records for the counties of Rutland and Lamoille. They can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by using a Place Search under:
VERMONT, [COUNTY]- NATURALIZATION AND CITIZENSHIP
== '''Web Sites'''  ==
Vermont State Archives, Naturalization Records:&nbsp; [http://vermont-archives.org/collect/pdf/naturalizations.pdf http://vermont-archives.org/collect/pdf/naturalizations.pdf]<br><!--{12078793736350} -->
== References  ==
''[[Vermont]] 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.
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'''A wiki article describing this collection is found at:'''
*[[United States New England Naturalization Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]


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