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''[[United States of America|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship|U.S. Naturalizations]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[South Dakota|South Dakota]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[South Dakota Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalizations]]''


== Availability  ==
== Availability  ==
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After statehood in 1889, the clerk of the circuit court in each [[South Dakota]] county was authorized to keep all naturalization records. You can obtain copies of declarations and petitions from the clerk's office.  
After statehood in 1889, the clerk of the circuit court in each [[South Dakota]] county was authorized to keep all naturalization records. You can obtain copies of declarations and petitions from the clerk's office.  


The South Dakota State Archives has placed an [http://www.sdhistory.org/arc/naturalizationarchives/naturalization_records.htm#Index%20to%20South%20Dakota%20Naturalization%20Records Index to the South Dakota Naturalization Records]&nbsp;on-line. The Index includes both the First Papers and the Second Papers.&nbsp;The index includes the following information for the first papers: names, county of residence, birth country, date of intention, and page and volume in the original record. The second papers include: names, county of residence, final date, birth year, country the immigrant is renouncing, and page and volume in the original record. <br> There is also a history of the naturalization laws on the site.  
The South Dakota State Archives has placed an [http://www.sdhistory.org/arc/naturalizationarchives/naturalization_records.htm#Index%20to%20South%20Dakota%20Naturalization%20Records Index to the South Dakota Naturalization Records]&nbsp;on-line. The Index includes both the First Papers and the Second Papers.&nbsp;The index includes the following information for the first papers: names, county of residence, birth country, date of intention, and page and volume in the original record. The second papers include: names, county of residence, final date, birth year, country the immigrant is renouncing, and page and volume in the original record. <br>There is also a history of the naturalization laws on the site.  


The Family History Library has many naturalization records from the district and circuit courts.both in&nbsp;the&nbsp;state records and in the&nbsp;county records.&nbsp;
The Family History Library has many naturalization records from the district and circuit courts.both in&nbsp;the&nbsp;state records and in the&nbsp;county records.&nbsp;  


== Post-1906 Records  ==
== Post-1906 Records  ==