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[[Portal:United States Naturalization|Portal:United States Naturalization ]]>[[Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] | [[Portal:United States Naturalization|Portal:United States Naturalization ]]>[[Massachusetts|Massachusetts]] | ||
== Availability<br> == | |||
Naturalization records were filed in the various county and district courts of [[Portal:Massachusetts|Massachusetts]]. The Family History Library has some microfilm copies of these records. | Naturalization records were filed in the various county and district courts of [[Portal:Massachusetts|Massachusetts]]. The Family History Library has some microfilm copies of these records. | ||
== Soundex Index == | == Soundex Index == | ||
New England naturalization records for 1791 to 1906 were copied and indexed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the late 1930s. Some of the records are more recent than 1906. The index gives the name and location of the court, the date of naturalization, and the volume and page number (or certificate number) of the naturalization record. The copies and index are at the National Archives—New England Region. The National Archives in Washington, DC, and the Family History Library have microfilm copies of the index: | New England naturalization records for 1791 to 1906 were copied and indexed by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) in the late 1930s. Some of the records are more recent than 1906. The index gives the name and location of the court, the date of naturalization, and the volume and page number (or certificate number) of the naturalization record. The copies and index are at the National Archives—New England Region. The National Archives in Washington, DC, and the Family History Library have microfilm copies of the index: | ||
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*United States. District Court (Massachusetts). ''Naturalization Records, 1906–1917''. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1988. (Family History Library films 1578248–302.) Microfilms of originals are also in the National Archives in Washington, DC. Most volumes are individually indexed. Petitions list court district, name, residence, occupation, date and place of petition, port and date of embarkment, port of arrival, vessel, citizenship date, spouse, children, and their birth dates and places. | *United States. District Court (Massachusetts). ''Naturalization Records, 1906–1917''. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1988. (Family History Library films 1578248–302.) Microfilms of originals are also in the National Archives in Washington, DC. Most volumes are individually indexed. Petitions list court district, name, residence, occupation, date and place of petition, port and date of embarkment, port of arrival, vessel, citizenship date, spouse, children, and their birth dates and places. | ||
== Post 1906 Records == | == Post 1906 Records == | ||
For information on naturalization records after 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], or contact the Northeast Region of the National Archives: | For information on naturalization records after 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], or contact the Northeast Region of the National Archives: | ||
National Archives—Northeast Region <br>Frederick C. Murphy Federal Center <br>380 Trapelo Road <br>Waltham, Massachusetts <br>02452-6399 | National Archives—Northeast Region <br>Frederick C. Murphy Federal Center <br>380 Trapelo Road <br>Waltham, Massachusetts <br>02452-6399 | ||
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Phone: (781) 663-0130<br>Fax: (781) 663-0154<br>E-mail: [mailto:waltham.archives@nara.gov <u>waltham.archives@nara.gov</u>] | Phone: (781) 663-0130<br>Fax: (781) 663-0154<br>E-mail: [mailto:waltham.archives@nara.gov <u>waltham.archives@nara.gov</u>] | ||
== Web Sites == | == Web Sites == | ||
Naturalization information online: | Naturalization information online: | ||
*http://www.sampubco.com/nats/ma/massachusetts.htm | *[http://www.sampubco.com/nats/ma/massachusetts.htm http://www.sampubco.com/nats/ma/massachusetts.htm] | ||
*http://www.rootsweb.com/~ussnei/NatlzMA.htm | *[http://www.rootsweb.com/~ussnei/NatlzMA.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~ussnei/NatlzMA.htm] | ||
== References == | == References == | ||