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Ontario Naturalization and Citizenship (view source)
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==Court Records, ca. 1850-ca. 1975== | ==Court Records, ca. 1850-ca. 1975== | ||
Naturalization could occur by swearing an oath of allegiance before a judge, usually at the Court of General Sessions of the Peace in each county or district. Records | For the court records found in the following two collections, records can be [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/about/prepare.aspx#location '''searched at the Archives of Ontario''',] [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/microfilm/index.aspx '''requested in interlibrary loan'''] for use in your local library, or you can '''hire a researcher''' from the provided list of individuals who are certified by the Board for Certification of Genealogists or who are members of the Association of Professional Genealogists. | ||
*[http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/about/prepare.aspx '''Prepare for Your Visit to the Archives of Ontario'''.] | |||
*For information and request forms for interlibrary loans, see [http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/microfilm/index.aspx '''What is the Microfilm Interloan Service?'''] | |||
*[http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/en/access/documents/customer_service_guide_111_genealogical_researchers.pdf '''Genealogical Researchers in Ontario'''] | |||
Naturalization could occur by swearing an oath of allegiance before a judge, usually at the Court of General Sessions of the Peace in each county or district. Records include registers, oaths, case files, correspondence and copies of certificates for some counties and districts. | |||
*To identify a series of court records documenting naturalization, click [http://ao.minisisinc.com/scripts/mwimain.dll?get&file=%5bARCHON%5dsearch.htm the '''Archives Descriptive Database.'''] | *To identify a series of court records documenting naturalization, click [http://ao.minisisinc.com/scripts/mwimain.dll?get&file=%5bARCHON%5dsearch.htm the '''Archives Descriptive Database.'''] | ||
*Click on '''"Advanced Search Options".''' | *Click on '''"Advanced Search Options".''' | ||
*Click on '''"Search for Groups of Archival Records".''' | *Click on '''"Search for Groups of Archival Records".''' | ||
*Enter the keywords '''"naturalization"''', the name of the '''"district or county''' (as a keyword). Click Search.<br> | *Enter the keywords '''"naturalization"''', the name of the '''"district or county''' (as a keyword). Click Search.<br> | ||
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A record of appearance before the court can sometimes be found in the minute books | A record of appearance before the court can sometimes be found in the '''minute books of the court'''. To identify series of minute books from '''the Court of General Sessions of the Peace''': | ||
of the court. To identify series of minute books from the Court of General Sessions of | click [http://ao.minisisinc.com/scripts/mwimain.dll?get&file=%5bARCHON%5dsearch.htm the '''Archives Descriptive Database.'''] | ||
the Peace | *Click on '''"Advanced Search Options".''' | ||
*Click on '''"Search for Groups of Archival Records".''' | |||
*Enter the keywords '''"minute", '''"Peace"''', and the name of the '''"county or district"'''. | |||
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Records created after 1917 are more detailed than earlier records and are found at: | Records created after 1917 are more detailed than earlier records and are found at: | ||