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===='''DEFINITION AND VALUE OF NATURALIZATION RECORDS'''==== | ===='''DEFINITION AND VALUE OF NATURALIZATION RECORDS'''==== | ||
Naturalization is the '''''legal process''''' our immigrant ancestors went through to became citizens of the United States. Becoming naturalized meant our foreign-born ancestors could vote, run for a government office, serve on a jury, pay taxes, receive the protection of the law. *The choice of an ancestor to become a citizen of the United States affected their lives and is an essential part of their story that and that you will want to document. | Naturalization is the '''''legal process''''' our immigrant ancestors went through to became citizens of the United States. Becoming naturalized meant our foreign-born ancestors could vote, run for a government office, serve on a jury, pay taxes, receive the protection of the law. *The choice of an ancestor to become a citizen of the United States affected their lives and is an essential part of their story that and that you will want to document. | ||
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