At 8:16 AM -0800 11/20/98, Georgia Adams wrote: >Can Naturalization records be obtained >from the Alameda County Courthouse >in Oakland? The people I am looking >for, lived in Hayward, and San Leandro, >CA. It depends on when they naturalized, and where. Before sometime in the 20s (not sure exact year) people naturalized in federal, state, county courts -- sometimes even at the local police station. After that, all naturalizations were in the federal courts. There are ways to track down naturalization, but the time frame is important. --Laurel