I've been trying to get the Naturalization papers for 2 great-grandfather's and my grandfather for over a year. I've written at least six letters to different places, I get the run around everywhere. Anyone have any luck at all? Carol At 07:18 AM 4/6/97 -0700, you wrote: >Diana Begeman wrote: >> >> Thanks. Do you know what information you need to get someone's naturalization papers? Do you have to know the year or what? >> >> Diana >> >> ---------- >> From: Joanne[SMTP:tjk@CSRLINK.NET] >> Sent: Monday, March 17, 1997 11:37 AM >> To: GEN-SLAVIC@MAIL.EWORLD.COM >> Subject: Naturalization records. >> >> This is in response to several questions in the past concerning the process >> of naturalization. It is taken from the March 1997 issue of Nas~e Rodina, >> the newsletter of The Czechoslovak Genealogical Society International: >> >> .....An act of 29 January 1795, replacing the first act of 1790, required >> that a declaration of intention be filed three years before admission as a >> citizen, and residence of five years in the United States and one in the >> state where the naturalization took place..... >> >> .....Since 1790 children under the age of twenty-two years have become >> citizens automatically by naturalization of the parent. Until 1922, a wife >> became naturalized upon the citizenship conferred her husband, and no >> separate filings were necessary. After an act of 22 September 1922 a >> married woman had to be naturalized on her own..... >> >> --------------------------------------------------------------- > >I sent for mine from IRAD with just the name and date of birth. They >searched a 20 year period in their Soundex index. But I don't think any >of them are mine. >Liz > >