Carl, You have to know where your father was living when he filed his declaration of intention, and where he was living when he filed his final papers. These events could have occured in two different places. Please post back to the list and tell us if you know where he was living - someone may have researched that locality and might be able to help you. Once you know where he might have filed, you have to then look for an index of Naturalization filings for that locality. There is no comprehensive nationwide index of Naturalizations, however, you will find that there are numerous indexes prepared by state and local genealogical societies, state historical societies, etc. Sometimes the papers are archived at the State archive, and the archive will have an index; some are archived at the National archives. It all depends on the courthouse where he filed. Here is a web site that lists some online indexes of Naturalizations: http://home.att.net/~wee-monster/naturalization.html Good luck in your search. Maggie Hein Chicago, IL -----Original Message----- >From: CPeil@aol.com >Sent: Mar 15, 2007 6:37 AM >To: GER-VOLGA@rootsweb.com >Subject: [GV] Citizenship papers > >I was wondering if anyone knows how to find copies of my fathers first and >second citizenship papers >Thank you, >Carl Peil ><BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free >email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at >http://www.aol.com. > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GER-VOLGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

There used to be a nice web site for the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) where you could print a form and mail it in requesting naturalization information. The old web site is gone and the best I could find is http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis/menuitem.eb1d4c2a3e5b9ac89243c6a7543f6d1a/?vgnextoid=34139c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD&vgnextchannel=34139c7755cb9010VgnVCM10000045f3d6a1RCRD At the right you can click on "G-639 Freedom of Information Act/Privacy Act Request". At the bottom of that page click on Download to get a copy of the form to mail in. Sally Seattle, WA