Cecilia, Have you checked to see if there is a volenteer in the county at www.raogk.com ?? Maria ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cecelia" <cheinric@tca.net> To: <germany-passenger-lists@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 01, 2006 2:14 PM Subject: Re: [G-P-L] ancestry >I just wanted to add that, I asked last week about how to go about getting > naturalization records for my great-grandfather, etc. from my hometown > courthouse. The index is online on the county gen web site. > I was told I am welcome to come there and find them, and it is $1 to make > each copy. So, that will mean a trip there, rather than being able to ask > for a copy to be sent to me. > It isn't far, but I haven't been driving due to knee problems. > Just thought I would let you know that some places may not send out > naturalization records, like my home county. I'm sure that they are small > and don't have anyone to do that. > Cecelia in Texas > P.S. I like to work at home, too! I spent so many years in the > classroom, > it's just so nice to be able to be at home during the day! I think I would > fall asleep if I had to sit in the library, reading in a quiet place all > day! It does sound nice, but I can see me, asleep on the table and having > to have someone wake me up when they close! Oh dear! > > >> You still need to write away to the court house where they applied for >> citizentionship to obtain naturalization papers and ancestry doesn't have >> the films from overseas as does the LDS. It's great for the census and >> maybe >> some ship arrivals. The Federal Building archives in your area has >> ancestry >> on their computers as well as many films but overseas is LDS. >> Marie > >> >> >> I would rather work at home. > >> >> Paul >> > > > >>> >>> >>>> If I am looking for immigration records of Germans/Alsations in the >>>> 1800s, as well as German/Alsation birth/marriage/death records for the >>>> 1700s and 1800s, which Ancestry membership makes the most sense? >>>> Paul > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > GERMANY-PASSENGER-LISTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message