Is it possible these records could have been held with Cook County? ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: "Tom Wagner" <[email protected]> Reply-To: [email protected] Date: Wed, 5 Sep 2001 05:21:35 -0500 >Initially naturalization could be done at any Court, mostly it was at County >Courts. Federal Courts began doing it in 1872, but they were usually too far >away and most people continued to go to County Courts (until 1906). NARA >holds only the Federal Records. The State Archives normally hold the County >Records, except I was told they don't have Lake Countys old records. I just >thought maybe somebody had done this before. I will keep trying and let you >know. > >Tom > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Mary Urban <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 10:19 PM >Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] Naturalization Records > > >> Read this web page and it might explain why you are finding no records. >> There was no INS before 1906. >> >> http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/aboutins/history/NatzRec/NATREC.htm >> >> If that doesn't help, maybe you can get the same information you are >looking >> for through Alien Registrations at this address. If they were still alive >> between 1940-1944. >> >> http://www.ins.usdoj.gov/graphics/aboutins/history/NatzRec/NATREC.htm >> >> Otherwise, I don't know where else you can try. >> >> Mary >> >> http://communities.msn.com/Genealogy2000 >> [email protected] >> >> >> >> >From: "Tom Wagner" <[email protected]> >> >Reply-To: [email protected] >> >To: [email protected] >> >Subject: [[ILLAKE]: ] Re: [[ILLAKE]: ] Re: [[ILLAKE]: ] Naturalization >> >Records >> >Date: Tue, 4 Sep 2001 20:14:12 -0500 >> > >> >The NIU address (serving Lake County) is the same web site I referenced >in >> >my email. >> >When I called them, they said they don't have any Lake County >> >naturalization >> >records. >> >I'm confused. >> > >> >Tom >> > >> >> >> _________________________________________________________________ >> Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp >> >> > >