FYI There was a hugh fire in Baltimore that gutted the central part of Baltimore in about 1904. http://www.mdch.org/fire/ is a good site to find more info. Carol -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Dick Crow" <rw.crow@verizon.net> > Mary Ellen, > > The record I was looking for was for Baltimore, I was checking at the > Historical Society in Baltimore, and this was the info I was given when I > tried to find the actual records. My g-grandfather applied for citizenship > in 1848 and became a citizen in > 1853. But there was no date given when the fire occurred. Sorry I can't > provide any further info. > > "The Ole Crow" > Dick Crow > "Retired & enjoying it!" > rw.crow@verizon.net > Cell: 603-490-0153 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mary Ellen Chambers" > To: > Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 1:23 PM > Subject: Re: [MDALLEGA] Naturalization Papers > > > > Dick~ > > What was the time line for the citizenship records burned in MD? We're > > looking for records for approx. 1850 - 1860 in either Allegany or > > Washington County. Would that be in the incinerated time line??? > > > > Mary Ellen Chambers > > > > Dick Crow wrote: > > I attempted to obtain naturalization papers for my g-grandfather for the > > approximate time frame you are looking for info, and found that the only > > information available was from the index files. The actual documents had > > been lost in a fire that destroyed all of the Maryland citizenship records > > for that era. > > > > My g-grandfather applied for citizenship in 1848 and became a citizen in > > 1853. > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MDALLEGA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message