Dear fellow listmembers, I thought some folks might be interested in this info: Records of immigration and naturalization are kept by the court in which the action occurred, and may be obtained directly from the court clerk. The Portland courthouse has a card index to all Maine naturalizations in any court., 1798-1906; There is a copy at the National Archives in Waltham. After 1906, naturalization became a federal function and records from that year onward may be gotten either from the local court house or the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS; Dept of Justice) in Washington DC . To request such a record from Washington get the current form at the National Archives name date and court of naturalization must be known fee is $10.00 for up to 20 pp. US District Court, Southern DIvision Portland, has the following: Name Index to Declarations filed 1906-55 Delclarations of Intention, 1911-55 name Index to Petetions filed 1851-1944 Petitions and records of Naturalizations 1911-45 Overseas Military Petitions and Naturalizations 1942-45 US Circuit Court, Maine has: Declarations of Intention 1850-1906 and 1906-11 Petitions and records of Naturalization 1906-11 Naturalization Record Books 1851-1906 US District Court Northern Division (Bangor after 1915) No naturalizations available all were persumed accomplished in Southern Division until 1945 US District Court for the District of Maine: Naturlatization Docket 1856-85 Declarations of Intenion 1849-1900 Naturalization Record Books 1851-1906 Declarations of Intention (with petitions) 1799-1909 I hope you find this info helpful Susan Szewczyk Mainfamilies Listowner ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.