I just realized that I don't know whether or not citizenship was a prerequisite to land ownership (timeframe early 1900s). If it was, what might have been required for an immigrant to demonstrate their citizenship status should they have wanted to buy a home, farm, or other real estate. This question came to mind as I have been trying to think of alternate avenues of approach in my ongoing search for my grandfather's naturalization papers. William Metsa was for a time a mine employee in Houghton Co. (in Baltic if I remember correctly)--this was about 1910ish. By the 1920 Census he's on a farm near Chassell. William did naturalize in 1912, according to the census entry. The print on my copy of the census schedule is not clear, but I believe it shows that William was owner of the farm (mortgaged). The farm is still owned and occupied by the widow of one of William's sons. Unfortunately, she was unable to help me with any history of the Metsa family. Now I am wondering if there is any chance that land records held in Houghton Co. would contain hints about William's naturalization. Tom Osborn Rancho Santa Margarita, CA