Is there anyone in Manistee that will do lookups of Naturalization records? Don J. > > Subject: [[MIMANIST]] Re: Manistee Co. Naturalization records > Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 18:36:37 -0600 > From: Jerry Dominski <jerryd@execpc.com> > To: MIMANIST-L@rootsweb.com > > Margaret, I found my GGrandfather's intent paper at the Manistee County > courthouse. > Jerry Dominski

I believe one can call or write the court house and they will check for naturalization papers. Jerry

Donald Johnson wrote: > > Is there anyone in Manistee that will do lookups of Naturalization records? > > Don J. > > > > > Subject: [[MIMANIST]] Re: Manistee Co. Naturalization records > > Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 18:36:37 -0600 > > From: Jerry Dominski <jerryd@execpc.com> > > To: MIMANIST-L@rootsweb.com > > > > Margaret, I found my GGrandfather's intent paper at the Manistee County > > courthouse. > > Jerry Dominski > I would consider it, except that, from talking with and looking through the clerk's record books, there are no "naturalization records" with any genealogical info on them, only a list of names of people who completed the naturalization process during a given session of circuit court; I imagine it's similar to modern-day groups of people taking the oath of citizenship all at the same time. So the upshot is: the research required is not worth the results. As for the Declaration of Intent (the first stage of naturalization), the only information I've seen on them is the person's signature or mark. What they signed is a form showing only that they renounce the [fill-in-the-blank], e.g., the King of Norway and Sweden, or the Head Honcho of Outer Slobbovia. There's nothing telling what town they came from, when they landed, or what ship they came on. Because my opinion is that look-ups in these records, at least for Manistee County, are not worth my trouble, I have not volunteered to do it. Good luck otherwise, Carol S.