Is this a rare event or should we all try it? My original question is if information on a relative is found on , lets say. the "Index/Soundex to Petitions for Naturalization NYC" and it includes name, year of naturalization but not much else does that mean there isn't much else? Or does it mean this is only a soundex/index and the writers only jotted a few things? Also, is there more information in the "intention to naturalize" papers (generally speaking)? Christine DMS59Dart@aol.com wrote: > At the Federal Archives in New York City, I went in and gave my father's name. > In less that five minutes the clerk came out with the original federal copy of > my father's Naturalization Papers, declaration of intent and his arrival > certificate. For the price of the copy machine, I got them all. From the > original and he filed in Newark, NJ. > Dave from Long Island > > ==== NJESSEX Mailing List ==== > Visit the Essex County Genealogy Web Site at: > <http://www.rootsweb.com/~njessex/>