Dennis, Prior to 1906 the only info would be country of origin... and in this case would state either Austria or Hungary. In Sept 1906 a "standardized" form was used in all states (or at least that is what the law stated) prior that they varied. Every Declaration and Petition I have found in Cuyahoga Co. prior to 1906 had scant info. But... if it were me I would order them just to have them. But likely they will not lead to any additional information. Robert Jerin Croatian Heritage Museum Cleveland Ohio Dennis Kowallek <kowallek@iglou.com> wrote: On Fri, 8 Apr 2005 18:16:24 EDT, JANDA143@aol.com wrote: >Would the next step be to order the naturalization records? Would his >petition be at the same location and what kind of information is on both of those >records? I would order the naturalization records from the Cuyahoga Co. Archives (very inexpensive) and his DC from the Ohio Historical Society ($7.00 I believe). The naturalization records will more likely provide the village he came from, but you may strike out on both. -- Dennis M. Kowallek kowallek@iglou.com ****************** ==== OHCUYAHO Mailing List ==== Please visit the Cuyahoga County GenWeb Website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohcuyaho/cuyaoh.htm ============================== New! Family Tree Maker 2005. Build your tree and search for your ancestors at the same time. Share your tree with family and friends. Learn more: http://landing.ancestry.com/familytreemaker/2005/tour.aspx?sourceid=14599&targetid=5429 Interested in visting Croatia? Click on the link below to find out about a wonderful tour of Croatia! http://www.kollander-travel.com/