On Thu, 3 Jan 2002 21:58:10 EST Norafitz@aol.com writes: > Where would a person apply for Naturalization papers in the early > part of the 20th century? Where would the papers be kept today? > > Thanks. > > Nora If you are speaking about after 1906 that is when the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) was formed and all naturalizations will be with them at the federal level. Before that it could be done in any court, at any level (state, city, county, mayor) and anywhere. So it is much more of a needle in a haystack before 1906. There is not quite as much information in the earlier years either. But the later years do give you the things you hope for: ship name and port and date of immigration. Of course the 1920, 1910, and 1900 census should give you a sense of when they came, and perhaps when or if naturalized. Best wishes, Elissa ________________________________________________________________ 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/web/.