Elissa Yes, I believe it was after 1906. I will have to check the 1920 census record again. Do you mean the records are stored at the federal level and not local? I had hoped it was at a local court. Do you have an address or a website? 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 >