Well said, Joan...and thank you for the information. :) ----- Original Message ----- From: JYoung6180@aol.com To: PAPHILAD-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Monday, December 12, 2005 4:45 PM Subject: Re: [PAPHL] Re:naturalization index lookups for free. In a message dated 12/12/2005 3:36:19 PM Eastern Standard Time, b_sgun@magicohio.com writes: Not according to a 3 three volume set of books on passenger lists and naturalizations. The information you were given is accurate--Federal Naturalizations began in 1790 -- not 1789. I must say when requesting assistance from your fellow list members the tone of your message isn't exactly of a nature that would encourage anyone to want to assist you. There is a book "Philadelphia Naturalizations: Records of Aliens' Declarations of Intention and/or Oaths of Allegiance 1789-1880" (Detroit, Mich.: Gale Research Co., 1982) and which can be used in connection with "The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine 36 (1989): 109-16. These resources can be obtained in any good genealogy library and probably from the LDS Family History Centers across the country. See RootsWeb Guide lesson 16 on Naturalization: http://www.rootsweb.com/~rwguide/lesson16.htm Joan ==== PAPHILAD Mailing List ==== Helpful abbreviations: (APS)American Philosophical Society, [ARI]Annenberg Research Institute,(BI)Balch Institute,[DU] Drexel University Library, FLP)Free Library of Philadelphia, [GHS] Germantown Historical Society, GSP)Genealogical Society of PA, (HSP)Historical Society of PA, LC)Library Company, [NARS] National Archives Regional Branch-Philadelphia, PCA)Philadelphia City Archives,(PCH)Philadelphia City Hall, (PJAC)Philadelphia Jewish Archives Center, (RWA)Register of Wills Archives,(TU)Temple University, (UP)University of Pennsylvania Libraries and Archives ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx