You can make a FOIA request, and write to *your* nearest INS office (or whatever they're called these days.) Don't write to the office closest to where the event occurred - write to the office closest to you there in Raleigh. I've successfully done this for my grandfather who immigrated and naturalized around the same times as you're seeking. I didn't have an exact date, but had a year based on the 1920 census (and I'm told them as such.) You need to identify your request as a Freedom of Information Act Request. Provide as much info as you can: Name, DOB, place born, immigration date and/or year, immigration location, the person's address at the time of the naturalization (or at least the city, County, State.) They will respond first acknowledging the receipt of your request and letting you know which track it's on; easy records go on the fast track, harder records to locate go on the slow track. There is now fee for FOIA information. Find your closest INS office here: http://uscis.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/ INS is now USCIS, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. Check out that site for other details too. Hope this helps! Brian On Sep 1, 2005, at 1:09 PM, Diane Richard wrote: > Hello, > > I am continuing to track down the Robert SKEMP family who emigrated > from the > UK in the 1880s. The 1920 and 1930 Census entries consistently state > that > the family was naturalized in 1912. Who would hold naturalization > records > for this period? > > Thanks much, > > Diane :-) >

Sorry, I meant to write "There is no fee for FOIA information." That's not exactly true. Most requests do not end up having fees, though you may get charged. There is no standard or set fee; you're covering extraneous costs, which are minimal, and therefore rarely charged. You can find this info at: http://uscis.gov/graphics/aboutus/foia/request.htm And specific office addresses can be found on this page: http://uscis.gov/graphics/aboutus/foia/ADDRESS.HTM Should've re-read my email before sending it off! Brian On Sep 1, 2005, at 5:55 PM, Brian Columbus wrote: > You can make a FOIA request, and write to *your* nearest INS office > (or whatever they're called these days.) Don't write to the office > closest to where the event occurred - write to the office closest to > you there in Raleigh. I've successfully done this for my grandfather > who immigrated and naturalized around the same times as you're > seeking. I didn't have an exact date, but had a year based on the 1920 > census (and I'm told them as such.) You need to identify your request > as a Freedom of Information Act Request. > > Provide as much info as you can: Name, DOB, place born, immigration > date and/or year, immigration location, the person's address at the > time of the naturalization (or at least the city, County, State.) They > will respond first acknowledging the receipt of your request and > letting you know which track it's on; easy records go on the fast > track, harder records to locate go on the slow track. There is now fee > for FOIA information. > > Find your closest INS office here: > http://uscis.gov/graphics/fieldoffices/ > > INS is now USCIS, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services. > Check out that site for other details too. > > Hope this helps! > Brian > > On Sep 1, 2005, at 1:09 PM, Diane Richard wrote: