While exploring a new bookstore in Denver, I found an interesting book (I have no vested interest in the sale of the book). "They Became Americans: Finding Naturalization Records and Ethnic Origins" by Loretto Dennis Szucs. It's published by Ancestry Publishing (1998) and includes the following chapters; The Naturalization Process in the United Sates How to Find Immigration and Naturalization Information Naturalization Courts and Processes Published Naturalization Records and Indexes Immigration and Naturalization Service Naturalization Records in the National Archives Finding Naturalization Information on the Internet Immigration Chronology The INS form is out of date -- that's now being handled through Homeland Security, but otherwise the information gave me a lot of new information that will be helpful in finishing my research on the immigrants in my family. The book may still be available through www.ancestry.com. ISBN number is 0-916489-71-X and has a retail value of $19.95. -- Alan On May 20, 2008, at 6:41 PM, Anettka@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 5/20/2008 1:17:09 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > BBMay1 > writes: > > Back then the women > couldn't get their papers, I guess, unless they were married > I don't think that was the case. The situation was that when a man > got his > papers, if he was married, the wife was automatically a citizen, as > were > their children. If a woman married a citizen, she automatically was > one as were > the children; if she was a citizen and married a non citizen, she > lost her > citizenship - don't know about the children. However, a woman could > apply for > citizenship on her own without being married; a child immigrating > without > parents could get their citizenship under special provisions, but > they had to > meet residency requirements for a minor at that time....this was all > pretty much > before abt 1923. Then women had to get citizenship on their own, > regardless > of if they were married or not. But they did not lose citizenship > if they > married a non-citizen. > > Anettka

Alan, Loretto wrote the first how-to book for Cook County (Chicago, Illinois). It was great! In fact I think I bought the updated version as well. She does a good job. Debbie Alan J. Kania wrote: > While exploring a new bookstore in Denver, I found an interesting book > (I have no vested interest in the sale of the book). "They Became > Americans: Finding Naturalization Records and Ethnic Origins" by > Loretto Dennis Szucs. It's published by Ancestry Publishing (1998) and > includes the following chapters; > > The Naturalization Process in the United Sates > How to Find Immigration and Naturalization Information > Naturalization Courts and Processes > Published Naturalization Records and Indexes > Immigration and Naturalization Service > Naturalization Records in the National Archives > Finding Naturalization Information on the Internet > Immigration Chronology > > The INS form is out of date -- that's now being handled through > Homeland Security, but otherwise the information gave me a lot of new > information that will be helpful in finishing my research on the > immigrants in my family. > > The book may still be available through www.ancestry.com. ISBN number > is 0-916489-71-X and has a retail value of $19.95. > > -- Alan > > > On May 20, 2008, at 6:41 PM, Anettka@aol.com wrote: >> In a message dated 5/20/2008 1:17:09 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, >> BBMay1 >> writes: >> >> Back then the women >> couldn't get their papers, I guess, unless they were married >> I don't think that was the case. The situation was that when a man >> got his >> papers, if he was married, the wife was automatically a citizen, as >> were >> their children. If a woman married a citizen, she automatically was >> one as were >> the children; if she was a citizen and married a non citizen, she >> lost her >> citizenship - don't know about the children. However, a woman could >> apply for >> citizenship on her own without being married; a child immigrating >> without >> parents could get their citizenship under special provisions, but >> they had to >> meet residency requirements for a minor at that time....this was all >> pretty much >> before abt 1923. Then women had to get citizenship on their own, >> regardless >> of if they were married or not. But they did not lose citizenship >> if they >> married a non-citizen. >> >> Anettka > ********************************* > Need to contact the list manager? Write to Marie at Poland-Roots-admin@rootsweb.com > ---------------------------------- > Discussion of Polish food, culture, and customs are welcome on the list as long as the discussion stays pertinent to the topic of this list: researching our Polish roots. > ---------------------------------- > Browse the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=poland-roots > Search the list's archives here: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?aop=1 > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POLAND-ROOTS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >