Yes, I've found some on Footnote.com, which is great if your ancestors were naturalized in Pittsburgh PA (and other places I'm not familiar with I'm sure) because they collected all incoming papers together for the naturalization. On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Chris <[email protected]> wrote: > Has anyone been able to locate their ancestors 1st papers? > I was told I would have to contact the town my grandfather was born in > unless he was in the military,at which he may have applied to come to the > USA thru the military.My grandfathers' manifest states his residence was > Schinkell..I can't find that place anywhere.Can anyone shed some light on > this please. > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I am interested in locating information about naturalization in Pittsburgh, Pa. I have sent to the Archives in Philly however it has been two months and I haven't gotten an answer. I even sent them the number on the certificate with the petition Volume number and the number. I am also looking for the first papers and all other papers to get information. Please tell me how you found the information on Footnotes.com. My grandfather became a citizen in 9124. Thanks, Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "Laura June Topolsky" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 12:00 PM Subject: Re: [PBS] 1st Papers > Yes, I've found some on Footnote.com, which is great if your ancestors > were > naturalized in Pittsburgh PA (and other places I'm not familiar with I'm > sure) because they collected all incoming papers together for the > naturalization. > > On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 11:56 AM, Chris <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Has anyone been able to locate their ancestors 1st papers? >> I was told I would have to contact the town my grandfather was born in >> unless he was in the military,at which he may have applied to come to the >> USA thru the military.My grandfathers' manifest states his residence was >> Schinkell..I can't find that place anywhere.Can anyone shed some light on >> this please. >> >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Do you mean Declaration of Intent or Naturalization papers? I found my great-grandfather's D of I in the courthouse of the county where he settled. The index was online, but I had to go to the courthouse to find the papers and make a copy. We were lucky because, althought he index is there, several of the books with the papers in them are missing. I found my great-grandfather's and about 6 other people who were either related or who I remembered hearing about. I had a list of about 20 that I wanted to look for. My g-grandfather settled at about age 21 or 22, but didn't apply until he was 77. He lived to be 94. Rereading the original post, I think you mean another kind of papers back in the old country. I'm not familiar with those, so this is something new to me. Cecelia in Texas > Yes, I've found some on Footnote.com, which is great if your ancestors > were > naturalized in Pittsburgh PA (and other places I'm not familiar with I'm > sure) because they collected all incoming papers together for the > naturalization. > Chris wrote: > >> Has anyone been able to locate their ancestors 1st papers? >> I was told I would have to contact the town my grandfather was born in >> unless he was in the military,at which he may have applied to come to the >> USA thru the military.My grandfathers' manifest states his residence was >> Schinkell..I can't find that place anywhere.Can anyone shed some light on >> this please. >>

I found all of these on Footnote -- but they're only online for certain places, such as Allegheny County. Footnote has Declaration of Intent, Naturalization, Oath of Allegiance and certificate of arrival for some people. Laura On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 4:27 PM, Cecelia <[email protected]> wrote: > Do you mean Declaration of Intent or Naturalization papers? > I found my great-grandfather's D of I in the courthouse of the county where > he settled. The index was online, but I had to go to the courthouse to > find > the papers and make a copy. We were lucky because, althought he index is > there, several of the books with the papers in them are missing. I found > my great-grandfather's and about 6 other people who were either related or > who I remembered hearing about. I had a list of about 20 that I wanted to > look for. > My g-grandfather settled at about age 21 or 22, but didn't apply until he > was 77. He lived to be 94. > Rereading the original post, I think you mean another kind of papers back > in > the old country. I'm not familiar with those, so this is something new to > me. > Cecelia in Texas > > > > > Yes, I've found some on Footnote.com, which is great if your ancestors > > were > > naturalized in Pittsburgh PA (and other places I'm not familiar with I'm > > sure) because they collected all incoming papers together for the > > naturalization. > > > Chris wrote: > > > >> Has anyone been able to locate their ancestors 1st papers? > >> I was told I would have to contact the town my grandfather was born in > >> unless he was in the military,at which he may have applied to come to > the > >> USA thru the military.My grandfathers' manifest states his residence was > >> Schinkell..I can't find that place anywhere.Can anyone shed some light > on > >> this please. > >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >