Hi, You don't have to be a member to search, but you do to view the images, which is the most helpful obviously. Once I'm finished working for the day I'll take a peek. Laura On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 5:56 PM, Barbara <[email protected]> wrote: > Laura, > Do you need to be a member to use Footnotes? I have the actual certificate > of naturalization, but, none of the paper work which would have a lot, I > think, of information which I do not have. He lived in Allegheny County, > Homestead to be exact. His name was Michael (Mike) Shupinka, which is on > the document, however I have seen his name written Chupinka, Chupink, and > Shupink, it was in Feb, 1924. You would think with all the information I > sent to the Archives in Oct. that they would have been able to let me know, > when I called them and gave them the information they told me with all I > had > it would be very easy to locate the papers and they would notify me within > a > week of getting my e-mail information...still waiting!. > If it is not too difficult a task to check I would appreciate it, since I > have been searching for this information for three years and my own mother > just this document this past Oct, I guess you can say I am in no rush. > Thanks, > Barbara > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Laura June Topolsky" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2008 3:29 PM > Subject: Re: [PBS] 1st Papers > > > >I just searched and searched my husband's family names until i pulled it > > up. If you don't have a membership, I could do some cursory searching > for > > you to see if they have anything, if you'd like to give me the names. For > > my > > husband's great-grandfather, whose last name was Topolsky, I found 7 > pages > > under the names Topolsky, Topolski, Trepolsky, Treepolski and Trepolski > so > > it can take quite a while! Laura > > > > On Tue, Dec 2, 2008 at 3:25 PM, Barbara <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> 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 > >> > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> 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 > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >