Thank you, I'll talk to my mom and then try that. Janiece ----- Original Message ----- From: "Diane Jacobs" <kingart@ix.netcom.com> To: <SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 3:54 AM Subject: RE: [S-H-RTS] Which Schleswig? > > > > The National Archives would have a copy of the naturalization petition, > But you need to know where he may have naturalized. > > Diane Jacobs > New York > > My dad came to the US around 1928. He was born in 1911 and immigrated > when > he was about 17. I'm not sure when he became a citizen, but he was > working > for the Defense Department in the 40's, on the Manhattan Project, and > I'm > pretty sure he was a citizen by then. > > How can I get his naturalization records? They might give me more > information on where he was living prior to coming to the US. Or are > there > other records I should be looking for? > > Thanks for any advice you can offer. > > Janiece Pfeiffer > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jane Irish Nelson" <jane_irish_nelson@yahoo.com> > To: <SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2004 7:26 PM > Subject: Re: [S-H-RTS] Which Schleswig? > > > > > > --- "E.Sharp" <bellemarco@hotmail.com> wrote: > > > Thanks, Diane. They did marry in the US and I have the > > > marriage records.All it says is Denmark. And I am told that > > > the naturalization record will also be of no help and > > > obtaining that is another saga. I am pursuing other > > > records and am awaiting a reply. > > > > > > > Elaine, it depends upon the time period of the naturalization as > > to how much help it might be. But, do you know what church he > > attended in the US? I have found that church records sometimes > > include birthplaces, either in memberships lists, or death > > (burial) records. > > > > Good luck! > > > > > > > > ===== > > Jane Irish Nelson > > jane_irish_nelson@yahoo.com > > Jane's Genealogy Jigsaw: > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~irishgirl/ > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Finance Tax Center - File online. File on time. > > http://taxes.yahoo.com/filing.html > > > > > > ==== SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > > Technical Terms and Rules of the S-H-ROOTS: > > http://www.genealogy-sh.com/faq-sh-roots/index.htm > > > > > ==== SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Technical Terms and Rules of the S-H-ROOTS: > http://www.genealogy-sh.com/faq-sh-roots/index.htm > > > > > ==== SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN-ROOTS Mailing List ==== > Eine Erklaerung von Fachbegriffen und die Regeln der SH-ROOTS finden Sie hier: > http://www.genealogy-sh.com/faq-sh-roots/regeln.htm >