I went to the website to check the URL, but did not have time to run a search for SHANNON or SHANAHAN, but should be plenty. Joyce Brooklyn Naturalizations The Jewish Genealogical Society, located in New York City, is in the midst of a vast project to compile an index to naturalization records in Kings County (the home of Brooklyn). Eventually this valuable database will include over a quarter of a million names of immigrants who applied for U.S. citizenship in Kings County between 1907 and 1924. To date the project is about a quarter of the way to the finish line, with over 65,000 entries. Searching the index involves typing in a surname, a surname and the first letter of the given name, or even the soundex code of the surname you're interested in (a useful facility, especially if the surname is often misspelled). Index entries give the full name of the individual, the soundex code for his or her surname, the date of the action, and volume and page number references for declarations of intent or petitions for naturalization. While the documents themselves are not online, they are easily ordered from the office of the Kings County Clerk, or they can be examined in person if you happen to find yourself in Brooklyn. As you would expect, contact information is online to help you request copies of any documents you find reference to in the index. And if you're not quite sure what the naturalization process involved or what type of data you might find in the naturalization documents, the Jewish Genealogical Society has produced an excellent series of Questions and Answers (the ubiquitous Internet FAQ) to clue you in on the process.<A HREF="http://www.jgsny.org/kingsintro2.htm"> kingsintro</A> or http://www.jgsny.org/kingsintro2.htm