Actually the daughters were also Swiss until they reached the age of majority and chose whether or not to relinquish Swiss Citizenship. The parents could keep dual citizenship also. You can write to the National Archives for info, if you know what you want. I would suggest you got to their website and see what they can offer. Also, you can find out what court they were naturalized in by writng the town they lived in here and asking and then writing for the records. It wasn't as standardized as it is now. Or you can call thetown/city/county offices and ask. make sure you ask for both thedeclaration of intent and the actual naturalization papers. The former often has more information. Marlena >From: "gmarob" <gmarob@citlink.net> >To: SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: RE: [SWITZ] Return to Switzerland >Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2006 16:11:01 -0800 > >Well, in 1893 or so, they didn't issue passports, unless you asked and paid >for one. Besides, only the two daughters were citizens. Their parents >were >still Swiss. Naturalization didn't come until after they had returned to >the US in 1920. >At this point, I guess I'll just have to forget it as I live too far from >an >National Archive to check there. >Thanks for all the input. If I do find out how to get the info, I'll >report >back to the list. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: claire lisa [mailto:cjlisa@att.net] >Sent: Saturday, February 11, 2006 4:07 PM >To: gmarob >Subject: Re: [SWITZ] Return to Switzerland > > >I too would be interesed in knowing how to track that -- it seems it might >have to be done from in Switzerland. > >The other thing is that I found on my grandmother's naturalization cert. >that the backside was stamped upon re-entry into the US. It makes me think >that there weren't passports then or certainly that the naturalization >cert. >was sufficient for re-entry. This was in 1936. > >Does anyone else have thoughts on this issue? >Claire > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "gmarob" <gmarob@citlink.net> >To: <SWITZERLAND-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 9:11 AM >Subject: RE: [SWITZ] Return to Switzerland > > >They were not citizens at the time - 1892 to 1900. No passports. > >-----Original Message----- >From: Joseph E Wolfe [mailto:joeedwolfe@juno.com] >Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 6:12 AM >To: gmarob@citlink.net >Subject: Re: [SWITZ] Return to Switzerland > > >roberta...if they were a citizen of ther U.S. THEY WOULD HAVE TO HAVE HAD >a passport and depending on the > >time they did this there are passport indexex avcaileble thorugh the local >family history centers. > >Joe Wolfe > > >__________ NOD32 1.1401 (20060209) Information __________ > >This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com > > > >==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== >Swiss Resource Site >http://swiss.genealogy.net > > > > >__________ NOD32 1.1404 (20060211) Information __________ > >This message was checked by NOD32 antivirus system. http://www.eset.com > > > > >==== SWITZERLAND Mailing List ==== >Resource Site >http://www.rootsweb.com/~chewgw >

Hello, I am looking for the birthplace of ARNOLD J. LUTZ who was born in February 1869 in Switzerland. Records of his emigration range from 1882 to 1890. I have no other information about his family in Switzerland. He is not in the IGI. Is the name LUTZ native to any particular Kanton? Thank you, Susan Biedron