| You've gone through the
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| | the full name, age, sex, place of origin,
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| preliminaries.You've collected all your
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| | and destination for every passenger on
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| household vital records, interviewed
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| | the ship. The records even include those
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| relatives, gathered additional records
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| | who were born or died during the
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| from living relatives and followed-up on
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| | voyage.And there's more. You can also
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| some of the leads that were developed.
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| | track down some naturalization records
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| Now, you're stuck and not sure what to do
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| | through the U.S. National Archives and
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| next in your genealogy research.If you've
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| | Records Administration. Naturalization is
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| worked your way far enough back, it might
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| | the process by which a a person becomes
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| be time to start checking the Census.But
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| | an American citizen. By law, a person can
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| first, you'll want to understand that
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| | be naturalized in any "regular" court.
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| while the Census Bureau collects some
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| | The Immigration and Naturalization
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| great genealogical information, it has
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| | Service has records for the entire
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| the responsibility of confidentiality. As
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| | country beginning in 1906, but before
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| a result, the Decennial Census of
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| | this time, the procedure will only be
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| Population and Housing on individuals
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| | located in the records of the court where
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| does not become available to the public
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| | it took place. These records often
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| until after 72 years.That's why you have
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| | provide a person's birth date and
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| to have worked your way far enough back
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| | location, occupation, immigration year,
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| in your research before you'll find the
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| | marital status and spouse information,
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| Census helpful.But here's what you'll
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| | witnesses' names and addresses, and
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| really like ... not only will the Census
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| | more.For Pre-1906 Naturalizations:Contact
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| records help you locate where an acestor
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| | the State Archives for the state where
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| lived, after 1840 the Census collected
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| | the naturalization occurred to request a
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| age, place of birth, occupation, personal
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| | search of state, county, and local courts
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| wealth, education, spouse, children,
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| | records.Contact the NARA regional
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| hired hands, and even immigration
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| | facility that serves the state where
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| information. A gold mine for
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| | naturalization occurred to request a
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| genealogists.Copies of the original
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| | search of Federal court recordsFor
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| decennial census forms from 1790 through
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| | Naturalizations After 1906:After 1906,
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| 1930 are available on microfilm for
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| | the courts forwarded copies of
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| research at the U.S. National Archives
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| | naturalizations to the Immigration and
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| and Records Administration in Washington,
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| | Naturalization Service (INS).
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| DC ( at Archives regional centers, and at
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| | Naturalizations from Federal Courts are
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| select Federal depository libraries
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| | held in the NARA's regional facilities
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| throughout the United States. In
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| | for the Federal courts for their area.
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| addition, these records are available at
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| | Learn more: are some additional
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| various other libraries and research
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| | resources that you might find helpful for
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| facilities throughout the United
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| | learning learn more about the Census and
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| States.You can also check with the
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| | how to access all the incredible
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| reference librarian at your local library
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| | information available to genealogy
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| and see if they're set up to borrow
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| | researchers:USGenWeb Census Project
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| microfilm through the National Archives'
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| | Census Bureau's Genealogy Page Finder
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| census microfilm rental program.There's
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| | nothing quite as exhilarating as
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| something else you're really going to
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| | uncovering new information about your
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| like ... immigration records are also on
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| | ancestors. If you've reached a point
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| microfilm at the National Archives. These
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| | where you aren't quite sure what to try
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| records have been collected for all major
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| | next in your genealogy research, The
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| U.S. ports since 1820. They include
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| | Census might just be your best bet. Even
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| Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore
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| | if you aren't at that point, it's a
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| and New Orleans. The western ports of San
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| | resource that you should familiarize
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| Franciso and Seattle are also archived,
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| | yourself with. Sooner or later, it's
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| though those records weren't started
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| | likely that's where your research is
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| until late in the 19th Century.Here's
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| | going to led you.
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| what these immigration records include:
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