Naturalization Records – Family Locket

Back to the Basics with Naturalization Records: Part 3

Sep 17, 2023

If you have an ancestor who became a United States citizen in the 20th century, you will have a rich source of information about their origins, emigration, residence, family, and more. The changes made to the naturalization process in 1906 by the U.S. Congress resulted in standardized forms that requested...

Tracing Your Irish Ancestors Part 2: American Resources

Dec 12, 2020

This is part 2 in a six-part series on tracing your Irish ancestor back to Ireland. In the last post, we discussed the critical questions to ask before conducting research (when your ancestor immigrated, what was their religion, their birth date, and names of Irish-born relatives, which county they came...

Back to the Basics with Naturalization Records: Part 2

Jul 11, 2020

Naturalization records are important sources to explore for information on our immigrant ancestors – especially those who arrived in the United States in the 1800s and early 1900s. If we want to discover the home country or village, a naturalization record could help to make connections between our ancestor and...

Back to the Basics with Naturalization Records: Part 1

Apr 4, 2020

Do you have ancestors who immigrated to the United States since 1790? Have you discovered their village, town, or even country of origin? Family stories or census records might give clues but often give conflicting information. Is there another record type that could give additional hints to your ancestor’s homeland?...