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I am trying to find out if my GGF Francesco Giuseppe Gardella naturalized in the US prior to 1912. He was born in Italy in 1860 and came to Boston in 1870.

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I am trying to find out if my GGF Francesco Giuseppe Gardella naturalized in the US prior to 1912. He was born in Italy in 1860 and came to Boston in 1870.

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    Thank you for posting on History Hub!

    Naturalization records dated prior to October 1991 from the federal courts are at the National Archives. If you are looking for a naturalization that took place in a federal court before October 1991, you will need to contact the NARA field site that maintains federal court records for the state where you were naturalized. To determine which facility you need, please visit our webpage at https://www.archives.gov/research/court-records. Please note that no central index to naturalizations exists.

    People could naturalize in state or local courts, as well. You may need to contact the state archives where your ancestor lived, or perhaps even the county courthouse. We recommend you start with the National Archives facility, though.

    For information about our passport holdings, please see: https://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/passports Keep in mind that we will only have passports issued to US citizens, not those issued by foreign governments. Also, with a few exceptions, passports were not required for travel by US citizens until WW2.

    We hope this assists with your research!

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    Thank you for posting on History Hub!

    Naturalization records dated prior to October 1991 from the federal courts are at the National Archives. If you are looking for a naturalization that took place in a federal court before October 1991, you will need to contact the NARA field site that maintains federal court records for the state where you were naturalized. To determine which facility you need, please visit our webpage at https://www.archives.gov/research/court-records. Please note that no central index to naturalizations exists.

    People could naturalize in state or local courts, as well. You may need to contact the state archives where your ancestor lived, or perhaps even the county courthouse. We recommend you start with the National Archives facility, though.

    For information about our passport holdings, please see: https://www.archives.gov/research/genealogy/passports Keep in mind that we will only have passports issued to US citizens, not those issued by foreign governments. Also, with a few exceptions, passports were not required for travel by US citizens until WW2.

    We hope this assists with your research!

    Sincerely,
    Archives 1 Reference Branch
    [RR1R-24-56547-KV]

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