1 Reply Latest reply on Jan 10, 2020 9:04 AM by Lisha Penn

Seeking Emergency Passport Application for Sarah Silver

megfit Jan 1, 2020 8:38 PM

Hi all, I found in an index of US Consular Posts, "Emergency Passport Applications, 1915-1926" for what MIGHT be my g-grandmother, Sarah Silver (Silbernagel). The name is right, and birth place (Warsaw, Poland) is right. But I've found a lot of Sarah Silvers out there...

What I'm wondering is this: If I were to request this record, will it give me enough information that will tell me if this is the right person? In the index, it gives this information: Consulate: Poland, Box number 1741, Book number 9, Application number 4544. Thank you.

Re: Seeking Emergency Passport Application for Sarah Silver

Lisha Penn Jan 10, 2020 9:04 AM (in response to megfit)

Dear Ms. Geiser,

Thank you for posting your request on History Hub!

We searched the National Archives Catalog and located Emergency Passport Applications, 1906-1925 in the General Records of the Department of State (Record Group 59) that was microfilmed as National Archives Publication No. M1490 and contains an application of a Sarah Silver. This series has been digitized by Ancestry. We searched Ancestry and located a U.S. Passport Application file for a Sarah Silver that matched the information provided. There may be a fee for using Ancestry. Instead, you may view these records online at one NARA's facilities for free via a NARA PC. For the nearest NARA location, please consult our web page at https://www.archives.gov/locations/. Also, some of the images from Ancestry are available for free on Family Search at https://www.familysearch.org/en/.

You also may wish to search History of the Poles in the United States; and Poland Archives and Libraries Genealogy websites for additional information about Sarah Silver.

We hope this is helpful. Best of luck with your research!
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