June 18, 2021 Last week the Family History Library in Salt Lake City sent out an announcement stating that they will be re-opening on July 6, 2021. FHL is one of the most renowned genealogical libraries in the world and a premier destination for genealogists who want access to the millions of records that they …
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Researching in Person – Locally
June 11, 2021 After over a year of being restricted to online researching, I’m anxious to return to in-person researching. In spite of that, I’m not quite ready to book a flight and head off to Salt Lake City or Boston or New Jersey just yet. Part of the problem with booking a long-awaited …
Naturalization Records and Minor Children
June 6, 2021 As I described last week, minor children have been eligible for derivative citizenship in the U.S. since 1790. Minor children who immigrated with their father have automatically become citizens themselves when their father did since the first citizenship laws were enacted. Starting in 1922 when women were allowed to obtain citizenship in …