There are times when historians and genealogy researchers hit a brick wall, such as in tracing the steps back to the exact city, town or village that a relative was from. With all the name changes, misspellings, translations or mis-indexed translations it’s no wonder why some relatives become untraceable. These historians and other researchers are rummaging through FamilySearch, Ancestry, MyHeritage and many more places. After all avenues are picked through and the passenger lists and immigration documents are coming up empty this is when to consider the Historical Records Series Available From the Genealogy Program through the USCIS Genealogy Program. USCIS Genealogy Program is a fee-based service offering family historians and other researchers with timely and accurate access to historical immigration and naturalization records. Full of RICH information! The USCIS Genealogy Program is authorized to make five (5) series of the agency’s historical records available to requesters. They are:
1) Naturalization Certificate Files (C-Files), September 27, 1906 to March 31, 1956 2) Alien Registration Forms (Form AR-2), August 1940 to March 1944 3) Visa Files, July 1, 1924 to March 31, 1944 4) Registry Files, March 1929 to March 31, 1944 5) A-Files, April 1, 1944 to May 1, 1951 Check it out if your needing that link to your ancestors native lands and have turn over every other leaf first. |
Penny Alvarez-KellerGraduated from Arkansas Tech University with a degree in Management / Marketing and a degree in Economics / Finance Archives
February 2023
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