Monday - Closing Presentation2:00 pm - 3:45 pm
Researching Naturalization Records
Presented by Kathryn Miller Marshall, Ph.D.
"Researching Naturalization Records" follows the document trail that begins with genealogically rich passenger records, names precise destinations, and points to court records of your ancestor’s journey toward citizenship. Naturalization papers, particularly after 1906, contain statements of the immigrant's birth date and place, “before and after” names (their name in the country of origin and the Americanized legal name after naturalization), even details about the immigrant’s family. Discover how to find these useful records, how the laws changed over time, and how to interpret what you find.
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About Kathryn Miller Marshall, Ph.D.:
For the last six years, Kathryn Miller Marshall, Ph.D., has been serving on the Research Wiki team of FamilySearch, developing interactive reference maps of historic jurisdictions. Previously, as Director of the Lodi Family History Center for 14 years, she pioneered the use of the internet for genealogical research at Family History Centers. Dr. Marshall holds a Ph.D. from the University of California at Berkeley, where she taught Psychology for many years and conducted research on moral development. She developed substance abuse prevention programs for schools on behalf of three National Institutes of Health and private granting agencies. Dr. Marshall evaluated the nation's substance abuse programs for annual Congressional reports, and did a humanitarian service mission with Cambodian refugees in the Washington, D.C. area. She is the author of historical monographs, Odyssey of the Mind curriculum, and a Wikipedia article about the religious refugees of the 1846 ship Brooklyn.
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