Eastern District Court of NY Naturalizations Project

This database contains an index to the naturalization records that were issued between 1865 and 1956 by the Eastern District Courts, which includes the Bronx, Kings, (Brooklyn), Nassau, Queens, Richmond (Staten Island), and Suffolk Counties. It contains over 600,000 records. This index is a work in progress but because of the number of records, we wanted to make these available now.

We have provided a printable form to request Naturalization Records from the  National Archives in NY.

Copies of the naturalization papers can be obtained from the National Archives by using this form. Copies can also be made at the National Archives, 201 Varick Street, New York, NY 10014 and are much cheaper since you only pay for photocopying charges.

Documents can be ordered using a Credit Card at
https://eservices.archives.gov/orderonline/start.swe

Along with members from the other groups that make up the Genealogy Federation of Long Island, the German Genealogy Group has participated in the indexing of Naturalization records and various vital records from the City of New York. An invaluable service has been performed for the genealogical community.

The Genealogy Federation of Long Island consists of the German Genealogy Group, Huntington Historical Society, Italian Genealogical Group, Irish Family History Forum, Jewish Genealogical Society of Long Island, African Atlantic Genealogy Society, Puerto Rican/Hispanic Genealogy Society, Scottish Heritage & Ancestral Research Society and the Computer Genealogy Society of Long Island. We also want to acknowledge the efforts of many individuals throughout the country who also participated in these projects.

This project of The Genealogy Federation of Long Island was coordinated by Mr. John Martino. If you would like to contribute time to other current projects, please contact Mr. Martino.

This database has importance not only to New Yorkers but also to many from all over the United States, particularly for soldiers who were processed for discharge at the end of World War I in November 1918. These men were very often not from the New York area. It is suggested that if you can't find a relative who became a citizen during the World War I period, no matter where they lived originally, check the Camp Upton naturalization records.

We want to thank the Staff at the National Archives and Records Administration in Manhattan for making these records available to us.

The following is a list of people from around the country and members of the groups within the Genealogy Federation of Long Island that devoted their time and energy to this project:

Volunteers

Dean Ab-Hugh * Mary Adair * Linda Albright * Wendy Almeleh * Marlena Amalfitano Gloria Anderson * Maryanne Andruzzi * Rosemary Ardolina * Hazel Arnold * Lorraine Baltusis * Sue Bare * Donna Barone * Bess Bell * Kathleen Benson *    Richard Black Lucille Blum * Robert Blum * Krys Boccumini * Cindy Burns * Dan Callaghan * Dolores Canavaciol * Carol Caruana * Pat Catalano * Ann Chiappisi * Ellen Christopher * Nancy Coleman * Lynne Collins * Frances Connors * Lorraine Conroy * Kathey Conroy * Janet Corcillo * William Cotgreave * Blanche Craton * Janet Crowe * Susan Curley * Louise Custodio * Fred Danner * Allison DeGrazia * Barbara DeOliveira * Tony DiBartolo * Maria DiCoio * Nicole DiGennaro * Patricia Dooley * Georgiana Dorr * Christina Dowd * Mary Duet * Bobbi Dunn * Patricia Eckardt * Donald Eckerle * Evelyn Ehlert * Bertha Emmett Joan Falk * Patricia Farrell * Ray FitzGerald * Lucy Flynn * Mary Thiele Fobian * Bob Ford Bill Forshay * Mark Foster * Dolores Frank * Jane Fraser * Jim Gemma * Dorothy Goldman Stephanie Gombar * Tammy Wells Grube * Donna Guinaw * Estelle M Guzik * Joan Hackett Tom Hale * Rose Hanington * Elizabeth Haren * Tom Harmke * Annie Harris * Stefanie Harten * John Harvey * Linda Heelan * Sheila Heitner * Linda Helaudais * Betty Henken Brenda Herbst * Edwin Hess * Linda Hodges * Christine Hoff * Ann Holland * Richard Holliday * June Howard * Lisa Hunt * Jennifer Hyatt * Sue Irvine * Nancy Jess * Mary Jane Kedenburg * Ken Kennedy * Vivian Kessler * Evelyn Klapholtz * Sharon Klein * Linda Kralick * Ken Kravitz * Sharon Kreyer * Marie LaMonte * Janet Larkin * Patricia Lee Herbert Lessmann * Carol Leve * Laurel Libby * Denise Lombardo *    Jamie Longley Donna Luzzi * Sandy Malek * Carole Manning * John Martino * Karen McCunney * Beverly McDonough * Jill McGirr * Frank McKenna * Carolyn Melito *  Barbara Metzger Rosemary Mirabella * Mary Montoux * Marion Moore * Sharon More *  Rachel Morris Edward Morrissey * Barbara Murphy * Maureen Nantista * Susan Nations * Regina Negrycz * Phillip Nensel * Jo Ann O'Connell * Lori O'Dea * Eileen Oesterle * Janeth Pacich Joysetta Pearse * Louise Perrotta * Janice Peterson * Mary Posser * Nancy Profit * Alma Puglia * Carolyn Putterman * Claire Rassman * Nana Redell * Penny Rinaldi * Tom Risinger Marcia Rubin * Elsie Saar * Maureen Sabo * Elaine Salvatti * Barbara Sansone * Marie Santoro * Violet Sardo * Joseph Scanlon * Judy Scheer * Judy Scheer * Jerry Schneider Murry Schoenberger * Bart Schutzman * Frank Scalfani * Dorothy Selby * Kathy Shouse Sharon Siciliano * Ghyll Simoneschi * Maureen Smith * Mary Lou Smith * Christine Smyth Arthur Sniffin * Nancy Spencer * Cynthia Spikell * Marie Steinberg * Mimi Stevens Elizabeth Street * Jim Strezoff * Armand Tarantelli * Trish Little Taylor * Greta Tedoff Renee Tepper * Kathy Then * Diane Tortorella * Kathleen Tracy * Janet Truncali * Marie Vayer * Marge Duffy Virgulak * Jean Viviani * Barbara Voelkel * Linda Volin * Jackie Wasserstein * Joanne Wisniewski * Helen Wolf * Shannon Yowell * Eileen Zakielarz * Cathy Zeltmann * Jeanine Zeltmann * Paula Zieselman * Linda Zimmerman