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Mary Golinski’s Petition for Naturalization
Great Aunt Mary’s birthdate is either January 12, 1884 or March 12, 1887, depending on whether one consults the documents generated prior to her immigration or the documents generated after her...
View ArticleEvaluating the Quality of Great Aunt Mary’s Records
After coming to a decision about how to define Original Source, Derivative Source, Primary Information, Secondary Information, Exact Image, and Original Record, it’s time to decide how some of the...
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Stephania Meleski’s Petition for Naturalization
Great Aunt Stephania became of citizen of the United States on March 2, 1944 . By law, she had to complete the naturalization process between two and seven years after filing her Declaration of...
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Stefania Chmielewska Arrives at Ellis Island
In her Naturalization Papers, Great Aunt Stephania couldn’t remember the ship on which she emigrated to the United States, although she stated that she arrived at New York from Bremen on September 16,...
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Stefania Chmielewska Detained at Ellis Island
When Stefania Chmielewska arrived in New York in 1901, she was detained, rather than immediately admitted to the United States . Various notations, such as an “X”, “D”, or “held” between columns 1 and...
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James Rawding Crosses the United States – Canada Border
While searching for the 1901 Canadian Census Record for John Rawding and his family, I came across several other records for this family . In particular, I noticed that some of the family members...
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Alien Passenger Manifest for Ksawery Niedziałkowski – 1910
Ksawery Niedzialkowski departed from Bremen aboard the S.S. Grosser Kurfurst on 15 Jan 1910 and arrived in New York on 26 Jan 1910. Alien Passenger Manifest for Ksawery Niedzialkowski – 1910 (Page 1)...
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The Alien Passenger Manifest of Józef Dymek – 1913
Józef Dymek, son of Józef Dymek and Bronisława Gołaś arrived in the United States at New York on 06 October 1913 aboard the S.S. Prinz Friedrich Wilhelm sailing from Bremen. The Alien Passenger...
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Józef Dymek Held for a Board of Special Inquiry – 1913
When Józef Dymek, son of Józef Dymek and Bronisława Gołaś, arrived in the United States at New York on 06 October 1913, he had to appear before a Board of Special Inquiry at Ellis Island before being...
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The Alien Passenger Manifest of Joseph Dymek – 1921
Joseph [Józef] Dymek, son of Józef Dymek and Bronisława Gołaś arrived in the United States at New York on 16 February 1921 aboard the S.S. President Grant sailing from Danzig. The Alien Passenger...
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