Tag Archives: Naturalization

John Jwanauski’s Declaration of Intention

Last month I received an email from Jay Evans who told me that he had been unsuccessfully looking for the Immigrant Passenger Manifest for John Jwanauski, and asked me if I had any suggestions. I asked Jay for more information and … Continue reading

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The Petition for Naturalization of Stanislaw Markiewicz

Three years after filing his second Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States, Stanislaw Markiewicz filed his Petition for Naturalization Stanislaw Markiewicz’ Petition for Naturalization – Front Stanislaw Markiewicz’ Petition for Naturalization – Back Click on … Continue reading

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The Declaration of Intention of Stanislaw Markiewicz

Stanislaw Markiewicz filed a Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States on May 11, 1936 .  This was the first step to becoming a citizen .  Under the laws in effect at that time, Stanislaw would … Continue reading

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The Certificate of Arrival for Stanislaw Markiewicz

While I was at the Massachusetts State Archives in Boston a few weeks ago, I found the Naturalization Papers for Stanislaw Markiewicz .  Stanislaw was the grandfather of my cousins’ cousins .  Let me explain… My Uncle Michael Danko married Jean Skowronski, … Continue reading

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Josef Sarwetnik and the Kaiserin Auguste Victoria

Devi provided me with some additional information on her grandfather, Josef Sarwetnik (Joseph Savitt) that she obtained from her cousin .  The information was from her grandfather’s naturalization papers, which stated that Josef Sarwetnik arrived in New York on December 10, 1906 aboard … Continue reading

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A Brief Summary of My Trip to Boston

I’m back home now .  I’m really bushed so I think I’ll try to get to bed early tonight .  My body clock is now 3 hours ahead of Pacific Time, so I suspect I’ll be up extra early for … Continue reading

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A New Look at Immigrant Passenger Manifests

Many people have found the Passenger Arrival Manifests for their Immigrant Ancestors on the Ellis Island Records site.  I have found the Passenger manifests for all of my grandparents and several other relatives.  Only recently, however, have I started to … Continue reading

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Certificates of Citizenship

Friday’s entry completed the story of my grandfather’s immigration and naturalization experiences, but I didn’t post the Certificate of Naturalization of Kostanty Niedzialkowski (clicking on the link above will bring up a PDF file, and clicking on the image below will … Continue reading

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The Petition for Naturalization

Kostanty Niedzialkowski obtained a Certificate of Arrival on April 5, 1935 and filed a new Declaration of Intention on April 27, 1935 .  He had to wait at least three years but no more than seven years before filing a … Continue reading

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The Certificate of Arrival

My grandfather, Kostanty Niedzialkowski, filed his Declaration of Intention to become a citizen of the United States in 1917 .  The Declaration was required by the Act of January 29, 1795. A few years before Kostanty arrived in the United States, … Continue reading

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