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From: "NColeman" <>
Subject: [NYSUFFOL] Suffolk County Naturalizations Online
Date: Sun, 11 Jun 2000 08:17:08 -0400


Dear All:
I am forwarding this message from Frank LaRosa and the
Italian Genealogical Group...


"The Italian Genealogical Group is proud to give
something back to the online genealogical world...
The complete index to ALL of the Naturalization Records
of Suffolk County, NY!
http://www.italiangen.org/suffolk_records_intro.stm

The IGG, along with members from other Long Island
genealogical organizations, has recently completed this huge
project of computerizing all of the Naturalization Records
that are held in Suffolk County, NY. These naturalization
records are of extreme importance not only
to genealogical researchers but also to others trying to
find either historical or personal information. The Suffolk
County Clerk's office is the custodian of the
records and since they are now computerized can easily
answer requests to their office for naturalization
information.

The complete database has over 67,000 names from as
early as 1853 up to 1990 when the Federal government assumed
control of the naturalization process.

Among these records are 49 books containing over 12,000
names of military personnel who petitioned the government
for citizenship while at Camp Upton, a U.S. Army base. Camp
Upton was situated in the area that is now Brookhaven Labs
in Yaphank, Long Island. There were thousands of men
trained there during 1917 to 1918 and while the majority of
the men were from the New York metropolitan area, there were
also many from as far away as the states of California and
Washington. It was at this Army base that Sgt. Irving
Berlin wrote the famous song, "Oh, how I hate to get up in
the morning". Women are also listed in these naturalization
records as three Army nurses naturalized while at Camp
Upton.

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.

A sincere thank you goes to all those people listed
below who took time out of their busy lives to make this
project a success by giving of their time and talent.
Whether it was to make the long drive to Riverhead on Long
Island's eastern end to help with photocopying the books or
proofreading the final draft or those who steadfastly
entered the information on their computers at home, page
after page, all became a vital part of accomplishing
this project. Some of them didn't even have an interest in
genealogy but realized the importance of the task.

Special credit and thanks goes to Don Eckerle, who with
his computer savvy, made this project practicable. With his
expertise, we are able to fix our mistakes, and convert the
various computer programs that our volunteers used into a
single database and a highly useful research tool.

WEBMASTER'S NOTE:
Extra Special Credit must go to, not only the author of
this introduction, but more importantly the one person that
spearheaded this entire project...John Martino. John has
been wanting to complete this project for a long time and it
is only through his dedication that the entire world can
now access these important records. At every IGG meeting
you will always find John charming another member into
volunteering for one of his projects.

And for those of you who think you can rest now that the
Suffolk County Records are online...I have news for
you...Nassau County is next!!!

Regards,
Frank La Rosa --
"

Best regards. Nancy.
NColeman

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