Below

How were they located (i.e., are they interfiled with other records, or in
a separate collection? Clerks did not file Naturalization Records in
separate location from other records. Where the pre-1907 Naturalization
records were filed varied one locality to the next. They were mixed in with
Judgments, Dead Papers, Miscellaneous Papers; Circuit Court Papers, County
Papers, Ended Causes, etc.

Are they housed at the Library of Virginia or at the local court? The
records we posted online are stored here.

How were they located? They were found by archival staff mixed in with
Judgments, Dead Papers, Miscellaneous Papers; Circuit Court Papers, County
Papers, Ended Causes, etc. They were identified, processed, conserved,
indexed, and filed in boxes titled the name of locality, Naturalization
Records.

Are these all that are available or are others from the listed counties or
other counties available (or do we know)? There is a possibility more could
be found from current localities we posted or localities whose records have
yet to be examined.

We have created finding aids for the Naturalization Records for the
localities we posted online. You can read them to learn more. The link to
the locality's finding aid can be found in the catalog record or you can
search them at www.vaheritage.org.

*Greg Crawford*
*Local Records Program Manager*
*Library of Virginia*
*800 East Broad Street*
*Richmond, VA 23219-8000*
Library of Virginia <http://www.lva.virginia.gov/>

Virginia Memory <http://www.virginiamemory.com/>

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On Wed, Aug 14, 2019 at 11:24 AM Barbara Vines Little <
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> Vince, while I am delighted to see these records made available, it
> would certainly be helpful to know something about the source other than
> the name of the county. How were they located (i.e., are they interfiled
> with other records, or in a separate collection? are they housed at the
> Library of Virginia or at the local court? how were they located? are
> these all that are available or are others from the listed counties or
> other counties available (or do we know)?
>
> My understanding of the naturalization process in the 19th century and
> earlier is that a person could be naturalized at any court of record,
> which would include federal courts, am I wrong?
>
> As a researcher the background of the record, it's history (both law and
> practice), how it was located (stumbled over in a box, accessed via
> index, separate record group, etc.) all help me understand the
> individual record and determine the possibility of locating like
> records. The value of these records would be improved, if they, like
> those in the Lost Records Localities (which does identify the source in
> most, if not all cases), had the specific source identified.
>
> Barbara
>
> Barbara Vines Little, CG, FNGS, FUGA, FVGS
> PO Box 1273
> Orange, VA 22960
>
> 540-832-3473
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>
> CG, Certified Genealogist, is a service mark of the Board for
> Certification of Genealogists, used
> under license by board-certified genealogists after periodic evaluation;
> the board name is
> registered in the US Patent & Trademark Office.
>
> On 8/13/2019 3:45 PM, Brooks, Vincent wrote:
> > Before 1906, state and local courts had jurisdiction over the
> > naturalization process. Thanks to our transcribers, over 1,400 digitized
> > naturalization records are transcribed and searchable. We will continue
> to
> > add to this collection as resources allow.
> >
> > You can use the "Refine" link in the upper right corner to search by name
> > or you can browse by locality.
> >
> > https://bit.ly/2YYHTgx
> >
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