My consulate says in the case of "No record of naturalization" I need to get this letter from both FOIA and the county in which my ancestor resided. The problem is the county: They don't have any naturalization records for anybody anymore. They sent all of the records to the county histori...

I have requested my grandmother's naturalization papers, but I am expecting to receive a "no record on naturalization". I'm just wondering if the letter states "We have no record for PERSON" or if they go more in depth and add birthdates, dates you thought they immigrated, etc. I...

I am an American of Italian decent. My grandmother was born in Italy and came to the States with her parents as a minor. It was not her choice to become American. My great-grandfather was still alive at my birth and used to call me only by "bambina" and speak to me in Italian. My grandmoth...