To be honest, I'm not 100% certain regarding all of what it on them but among other things I am hoping to find the specific place my GGF came from (not just Italy), perhaps his trade, the port he traveled from and to, maybe the ship he travelled on.... I think it depends to some degree on when and ...

Thank you for the pointer to this NARA website - it is exactly what I needed. It looks like the specific records I want will have to be requested from NY County's Old Records & Archival Materials Office [due to the date (1918) of the Naturalization Petition].

Thanks again for the quick reply!

I am quite new to researching Naturalization Records for my ancestors and am hoping someone can give me some direction.

On Ancestry.com, I have found an entry for my GGF in the NY County Supreme Court Naturalization Petition Index, 1907-24. I am quite certain it is correct as the address associated ...

Thanks, Elba. This makes perfect sense - I will now try to question my cousin (me in English - he in Italian)! I really appreciate the help here!
Jan

Wow! Thanks for the quick reply, Peter! So - any idea if Molinadi (I spelled it incorrectly before!) is a municipality somewhere in Italy? Do you have any suggestion on how I might find out where? I've googled "Molinadi" to no avail.... nothing that is just Molinadi - and no translation for that ...

I am researching my ancestors in Italy and am communicating with an Italian speaking relative there. He speaks little English and I speak no Italian, so it is very difficult! We compose our correspondence in our native language and then use translate.google.com to convert it to the other's language ...