@suanj you are brilliant!! Thank you so much!! And I can confirm I’ve also found this military record for Peter and I have personal knowledge he was part of the family.

Can anyone read the other family members names and ages on the arrival record? I’m having a hard time deciphering the handwriting ...

(attaching death cert, marriage cert, and 1920 census)

I'm searching for my GGM's birth record, and I can't seem to track it down due to typos throughout the year.

Name: "Maria Telesco" (also used "Mary" and "Marie" in the US)
Born: Either 17 Mar 1907 or 16 Mar 1905 in "Avellina, Italy" (the "a" was a typo on the naturalization petition and she lied ...

Hey guys!

I've been making a bit of progress with the documents for my dual citizenship request.

As the english language documents come back stateside, I'm going to need to start translating them into Italian for use by the consulate.

Does the translator need any special qualifications other than ...

I went online and they're booking out to April 2020 for Miami, so I booked the appointment now. Good tip, thank you!

I've heard that some people have expedited the process by applying with an Italian court through an attorney in Italy—that might be an option I explore. Something about the 730 day ...

Oh yes that certainly would never happen today! That had to be a long time ago that you applied. With how popular dual citizenship in the EU has become these days, it seems the consulates are inundated with requests. Any advice as to how I should go about scheduling the appointment with the ...

always keep in mind (and my situation confirms this) that no one’s experience is a sure guarantee that your experience will be the same.


Certainly! And very interested to hear what happened in your situation, if you don't mind my asking?


If, for some reason, your consulate wants further ...

Thank you all for sharing your experiences and reassuring me here! I went digging further and found the microfilm copies of my GGF's declaration of intention, petition, and oath—the whole package from the court naturalization records. That reassures me that I won't have to find my GGGF's papers now ...

That he came as a minor raises concerns that he may have acquired derivative naturalization through the naturalization of his father, but the fact that your ggf naturalized himself in 1935 is sufficient evidence that this was not the case.


This was also what raised concern for me. I've heard ...

Thank you PippoM!

Also want to share Tessa78's translation that she did for me as I was waiting for this post to be approved, in case the longer translation may be helpful to anyone:

Record #265
Dated 15 November 1896 in Sanfele
Before the official appeared Mariantonia Maula, 66yo midwife ...

Hey all,

Been lurking for a while, and this forum has been exceptionally helpful thus-far! Hit a little bit of a snag, and hoping for your advice.

My mom and I are attempting to gain jure sanguinis dual US-Italian citizenship through my mother's lineage.

Here's what I know about the part of the ...

Yesterday I got a giant break in my family tree research when I found out the birth name of one of my maternal great-grandfathers. I was able to find a US naturalization petition with his DOB and birth city on the petition (got really lucky here) and then what I believe is his birth record in the ...