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See how the past can bring your
family closer together.
Search nearly 500 million historical documents and images.
See how the past can bring your
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Search nearly 500 million historical documents and images.
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Naturalization Records
Learn how and when your family moved from one country to another, even tracing their paths across oceans, in 34 million naturalization records from over 47 U.S. states.
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