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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Hi Walt and any other genealogical genius’!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Is anyone familiar with doing research at the
Library of Congress? I went there and felt a little lost. Do you
have any ideas on how I would figure out which act of congress I’m
looking for? My husband’s great grandfather immigrated in 1853 or
1855, and I believe was naturalized by 1858.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Thanks,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'>Ronda<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2
face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>
or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us
[mailto:or-roots-admin@sosinet.sos.state.or.us] <b><span style='font-weight:
bold'>On Behalf Of </span></b>DAVIESW739@aol.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Thursday, June 01, 2006
11:09 AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> <st1:PersonName w:st="on">or-roots@sosinet.sos.state.or.us</st1:PersonName><br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [or-roots]
Naturalization question</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'>That just means that congress voted on it
and it passed it could be for one individual or a group of people. You would
have to look up the actual act of congress to see what it was. Try </span></font><font
size=2 color=black face=Arial FAMILY=SANSSERIF PTSIZE=10><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><a
href="http://www.loc.gov/index.html"><strong><b><font face=Arial><span
style='font-family:Arial'>The Library of Congress</span></font></b></strong></a></span></font><font
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;color:black'> click
here to go there.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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PTSIZE=10><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial FAMILY=SANSSERIF
PTSIZE=10><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black;
font-weight:bold'>Walt Davies<br>
Cooper Hollow Farm<br>
<st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Monmouth</st1:City>, <st1:State w:st="on">OR</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">97361</st1:PostalCode></st1:place><br>
503 623-0460 <br>
</span></font></b><font size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:black'><img border=0 width=72 height=93
id=MA1.1149185350 src="cid:image002.jpg@01C688C1.C75E9CD0" DATASIZE=2892><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=navy face=Arial><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Arial;color:navy'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Since the list is slow, I'm
going to ask a non <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Oregon</st1:place></st1:State>
question, in the hopes that some of you with way more genealogy knowledge can
help me.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>I am looking in the City of <st1:City
w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Chicago Voter Registration</st1:place></st1:City>
for 1888. My husband's immigrant great grandfather is listed. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>1888 Chicago Voter's
Registration: Residence - 204 North Av, De Beer Edw, Nativity - Germany,
Color - White, Term of Residence - Precinct 4 mos, County 20 yrs, State 20 yrs,
Naturalized yes, No date or place of naturalization, By Act of Congress Yes,
Qualified Voter yes, Date of Application to be Registered Oct. 9, 1888, voted
no<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>My question is does anyone
know what Act of Congress means? Most all the rest of the immigrants on
this page were naturalized. It gives their date of papers and the name of
the court. But my guy just has a yes in the naturalized box and a yes in
the Act of Congress box.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Thanks!<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='text-autospace:none'><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'>Ronda<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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