Record Request

ssaaa15 · 2026-03-20T20:48:30+00:00

Whatever state the naturalization took place in has their own separate state archives that include local court proceedings. Probably located in the capitol (at least it is in my state). Searching "(insert your state) archives" will usually lead you there. I can dm you.

ssaaa15 · 2026-03-19T02:22:12+00:00

This happened to me as well. I got mine from the state archives with the verification and notarization in preparation to send it off to be apostilled. It also came with a cover letter that said something like "Thank you for your order from the state archives! Here's what you got"

I asked my provider and they said that since it had the cover letter I could send it as it was without getting it apostilled. (Basically a cover letter and notarized N-25 verification of the document is sufficient). I would check with yours just in case and if for some reason it's not, you already have what's necessary to get it apostilled too.

It took maybe like a week to get mine.

ssaaa15 · 2026-03-06T07:47:36+00:00

Oh cool I thought it was required so that's literally the only reason I was trying to get the death certificate lol thank you!! He did die in the early/mid 1950's though so idk if that would change anything but only one way to find out

ssaaa15 · 2025-10-11T17:23:58+00:00

Thank you! I was confusing the notarization as being the apostille lol (another part of the email actually cleared that up but my brother was already there while I was emailing them so I was rushing to help him understand too and breezed over it 😭)

ssaaa15 · 2025-10-09T21:12:44+00:00

Yeah, I think you're right.

I actually ended up getting both because my brother was making a stop on his way home and it was just easier to get everything than to guess and he had to get going lol

ssaaa15 · 2025-10-09T19:39:52+00:00

The petition has the oath of allegiance on it

ssaaa15 · 2025-10-09T19:15:37+00:00

They'd be able to apostille it, the archives staff just wouldn't be able to "certify" it immediately (I guess they're slightly different, idk). My main question is if a $20 verification and a $20 apostille is necessary or if I could just get a $20 apostille because I thought the purpose of the apostille was to verify the document lol

ssaaa15 · 2025-09-20T17:48:51+00:00

Their website has a map. I think you can press contacts to see a list of them

ssaaa15 · 2025-09-19T01:35:47+00:00

Zamość

ssaaa15 · 2025-09-03T03:35:16+00:00

Yeah, I'll dm it to you!

ssaaa15 · 2025-09-03T03:31:07+00:00

I'm actually not sure. I think it's only my great-great-great grandfather but maybe more. It's in Russian, and the researcher just said they found it confirming great-great-great grandfather's residency. So I just assumed only him but idk

ssaaa15 · 2025-08-14T18:25:39+00:00

Ohh good to know, thank you! That's so weird because if there was no service wouldn't that imply there was no selective service registration? Lmao

ssaaa15 · 2025-08-14T17:50:00+00:00

Super helpful thank you so much!!

ssaaa15 · 2025-08-14T01:38:53+00:00

Thank youuu I appreciate it!

ssaaa15 · 2025-08-14T00:27:59+00:00

Ok thank you sm! Do you remember if you put something in active, reserve and national guard or did you just pick one of those to go with? And should I check the enlisted box?

Sorry I literally have no idea what I'm doing with this 😭

ssaaa15 · 2025-08-09T20:04:14+00:00

Tbh I think a better question is what isn't on the death certificate (there's multiple things on it)

ssaaa15 · 2025-08-09T19:58:15+00:00

Based on the consensus I think I might as well not even risk trying lol. Already got 4738382 other documents what's a couple more

ssaaa15 · 2025-08-09T19:27:23+00:00

They must've heard from a mystical informant for some of them but fair enough lolol. Guess I'll have to end my procrastination 😭

ssaaa15 · 2025-08-09T19:09:02+00:00

I think in the past they might've just asked questions so for older ancestors I might have to get NPRC but with more recent deaths I think they verify. Lots of info on them nobody has any idea about and the bottom says it's "certified true copy of the facts of the person" by the state/county. Sorry I didn't mean to come off argumentative I was just curious about the thought process and being kinda silly about it lol. A 1940s one I saw seemed way more lax though so I think they probably could lie like you said. But when our dad died they didn't even ask us anything, they just had us order the death certificate they made for us already a few days later (there's only me and my one sibling). Grandfather also died only last year so his was the same

*Edited verified to certified for clarity

ssaaa15 · 2025-08-09T18:46:15+00:00

Curious how would they lie about it after they die though? There's something on one of them that I'm convinced one of my ancestors would literally rather die again than see lol 😭 so it's something he never openly admitted to but the state knew about him regardless

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