The Italian Genealogical Group is proud to give something back to the online genealogical world...

The complete index to ALL of the Naturalization Records of Suffolk County, NY!

The IGG, along with members from other Long Island genealogical organizations, has recently completed this huge project of computerizing all of the Naturalization Records that are held in Suffolk County, NY. These naturalization records are of extreme importance not only to genealogical researchers but also to others trying to find either historical or personal information. The Suffolk County Clerk's office is the custodian of the records and since they are now computerized can easily answer requests to their office for naturalization information.

The complete database has over 67,000 names from as early as 1853 up to 1990 when the Federal government assumed control of the naturalization process.

Among these records are 49 books containing over 12,000 names of military personnel who petitioned the government for citizenship while at Camp Upton, a U.S. Army base. Camp Upton was situated in the area that is now Brookhaven Labs in Yaphank, Long Island. There were thousands of men trained there during 1917 to 1918 and while the majority of the men were from the New York metropolitan area, there were also many from as far away as the states of California and Washington. It was at this Army base that Sgt. Irving Berlin wrote the famous song, "Oh, how I hate to get up in the morning". Women are also listed in these naturalization records as three Army nurses naturalized while at Camp Upton.

This database has importance not only to New Yorkers but also to many from all over the United States. Particularly for soldiers who were processed for discharge at the end of World War I in November 1918. These men were very often not from the New York area. It is suggested that if you can't find a relative, who became a citizen during the World War I period, no matter where they lived originally, check the Camp Upton naturalization records.

A sincere thank you goes to all those people listed below who took time out of their busy lives to make this project a success by giving of their time and talent. Whether it was to make the long drive to Riverhead on Long Island's eastern end to help with photocopying the books or proofreading the final draft or those who steadfastly entered the information on their computers at home, page after page, all became a vital part of accomplishing this project. Some of them didn't even have an interest in genealogy but realized the importance of the task.

Special credit and thanks goes to Don Eckerle, who with his computer savvy, made this project practicable. With his expertise, we are able to fix our mistakes, and convert the various computer programs that our volunteers used into a single database and a highly useful research tool.

To Search The Suffolk County Naturalization Project

WEBMASTER'S NOTE:
Extra Special Credit must go to, not only the author of this introduction, but more importantly the one person that spearheaded this entire project...John Martino. John has been wanting to complete this project for a long time and it is only through his dedication that the entire world can now access these important records.

Mildred Albarella, Tom Albano, Vivian Amrich, Joseph Arrighi, Joseph Battagliese, Lucille Blum, Robert Blum, Bob Boeckle, Florence Brook, John Celardo, William Chamberlain, Vincent Ciminera, Ruth Becker Cipko, June DeLalio, Anthony DellaCroce, Anthony DeMarino, Alice Demico, Barbara DeOliveira, Rosemarie DiLandro, Margaret Donato, Don Eckerle, Andrea Ewerling, Lillian Fais, Fred Finger, Patt Gaetani, Paul Gitto, Eileen Glover, Ralph Griffith, Charles Guarnieri, Rita Hall, Christopher Harford, Jack Hayne, Richard Holliday, Amanda Horn, MaryAnn Horn, Antoinette Jackson, Walter Kehoe, Patrick Lappin, Frank La Rosa, Liz Lovaglio, Donna Luzzi, John Martino, Philip Mason, Rosemary McCloskey, Denise Mullen, Barbara Murphy, Edward Murray, Catherine Nashak, Dominic Natoli, Vincent Nola, Raymon Palm, Susan Pieroth, Frank Piliero, Jack Rush, Sal Sanmartano, Tony Sasso, Jim Sasso, William Senk, Natalie Stiefel, Bob Tallman, Armand Tarantelli, Ines Tarantelli, Kathy Then, Jean Triggiani, Matt Triggiani, Paul Tringali, Marilyn Verna, Joseph Walter, Vincenza Zaddem, Mary Zatorski

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