Digitized Genealogical Records
Many of our most popular genealogy holdings have been digitized. Feel free to contact our reference staff for more information about our records, of if you have any questions.
Please note the following about links to our digitization partners found in these tables:
- Ancestry.com: Free at NARA facilities
- Ancestry.com ($): Available by paid subscription
- FamilySearch.org: Free with account creation
Naturalization Records
The National Archives at Philadelphia holds naturalization records for the federal courts in Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and West Virginia. You can find some of our digitized naturalization holdings below (Click "+" to display more information):
Accordion
| Court | Series Information | NAID | Digitization Partner |
|---|---|---|---|
| District/Circuit Court (Wilmington) | Index to Petitions for Naturalization | In Custody of Court | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| District Court (Wilmington) | Petitions for Naturalization | 580014 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch |
| District Court (Wilmington) | Petitions for Naturalization | 567323 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch |
| District Court (Wilmington) | Declarations of Intention | 573393 | FamilySearch |
| District Court (Wilmington) | Repatriation Petitions | 651889 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| District Court (Wilmington) | Military petitions | 26457725 | FamilySearch |
| District Court (Wilmington) | Oversees Military Petitions | 651884 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| District Court (Wilmington) | Interrogatories in Depositions of Witnesses | 3834573 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| Court | Series Information | NAID | Digitization Partner |
|---|---|---|---|
| District/Circuit Court (Baltimore) | Index to Declarations of Intention and Petitions for Naturalization | In Custody of Court | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| Circuit Court (Baltimore) | Declarations of Intention | 573402 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch |
| Circuit Court (Baltimore) | Register of Declarations and Petitions | 3431504 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| Circuit Court (Baltimore) | Registry of Aliens | 3431527 | FamilySearch |
| District Court (Baltimore) | Petitions for Naturalization | 654310 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch |
| District Court (Baltimore) | Military Petitions | 3083600 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch |
| District Court (Baltimore) | Register of Declarations and Petitions | 3060898 | FamilySearch |
| Court | Series Information | NAID | Digitization Partner |
|---|---|---|---|
| District/Circuit Court (EDPA Philadelphia) | Index to Petitions for Naturalization | In Custody of Court | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch |
| Circuit Court (EDPA Philadelphia) | Petitions for Naturalization | 567321 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch |
| Circuit Court (EDPA Philadelphia) | Declarations of Intention | 567318 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch |
| District Court (EDPA Philadelphia) | Petitions for Naturalization | 573414 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch & FamilySearch |
| District Court (EDPA Philadelphia) | Declarations of Intention | 567322 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch |
| District/Circuit Court (MDPA All) | Index to Petitions for Naturalization and Declarations of Intention | In Custody of Court | FamilySearch |
| Circuit Court (MDPA Scranton) | Petitions for Naturalization | 2800857 | FamilySearch |
| Circuit Court (MDPA Scranton) | Declaration of Intention | 573401 | FamilySearch |
| Circuit Court (MDPA Harrisburg) | Petitions for Naturalization | 2800857 | FamilySearch |
| Circuit Court (MDPA Harrisburg) | Declaration of Intention | 573401 | FamilySearch |
| District Court (MDPA Scranton) | Petitions for Naturalization | 580015 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch |
| District Court (MDPA Scranton) | Declaration of Intention | 573390 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch |
| District Court (MDPA Williamsport) | Petitions for Naturalization | 580015 | FamilySearch |
| District Court (MDPA Williamsport) | Declaration of Intention | 573390 | FamilySearch |
| District Court (WDPA Pittsburgh) | Index to Petitions for Naturalization | In Custody of Court | Ancestry & FamilySearch |
| District Court (WDPA Pittsburgh) | Index to Declarations of Intention | 2837570 | FamilySearch |
| District Court (WDPA Pittsburgh) | Petitions for Naturalization | 2837692 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch |
| District Court (WDPA Pittsburgh) | Declarations of Intention | 573391 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch |
| Court | Series Information | NAID | Digitization Partner |
|---|---|---|---|
| District Court (EDVA Alexandria) | Petitions for Naturalization | 874102 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch & FamilySearch |
| District Court (EDVA Alexandria) | Military Petitions for Naturalizations | 874103 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch & FamilySearch |
| District Court (EDVA Alexandria) | Declarations of Intention | 573406 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| District Court (EDVA Norfolk) | Petitions for Naturalization | 1112312 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| District Court (EDVA Norfolk) | Military Petitions for Naturalizations | 84565006 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| District Court (EDVA Norfolk) | Declarations of Intention | 573404 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| Circuit Court (EDVA Richmond) | Petitions for Naturalization | 874102 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| Circuit Court (EDVA Richmond) | Declarations of Intention | 573413 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch & FamilySearch |
| District Court (EDVA Richmond) | Petitions for Naturalization | 1168978 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch & FamilySearch |
| District Court (EDVA Richmond) | Military Petitions for Naturalizations | 1168978 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch & FamilySearch |
| District Court (EDVA Richmond) | Declarations of Intention | 573405 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch & FamilySearch |
| District Court (EDVA Richmond) | Interrogatories in Depositions of Witnesses | 1168980 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| District Court (EDVA Richmond) | Repatriation Petitions for Naturalization | 1168983 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| District Court (WDVA Abingdon) | Petitions for Naturalization | 2279475 | FamilySearch & FamilySearch |
| District Court (WDVA Abingdon) | Declarations of Intention | 573408 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| District Court (WDVA Abingdon) | Repatriation Petitions for Naturalization | 2279477 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| District Court (WDVA Big Stone Gap) | Petitions for Naturalization | 4672279 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| District Court (WDVA Big Stone Gap) | Declarations of Intention | 573412 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| District Court (WDVA Charlottesville) | Petitions for Naturalization | 4672277 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch & FamilySearch |
| District Court (WDVA Charlottesville) | Declarations of Intention | 573411 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch & FamilySearch |
| District Court (WDVA Danville) | Petitions for Naturalization | 4672250 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| District Court (WDVA Danville) | Declarations of Intention | 573409 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| District Court (WDVA Harrisonburg) | Correspondence Relating to Declarants and Petitioners | 84785430 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| District Court (WDVA Harrisonburg) | Naturalization Certificate Receipt Books | 85149464 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| District Court (WDVA Harrisonburg) | Notice of Applications for Admission to Citizenship | 84565031 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| District Court (WDVA Roanoke) | Declarations of Intention | 573410 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| District Court (WDVA Roanoke) | Petitions for Naturalization | 4672252 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| District Court (WDVA Roanoke) | Lists and Court Orders in Naturalization Proceedings | 75642603 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| District Court (WDVA Roanoke) | Interrogatories in Depositions of Witnesses | 4708362 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| District Court (WDVA Roanoke) | Petitions to Annul Certificates of Naturalization | 4708346 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| Court | Series Information | NAID | Digitization Partner |
|---|---|---|---|
| District Court (NDWV Clarksburg) | Declarations of Intention | 573396 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch |
| District Court (NDWV Clarksburg) | Petitions for Naturalization | 4682310 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch |
| District Court (NDWV Clarksburg) | Lists and Court Orders | 4492745 | FamilySearch |
| District Court (NDWV Clarksburg) | Preliminary Forms for Petitions for Naturalization | 173886066 | FamilySearch |
| District Court (NDWV Elkins) | Overseas Military Petitions | 75731192 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| District Court (NDWV Elkins/Philippi) | Petitions for Naturalization | 4682312 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| District Court (NDWV Fairmont) | Petitions for Naturalization | 122668230 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch |
| Circuit Court (NDWV Wheeling) | Declarations of Intention | 573403 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| Circuit Court (NDWV Wheeling) | Petitions for Naturalization | 4707481 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| District Court (NDWV Wheeling) | Declarations of Intention | 573397 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| District Court (NDWV Wheeling) | Petitions for Naturalization | 4707488 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch & FamilySearch |
| District Court (SDWV Charleston) | Declarations of Intention | 573395 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| District Court (SDWV Charleston) | Petitions for Naturalization | 4706961 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
| District Court (SDWV Charleston) | Military Petitions for Naturalization | 82583933 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) |
Our digitally available naturalization records are a small fraction of what we hold. See How to Order Copies, or contact our staff at phildelphia.archives@nara.gov with any questions.
Passenger Arrival Records
See list of microfilmed passenger arrival records from Baltimore and Philadelphia that have been digitized by partners below (Click "+" to display more information):
Accordion
| Port | Series Information | NAID | Microfilm | Digitization Partner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baltimore, MD | Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving, 1891-1909 | 4329528 | T844 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch |
| Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving, 1954-1957 | 4527204 | M1477 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch | |
| Index (Soundex) to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving (Federal Passenger Lists), 1820-1897 | 4290505 | T520 | FamilySearch | |
| Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving, 1820-1891 | 17027507 | M255 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch | |
| Quarterly Abstracts of Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving, 1820-1869 | M596 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch | ||
| Philadelphia, PA | Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving, 1800-1906 | 564980 | M360 | FamilySearch |
| Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving, 1800-1882. | M425 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch | ||
| Index (Soundex) to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving, January 1, 1883-June 28, 1948 | 4490777 | T526 | FamilySearch | |
| Book Indexes to Passenger Lists, 1906-1926 | 4498992 | T791 | Not digitized. Contact us | |
| Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving, 1883-1945 | 4492386 | T840 | Ancestry & Ancestry ($) & FamilySearch | |
| Atlantic & Gulf | A Supplemental Index to Passenger Lists of Vessels Arriving at Atlantic and Gulf Coast Ports (Excluding New York), 1820-1874 | M334 | FamilySearch |
See How to Order Copies of passenger arrival records. You can learn more by visiting Microfilm Publications and Original Records Digitized by Our Digitization Partners.