Texas, Naturalization Records, 1906-1989

Another new collection that will be very helpful for those looking for their Jewish ancestors has now

been added to the collections at FamilySearch. That collection, the Texas, Naturalization Records, 1906-1989, features naturalization records held by the National Archives- Southwest Region. The majority of the collection is comprised of indexes and declarations of Intent.
This collection, which as of today has over 85,000 images will continue to grow over time as more images become available and the records are indexed.
The image below, is the Declaration of Intent for Max Cohen, who was born in Russia in 1875, and declared his intent in 1917.

This is a great source for all those whose family ended up in Texas.

United States, Russians to America Index, 1834-1897

In a previous post at this blog, the records of the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies were discussed. Now, FamilySearch has added an immigration collection created by the Balch Institute to its collections. That collection, the Russians to America Index, 1834-1897, is now available in the Historical Records Collections in the United States section.

While there are no images, the collection can be searched by name. As of this posting, the collection contains over 525,000 records. The record below, shows the incredible amount of important information each record provides.

For those trying to locate their Russian families, this database should be an important research tool.