The Suffolk County Naturalization Project

This complete index contains all of the Naturalization Records of Suffolk County, NY and has over 67,000 names from as early as 1853 up to 1990 when the Federal government assumed control of the naturalization process.

Members of the German Genealogy Group, along with members from the other groups that make up the Genealogy Federation of Long Island, have participated in the indexing of Naturalization records and various vital records from the City of New York.

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, they can easily answer requests to their office for naturalization information.

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.

This project of The Genealogy Federation of Long Island was coordinated by Mr. John Martino. If you would like to contribute time to other current projects, please contact Mr. Martino.

To Search The Suffolk County Naturalization Project

The following is a list of members from groups within the Genealogy Federation of Long Island that devoted their time and energy to this project:

Volunteers

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