As crazy as it sounds, once I knew Guiseppe was not yet an American citizen on the day the census worker was at their house in 1910, I figured my work would be easy enough. Time to figure out how to find his Naturalization papers. This is where a website related to Ancestry really made my life easier. Using FamilySearch.org, I was able to find the naturalization index card that gave me the certificate number, that gave me the page of the book that contained Guiseppe’s Naturalization papers. Imagine my delight when I found those three pages written in 1912, with the long list of his children.
I now had access to the proof that the Italian government would require to confirm my lineage and give me the opportunity to prove my Italian citizenship.
A small but essential step in the right direction. With this evidence, I decided to move forward in earnest with the task ahead.