Citizenship and Naturalization – Page 2

Election Time: Poll Books of the 1867 Election

On 22 October 1867, African American men cast votes for the first time in Virginia; this significant event was recorded in poll books in counties…

Paige NealOctober 23, 2017

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Remaking Virginia: “To Secure Justice for Ourselves”

This is the fourth in a series of four blog posts concerning post-Civil War Virginia and the lives of freedpeople after Emancipation. The posts precede the…

Mari JulienneJuly 1, 2015

Impressed by a British Man of War

Isaac D. Simkins, born on 13 January 1775, left Northampton County at age 21 to go to sea. Like many people leaving home on a…

Louise JonesJuly 17, 2013

“I Declare My Intention to Become a Citizen of the United States of America …”

On November 3, a naturalization ceremony will be held at the Library of Virginia. A group of people from various nations will take an oath…

Greg CrawfordNovember 2, 2010