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Martha Benschura - Enemy Alien

Judy G. Russell, JD, CG®, CGL®, FUGA

May 20, 2015

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Content

Welcome

3:16

Speaker's Introduction

2:23

Introduction

7:54

Act of July 6 1798

1:14

Act of July 6 1812

0:26

Act of April 16 1918

0:31

The Law Today

0:30

War of 1812

4:02

World War I

13:23

World War II

0:42

Alien Registration Act

6:46

Alien Case Files

1:21

Alien Enemies

1:00

The Restrictions

1:02

Identifications

1:25

Summary Arrest

0:55

Beyond Relocation

3:48

Records

2:52

Internment Camps

1:00

Repatriations

0:54

Hearings

0:50

Not Just Aliens

1:34

Where to Find Records

0:25

NARA Record Groups

2:43

GAIC.info

0:22

UWDC Digital Files

0:39

What About Martha?

4:42

Announcements / prizes

4:35

Questions / answers

15:27

About this webinar

Not all our ancestors were naturalized. The ones who didn't become citizens suddenly became suspect when war divided their native countries from their new residences, creating the kinds of records genealogists love.

About the speaker

Judy G. Russell, JD, CG®, CGL®, FUGA

A genealogist with a law degree, Judy G. Russell is a lecturer, educator and writer who enjoys helping others understand a wide variety of genealogical issues, including the interplay between genealog...

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