Out of the Ballot Box: Voter Registrations & Records

This lecture introduces a little-used record group that will open new research avenues into ancestors’ lives. Find how to use early voter registration records and where to find them. These records may make or break your family puzzle. Did your ancestor naturalize in the United States before 1906, but you can't find the court his papers were filed at? Voter registrations are sometimes a valuable clue, they often ask about the court of naturalization.