Presented by Alex Ferretti. Learn about the single most insightful file series pertaining to 20th-immigrants to the United States. Held partially at the National Archives and partially by U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services, A-Files (short for Alien Files), exist for tens of millions of immigrants, spanning from those who arrived last week to people born in the mid 19th century. You may find handwritten letters, photographs, birth certificates from abroad, arrest records, and countless other documents! This talk will explain who will have an A-File, how to locate them, and what information it might contain.

 

See handout and recording in Members area until Feb. 10, 2022