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Aug 13, 2008 3:26 pm US/Eastern

New Genealogy Program Started By Feds

WASHINGTON (CBS4) ― U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service are making it easier to find your family's immigration history. The agency started a new Genealogy program to streamline the process of finding information.

USCIS has records dating back to the late 1800's documenting the arrival and naturalization of millions of immigrants. The agency also has records of those people who were naturalized citizens between 1906 and 1956.

The new program replaces a Freedom of Information Act process that was required to get the information. USCIS reported receiving over 40,000 requests for historical records in the last four years.

There will be a charge to use the program of 20 dollars. If you need a copy of a file on microfilm it will add 20 dollars to the fee, and if you need a copy of text file, that'll tack on another $35.

Click here to visit the website of the new program.

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