r/citizenshipgenealogy

His birth name was Vasil Kanalas Panula, he was born Dec 24, 1888 to parents Vasil Panula Sr and Anna Kanalas. He arrived in New York at Ellis Island on December 19,1900 aboard the S.S. Rotterdam. On his naturalization forms, his birthplace and last residence are written as Fatatsino (possibly Fataskino), Czechoslovakia/Hungary. Does anyone recognize "Fatatsino" as a phonetic spelling or historic Hungarian name for a village in eastern Slovakia? Trying to narrow down the modern village or parish so I can locate his baptismal record, Thanks for any leads!

Sharing my timeline for anyone waiting on a NARA order:

• June 21, 2026: Submitted my order for a certified copy of an 1860 census record.
• October 5, 2026: Received it in the mail!

About 3½ months total. It arrived with a signed certification, gold seal and red ribbon.

Hi,

I'm trying to get an official copy of my grandmother's Mexican birth certificate from 1908 for a Canadian citizenship application (her father was Canadian ) . Unfortunately it is too old to be in the normal system Mexico uses to digitize it's records. She was born in Mexico City and I can find the handwritten record on familysearch, but Canada wants an official certified document. I've had my father and sister working on this (they are both fluent in Spanish, me not so much), and I've gone to the local Mexican consulate, without success. As far as I can tell, the only way to get around this is to fly to Mexico city and wait in line at the Mexico city archives.

AI tells me to hire a gestos to get the records but the ones I can find are targeting American law firms and are quite expensive.

Anyone else have a similar problem or know a local Mexican company that can get these documents for me?

Suggestions would be quite welcome.