Living History Farms held a naturalization ceremony for 41 individuals, officially welcoming the group from more than a dozen countries to the U.S.

At Flynn Barn, under twinkling string lights, Chief Magistrate Judge Stephen Jackson Jr. led the brief ceremony, in which individuals raised their right hands and took the oath of allegiance.

"For some of you, it probably felt like this day would never come. But you studied hard, worked hard, and you sacrificed," Jackson said Friday, Oct. 10, addressing the group surrounded by close friends and family. "And you have now just taken the sacred oath."

"Many may have already felt like Americans in their hearts and minds before today, but just now having raised your hand and taken this oath, you are now Americans in every sense of the word," he c

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