😀 ITALY GENEALOGY RESEARCH RESOURCE LINKS

Michael Stenberg

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MOST-USED WEBSITES:

PORTALE ANTENATI provides access to records held in State Archives throughout Italy. Free online access to millions of Italian civil records and some military records.

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Italian Culture

. FamilySearch Italy Research Page     

.  FamilySearch Research Wiki, Italy Genealogy, main page. There are MANY links to addition pages from this main page. See “Record Types” on the right side of page. Note the Italian Word list link. Scroll down to the clic.kable “map” to access similar Provinces pages. See links to “Getting Started,” “Online Records,” “Research Classes,” etc. Under “Italy Research Tools” are examples of translated birth, marriage, and death documents. 

·     FamilySearch Catalog. Access the catalog from the homepage by clicking “Search” then “Catalog.” In the place field, enter Italy, (name of province), (name of town)..click the name in the green default below, then click Search. Civil registration and church records are cataloged on the town or parish level. Click the subject of interest such as civil registration. Click on the blue title of the collection. Scroll down to see the film notes and details. Under the format column if you see a camera, the digital images are available at home, or camera with key at a family history center. A microfilm reel icon indicates these records are available from FamilySearch only on microfilm at the Salt Lake Family History Library. You can also navigate to the parish level by starting with Italy, search, click blue “Places within Italy,” then choose Province and click “Places with….” 

·      FamilySearch Images. In the place field, enter Italy…and click the default that appears below (Italy 1861-Present Country). Click Search Image Groups. Find a collection of interest. Click on place, date, record type, or image count to open images.

·      FamilySearch Family Tree, online shared family tree

·      FamilySearch Genealogies, directory of family trees

Other Websites:

ANCESTRY.COM $. For a list of collections relating to Italy, click “Search” then “Card Catalog” from the dropdown menu. Enter “Italy” in the Title or Keyword search. Click “Search.” You can change the sort to “Record Count” to put the largest collections at the top. Or use the Filters to find a collection you are interested in. Click the name of the collection to search and open search fields.

MYHERITAGE.COM $ For a list of collections relating to Italy, click “Research” then “Collection Catalog,” Enter “Italy” in the Search for collection or keyword field. Click the Title Collection Name you are interested in. You can also locate using the filters.

COMUNI ITALIANI Information and statistics on municipalities, provinces, and regions in Italy.

COBNOMIX SURNAME DISTRIBUTION MAP  Finding Italian Towns by Surname

INDETTAGLIO, offers Town Search, Village Search, Surname Search,

FACEBOOK,  Italian Genealogy, Italy Roots and Genealogy, etc.

ITALIAN GENEALOGICAL GROUP dedicated to promoting Italian family history and genealogy.

LANGUAGE AIDS:

Italian Script Tutorial

Latin Abbreviations, Chassant

Italian Birth Document Translation (pre-unification)

Italian Birth Document Translation (post-unification)

Italian Marriage Document Translation

Italian Civil Death Document Translation (pre-unification)

Italian Civil Death Document Translation (post-unification)

LEARNING HOW TO RESEARCH IN ITALY, CLASSES AND COURSES:

·      Family History Library Classes and Webinars Schedule

·      Virtual Genealogy Research Consultation appointment setup

·      FamilySearch Help Center. Access the Help Center by clicking the question mark in a circle icon on the top right of home page. In the blue Help search field, enter Italy. Wait for the dropdown menu to populate. Or, click “Help Center” link, then enter Italy in this search field. Scroll through and find a class or article that can help you.

·      Rootstech, click “Sessions” enter Italy, click Search

·      YouTube, enter search terms such Italian Genealogy, Italy Family History, etc.

 COSENZA, SPECIAL AIDS:

·      Archivio Di Stato Di Cosenza – Portale Della Storia Degli Italiani

·      Archivio de Stato di Cosenza

J Ugarte

Thank you! Will keep for reference.

Susan D'Antonio Ross

I’m looking for vital records for Montegallo, Ascoli Piceno, Marche. Does anyone know where these records might be kept in Italy?

I looked in Family search.org and couldn’t find anything for Montegallo. Any help is appreciated.

Thank you.

Cousin Vinny

Much of the records for Ascoli Piceno province have not been filmed. The only ones available online currently are for the city of Ascoli itself. For other towns you must communicate directly with the town government to obtain a copy of a record. For Montegallo:

http://www.halleyegov.it/c044038/zf/index.php/uffici/index/detail/categoria/84/id/3

fabiomachado4

thanks very much

My Google

Hi, I've made so many great strides in researching my family tree (all from Sicily) with some lines going back to the mid-1500's but I'm stuck on one. My 4-times great-grandfather, Nicolo (or Niccolo) Biondo (or Biundo) born in Santa Ninfa, Trapani, Sicily circa 1760, died around 1802. I have found Biondo's & Biundo's in the 1500-1600's and some in the earlier 1700's - all from Santa Ninfa - but can't find the connection to Nicolo/Niccolo Biondo/Biundo. His sons were born in/around Partanna, Trapani, Sicily. This is all on my maternal grandmother's side. Any ideas?