😀 ITALY GENEALOGY RESEARCH RESOURCE LINKS
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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.
. 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 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
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I didn't see these in the list. The first two are useful for people from Cosenza and they get linked a lot here anyway. I'll dump some more bookmarks later, but for now:
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Looking at frequent posts in the group, I think these two videos would be good to include here. One gets referenced at times in PDF and another is an introduction to Antenati which could empower users in DIY research. I found both in the RootsTech On Demand archive. This is the first one:
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This is the introduction to Antenati. Both are on FamilySearch's YouTube channel. I'd suggest new users check there and the RootsTech video playlist.
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@DangKwei These look like great videos. Unfortunately, I have completed my assignment on this team and no longer have rights to make these changes. Hopefully one of the other leaders can make the change. Best wishes.
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I don't see this in the list:
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@DangKwei @Cousin Vinny @SantaNinfa Thank you for the resources! I'll leave this open for a few more days, in case there are other items to add. Then, I'll create a new list for us to review.
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A few resources that I’ve found useful. Some are specific to the Papal States, with a few that have broader Italian relevance.
Repertorio completo per la circolante, sicura e sollecita corrispondenza delle Città Terre Castelli Borghi e Parrocchie dello Stato Ecclesiastico (1857)
1857 postal directory of the Papal States listing place names (cities, towns, villages, parishes).Raccolta di leggi, decreti, proclami, manifestazioni e pubblicazioni (1812)
List of towns and communes within the départements of Rome and Trasimène (modern Lazio and Umbria) during the French occupation in 1812.Leggi relative alla costituzione della Repubblica Romana (1798)
A list of place names from the first French occupation of the Papal States.French Military Records – Mémoire des Hommes
Including more than 42,000 Italians—largely conscripts from Italian territories annexed by France before 1814, as well as earlier mercenaries.PCN Toponimi IGM Map Tool
Interactive mapping website. By selecting the "Toponimi IGM" map layer, you can search for obscure historical place names that don’t appear on Google Maps.Imago Archivio di Stato di Roma – Gregoriano Maps
A digitization project (currently incomplete) that includes detailed historical maps and related property registries (Brogliardi) — for select towns within the Papal States.Tabella del riparto territoriale delle delegazioni dello Stato Ecclesiastico (1816)
Table of the territorial division of the Papal States, including population figures and information on “luoghi baronali” (baronial localities).Atlante Storico Istituzionale dell'Italia unita
Useful for tracking border changes and name changes at the frazione level or above from 1861 onward.Dizionario geografico-postale d’Italia (1863)
Geographic and postal dictionary of Italy. Useful for understanding place names in the early Kingdom of Italy.3 -
Thanks, @Pierluigi_O I'll add them to the updated list.
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Forgot a big one in my previous list:
Progetto Torelli (Society of Solferino and San Martino)
Digitized registers of over 600,000 soldiers who took part in the Wars of the Risorgimento (1848–1870). Each record shows the soldier’s service number, town, full name with father’s name (but not the mother’s unfortunately), rank, regiment, and the campaigns in which he served.1 -
@Pierluigi_O Terrific! I'll have an updated list for us soon.
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Another major resource for Italian research:
Presidenza della Repubblica – Onorificenze
Database of Italian honors with legal sources and award details, currently listing over 1.4 million recipients. Note: the “luogo di nascita” (place of birth) field is rarely filled and should not be relied upon.0
