Our Resources - Italian Specific
Italian Specific
So, you're now on your journey, and you've begun to make some in-roads into the discovery of your Italian heritage. We hope some of the links below might take you that little bit further.
Looking for links and records specific to Calabritto? We've listed those HERE
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Click on any of the links below to be taken directly to that section of this page.
general italian genealogy sites, guides & "how to's"
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Italian Ancestor Pages
List of Italian genealogy sites showcasing Italian ancestry and personal stories of Italian roots family tree research.
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Italian Genealogy.com
"Find answers regarding Italian Genealogy and ask your questions in order to help you along your search."
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Italy Heritage.com
An introduction to tracing your Italian ancestry, with a collection of articles and videos
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Familysearch - Italian Genealogy
A good starting point to Italy ancestry, family history, and genealogy: birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, parish registers, and military records.
italian CIVIL records
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Portal Antenati
Italian government website hosting images of thousands of vital records. A good starting point once you know where your family came from.
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Familysearch - Italian Births
Only a few localities are included and the time period varies by locality. This collection contains 1,940,693 records.
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Familysearch - Italian Marriages
Only a few localities are included and the time period varies by locality. This collection contains 409,056 records.
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Familysearch - Italian Deaths
Only a few localities are included and the time period varies by locality. This collection contains 438,494 records.
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Italian Parish Records.org
With over 3,052,947 searchable indexed records from 1,423 parishes. Not complete but being added to on a regular basis.
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Italians Born, Married or Died in Foreign Countries, 1871-1890
Data extracted from the lists of civil status documents relating to Italian citizens of unknown domicile.
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Understanding Italian Parish Records - Births
A great resource, giving simple and straightforward help on how to translate a birth record and extract the relevant details.
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Understanding Italian Parish Records - Marriages
A great resource, giving simple and straightforward help on how to translate a marriage record and extract the relevant details.
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Understanding Italian Parish Records - Deaths
A great resource, giving simple and straightforward help on how to translate a death record and extract the relevant details.
Italian Immigration
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Statue of Liberty - The Ellis Island Foundation
Online searchable database of over 22 million passenger names covering roughly 70% of the immigrants processed through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924.
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International Centre for the Studies on Italian Emigration
Launched in 2001, the CISEI contains a wealth of material (with searchable databases) on Italians who entered Brazil, the USA, Argentina, Canada and Australia.
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Italo-Scottish Research Cluster
The Italo-Scottish Research Cluster studies Italian immigration in Scotland and promotes relations between Scotland and Italy.
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Italian Immigrants to Brazil
A myriad of information about Italians in Brazil. Included is a surname list of all known Italians who entered the country. (Site last updated 2010)
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Italian Genalogy in Spain
Created in 2002 (and regularly updated) this page is a great resource for those with Italian-Spanish roots.
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Italians in Argentina
Containing links to numerous online sources. Also includes some arrival lists of Italians to the country.
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Italians to America - Passenger Data File, 1855-1900
Searchable database of records on thousands of Italian passengers who arrived at the United States between 1855-1900.
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Italians to America - Manifest Header Data File, 1834-1900
To be used in conjunction with the Italians to America Passenger Data File, and contains information on the ships, the code for its port of departure, and date of arrival.
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Records of the Entry of Italians Immigrants to Buenos Aires
A register of the entry of Italian immigrants into Buenos Aires, organized by year and by ship.
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Italian Migrations Throughout the World
Research center dedicated to the documentation and study of Italian migrations in the world
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Immigrant Ancestors Project
Emigrant records gathered from repositories throughout Europe, by Brigham Young University (BYU).
Italian digital newspapers
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Italian Digital Newspapers
A small online spreadsheet, hosted by GeneaIndex, with a list of all available online Italian newspaper sources, with links.
Italian military records
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Database of the Fallen & Missing of WWI
Hosted by the Italian Ministry of Defence, you do require a Surname to be able to execute a search.
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Database of the Fallen & Missing of WWII
Hosted by the Italian Ministry of Defence, you do require a Surname to be able to execute a search.
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Register of the Fallen of the Great War
Searchable by name or by place of birth - also gives details regiment, cause of death, and place of death.
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Prisoners of the First World War
Hosted by the Internation Committee of the Red Cross, and containing the original Red Cross record cards of all those interned during WW1.
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Italian Casualties of the Spanish Civil War
An unofficial list of all those Italians killed in the Spanish Civil War, as well as the cause, date and place of death, it also includes the names of parents.
SURNAMES & GIVEN NAMES
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Gens,info (Surname Mapping)
Enter the surname to reveal the (current) distribution of the name in both Italy and the USA.
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Italian Surnames List
A pretty comprehensive list of Italian surnames - useful when trying to translate records.
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Behind the Name - Given Names
A simple, searchable list of given names (sortable by country).
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Behind the Name - Surnames
A simple, searchable list of surnames (sortable by country), includes name origins.
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Italian Name Contractions
The conversion of Italian names to English names and vice versa, also includes a handy pronunciation guide to each name.
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Italian Surname Origins
Hosted by Familysearch. Enter your last name to discover its origins and history.
translation, useful words & letter templates
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Google Translate
Enter text (copy & paste is easiest, if possible), translate a web page by entering a URL, or upload a document for translation.
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English-Italian Dictionary
A straightforward, easy to use dictionary, simply enter the word you'd like to translate and press enter!
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Italian Genealogy Word List
This list contains Italian words that you are likely to find in genealogical sources with their English translations.
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Italian Handwriting
With hints and tips on reading the sometimes difficult to understand Italian written word.
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Italian Professions
An A-Z list of Italian occupations and professions, accompanied by their English equivilent.
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Italian Useful Words List
Created bt Familysearch, this is a downloadable (pdf) version of the Italian Genealogical Word List
bLOGS & PODCASTS
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Italian Genealogy Blog & Podcast
Scroll to the middle of the page to find the links to past podcasts on a number of different Italian Genealogical subjects
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Italian Roots & Genealogy Podcasts
Dedicated to Italian Genealogy, finding your Italian Roots and how to navigate through Italian records
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Italian-American Podcast
By Anthony Fasano, an Italian-American amateur genealogist, who talks you through the steps he took to trace his Italian ancestors.
videos
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Italian Genealogy & Family History
Hosted by Lisa Louise Cooke in her 'Genealogy Gems' series. Subscribe to her channel to discover over 250 genealogical related videos.
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The Family Tree, Italian Genealogy Guide (7 Episodes)
A series of seven videos, covering all aspects of tracing your Italian ancestry.
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La Famiglia - The Italian Americans
A PBS documentary focusing on the arrival, hardship and survival of those first Italian pioneers to the USA.
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