Italian Research

Finding Ancestors From Italy?

Here Are SomeTips & Strategies.
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​ITALIAN RESEARCH
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Italy is a country in Southwestern Europe bordered by France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia, San Marino, and Vatican City.
​It became a unified country in 1861. The official language is Italian
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Italy Clickable Map

Getting Started with Italy Research

Links to articles on getting started with Italy research.
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• "How to" Guides
• Locating Italian Birth Records: 1520-1808, 1809-1865, 1866-Present
• Locating Italian Marriage Records: 1520-1808, 1809-1865, 1866-present
• Locating Italian Death Records: 1520-1808, 1809-1865, 1866-present
• Research Strategies​​

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​Italy Research Tools

Links to articles and websites that assist in Italy research.
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• Translation of printed civil birth forms
• Record Finder
• Latin Genealogical Word List
• Surname Maps
• Italian Genealogical Word List

Italy Research Topics

​Beginning Research

• Research Strategies
• Record Finder

​Record Types

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• Census
• Church Directories
• Church Records
• Civil Registration
• Court Records
• Directories
• Emigration & Immigration
• Genealogy
• Heraldry
• Italian Infant Abandonment

• Military Records
• Nobility
• Notarial Records
• Occupations
• Online Records
• Other Records
• Periodicals
• Probate Records
• School Records
• Taxation

​Italy Background

• Biography
• Church History
• Gazetteers
• Handwriting
• Historical Geography
• History
• Italian Word List
• Languages

• Letter Writing Guide
• Maps
• Names, Personal
• Social Life & Customs
• Word List
• For Further Reading

Ethnicity​

• Ethnic Groups
• Jewish History
• Jewish Records
• Minorities

Local Research Resources​

• Archives & Libraries
• Societies
• Family History Centers

​To see all the Italian Genealogy on FamilySearch Wiki click on the link below:

https://familysearch.org/wiki/en/Italy_Genealogy