Finding Italian Roots: The Complete Guide for Americans

John Philip Colletta

Genealogical Publishing Com, 2003 - History - 206 pages

Since "Finding Italian Roots" first appeared in 1993, an ever increasing number of Americans have become interested in tracing their Italian heritage. This thoroughly revised, updated, and expanded Second Edition provides up-to-date information about accessing and interpreting the vast universe of materials available for tracking Italian ancestors and recording their stories for future generations. Whether you are just beginning your investigations or have been doing genealogy for years, this guide will help maximize your investment of time, effort, and money.

Contents

• Americans in Search of their Italian Roots: 13
• A Glimpse of Italians in America: 15
• 1 Starting at Home: 19
• Three Basic Facts You Need to Know about Your Immigrant Ancestor: 20
• Town of Birth: 22
• Interviewing Relatives: 24
• Materials at Home: 26
• Organizing Your Information: 30
• Joining a Genealogical Society: 35
• 2 Published Resources: 37
• Collective Biographies of Italian Americans: 38
• Histories of Italian Communities in the United States: 39
• City Directories: 40
• Newspapers in English and Italian: 42
• Italians in Italy: 44
• Dictionaries of Italian Surnames: 45
• Genealogies of Titled Families: 46
• Italian Local History: 54
• The Family History Library: 55
• Microfilmed Italian Records: 56
• Form Letters: 57
• Private Repositories with Italian Collections: 58
• Internet Websites: 59
• Federal Records Censuses: 63
• Passenger Arrival Records: 67
• Naturalization Records: 72
• Passport Applications: 77
• Other Federal Records: 78
• Censuses: 80
• Other State Records: 82
• County Courthouse: 84
• Cemetery Records and Inscriptions: 86
• Other Local Records: 87
• 4 Civil Records of Italy: 91
• Archivio Comunale Town Archives: 98
• Stato Civile: 99
• Atto della Solenne Promessa di Celebrare il Matrimonio: 104
• Atto di Morto: 109
• Certificate di Stato di Famiglia: 110
• Archivio di Stato State Archives: 118
• Stato Civile: 121
• Allegati: 123
• Registri degli Uffici di Leva: 124
• Minute Atti e Bastardelli Notarili: 125
• Catasti: 131
• Registri dellEmigrazione e Passaporti: 133
• Italian Emigration: 134
• Archivio Centrale dello Stato National Archives: 135
• Catholic Records: 137
• Archivi Parrocchiali: 138
• Atto di Matrimonio: 139
• Status Animarum: 141
• Archivi Diocesani: 143
• Jewish Records: 146
• Jewish Patronymics and Surnames: 148
• Jewish Local History: 149
• Published Genealogies: 150
• Websites: 151
• Civil Repositories: 152
• Cemeteries: 153
• Waldenses: 155
• NonItalian Protestants: 158
• Biblioteche Libraries: 159
• Archivi Genealogici Genealogical Archives: 162
• Registri delle Universita Registers of Universities: 163
• Genealogical Institutes in Italy: 164
• Letters Open Doors: 167
• Italiano si Inglese no: 168
• Postal Courtesy Makes Friends: 169
• Props Are Worth a Thousand Italian Words: 170
• Interpreting Italian Terms: 171
• Italian Cemeteries: 172
• Detto Called: 173
• Local Oral Lore: 176
• Plan Your Transportation and Lodging: 177
• Closing: 179
• Bibliographic Note: 181
• GLOSSARY: 183
• Manuals and Guides: 193
• The Internet: 194
• Research Aids: 196
• Histories of Italian Communities in the United States: 199

Popular passages

Page 196 - Ancestry's Red Book: American State, County and Town Sources, rev. ed. Salt Lake City: Ancestry, Inc., 1992.‎

Bibliographic information

• Title: Finding Italian Roots: The Complete Guide for Americans
• Author: John Philip Colletta
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Genealogical Publishing Com, 2003
• ISBN: 0806317418, 9780806317410
• Length: 206 pages
• Subjects: History / Europe / Italy; Reference / Genealogy & Heraldry; Social Science / Emigration & Immigration