Out of all of your videos, this one will always be my favorite. In finding out the website Antenati, I was able research my family back to 1740 in Italy. Thank you Connie for making this.
I just watched Margaret Fortier's presentation on Italian family history research and am beyond excited and grateful. The maternal side of my family tree points me to Vastogirardi, Campobasso, Montiquila and several other far away places to which I had no idea how to access from here in Wyoming. Thank you so much for this presentation, the links, and for setting me on a path to learn more about my Italian family.
Thank you for the video! My paternal side is from Sicily. What a very interesting story about the pasta. I saved and visited the above research links and the familysearch wiki link no longer works. Thanks again ~Linda :)
I have traced my family all the way back to the late 200's AD in Northern Italy, but have many blanks to fill in. Thank you for giving me great advice and tips on completing my files.
Also one of my ancestors is from Avellino!! Petruro to be exact. And the Italian names… one of my family trees is called “Charles corrao- why so many?” There is SO MANY Charles Corrao’s. I mean, dozens and dozens. I haven’t found the common “Calogero” to bring all of the Charles Corrao’s together. I didn’t know about the naming after a parent after death. That’s an interesting tidbit- I’ll keep that in mind. The naming convention has helped me fill in a ton of info tho.
I’m an Italian Generalist My search stated with my Grandfather and I didn’t know the town he was from I wrote the Provence and found his draft records . Which also included his mother and fathers name.
Emigration from Italy was almost non existent during the First World War. The poor in northern Italy ate polenta ( corn meal . ) usually with beans. Eggs where a cash commodity for the peasant. You might have some at a holiday but you could sell them to buy cloth for clothing or whatever you needed.
I wish I could. I did a lot of leg work here , but all mine says is Italy. I know he came here under age. He is my brick wall. I don't know if what he says is true. and my Grandmother never talked about anything dealing with anything with him coming over from Italy.
I have a family mystery to solve. Some American census records state a Great grandmothers birth place as Italy and some say Spain. What other documents can I look into to find the answer to this question? My mother was always told she was Irish and Spanish, but I know this ancestors Census said Italy. My 23 & me came back with zero Spanish, but Sardinian roots. Id love to solve this on paper for my mother. Thank you to anyone that may be able to help me.
Linda, This is going to take some digging. Don't rely on one document. Keep in mind too, that your ancestors may have migrated from one place to another. You have several clues here that have told you. I would look on all the sites (Ancestry, FamilySearch, FindMyPast, MyHeritage to start) for records. But first, dig up every record you can starting with present day working backward. This will help build a foundation to work from. You may find the answers in the records of your great grandmothers siblings. Look to see if there are immigration records... if so, who did she travel with. There are ton of ideas, more than I can type here. I hope that helps.
@@GenealogyTV thank you so much for taking your time out to respond to me. I never thought about their migration....thank you! You have given me so much great info. I never knew about the other sites! I am so happy as excited that I found you.
www.regalis.com/reg/savhistory.htm is an article that seems well researched and scholarly. It addresses the various conflicts that impacted rule in Northern Italy.
Italian records have been kept well, for many generations. I could trace my paternal great-grandfather’s ancestry to the 16th century.
Excellent
Out of all of your videos, this one will always be my favorite.
In finding out the website Antenati, I was able research my family back to 1740 in Italy.
Thank you Connie for making this.
You’re welcome. Thanks for commenting.
I just watched Margaret Fortier's presentation on Italian family history research and am beyond excited and grateful. The maternal side of my family tree points me to Vastogirardi, Campobasso, Montiquila and several other far away places to which I had no idea how to access from here in Wyoming. Thank you so much for this presentation, the links, and for setting me on a path to learn more about my Italian family.
Jackie, So glad you found the presentation helpful. My father's family is from the Campobasso area. Good luck!
This was soooo helpful.
Thanks!
Thank you for the video! My paternal side is from Sicily. What a very interesting story about the pasta. I saved and visited the above research links and the familysearch wiki link no longer works. Thanks again ~Linda :)
If I get a moment I’ll check into that broken link.
I have traced my family all the way back to the late 200's AD in Northern Italy, but have many blanks to fill in. Thank you for giving me great advice and tips on completing my files.
Wow... Wonderful! Good job. Thanks for the kind words.
Also one of my ancestors is from Avellino!! Petruro to be exact. And the Italian names… one of my family trees is called “Charles corrao- why so many?” There is SO MANY Charles Corrao’s. I mean, dozens and dozens. I haven’t found the common “Calogero” to bring all of the Charles Corrao’s together. I didn’t know about the naming after a parent after death. That’s an interesting tidbit- I’ll keep that in mind. The naming convention has helped me fill in a ton of info tho.
I’m an Italian Generalist
My search stated with my Grandfather and I didn’t know the town he was from
I wrote the Provence and found his draft records . Which also included his mother and fathers name.
Very cool. This is always interesting stuff.
Thanks for the great info.
My pleasure.
My maternal grandfather's parents died of cholera in 1911 Puglia.
I wonder if there is a list of US towns -> Italian towns
I haven't been able to reach a human at USCIS and having a hard time getting naturalization documents for my grandparents.
Emigration from Italy was almost non existent during the First World War.
The poor in northern Italy ate polenta ( corn meal . ) usually with beans.
Eggs where a cash commodity for the peasant.
You might have some at a holiday but you could sell them to buy cloth for clothing or whatever you needed.
Great information. Thanks for sharing.
I wish I could. I did a lot of leg work here , but all mine says is Italy. I know he came here under age. He is my brick wall. I don't know if what he says is true. and my Grandmother never talked about anything dealing with anything with him coming over from Italy.
I hope you find the answers soon!
I have a family mystery to solve. Some American census records state a Great grandmothers birth place as Italy and some say Spain. What other documents can I look into to find the answer to this question? My mother was always told she was Irish and Spanish, but I know this ancestors Census said Italy. My 23 & me came back with zero Spanish, but Sardinian roots. Id love to solve this on paper for my mother. Thank you to anyone that may be able to help me.
Linda, This is going to take some digging. Don't rely on one document. Keep in mind too, that your ancestors may have migrated from one place to another. You have several clues here that have told you. I would look on all the sites (Ancestry, FamilySearch, FindMyPast, MyHeritage to start) for records. But first, dig up every record you can starting with present day working backward. This will help build a foundation to work from. You may find the answers in the records of your great grandmothers siblings. Look to see if there are immigration records... if so, who did she travel with. There are ton of ideas, more than I can type here. I hope that helps.
@@GenealogyTV thank you so much for taking your time out to respond to me. I never thought about their migration....thank you! You have given me so much great info. I never knew about the other sites! I am so happy as excited that I found you.
www.regalis.com/reg/savhistory.htm is an article that seems well researched and scholarly. It addresses the various conflicts that impacted rule in Northern Italy.
If you are still looking for ideas, Alghero in northwest Sardinia was a Spanish (Catalan to be precise) enclave... to this day, they speak Catalan