Discovering your roots and tracing your family’s history is a journey that can be both captivating and deeply rewarding. For those with Italian ancestry, Antenati […]
Strange Things – Internment Camps in the U.S. During World War II
Italians began immigrating to the United States in the second half of the 19th century. In the U.S. by 1920, more than ten percent of […]
Our Wonderful Italian Family – Italian Records: Birth Records
Italian church records can be helpful in your Italian genealogy research. Unlike civil registrations, church records were recorded without a lull since the 1500s. Italian […]
Let’s Find Out Much More About Our Wonderful Italian Family In Italy
In our previous post, we discussed finding records in the country (in this example, the U.S.) your immigrant ancestor settled in to find the town […]
Let’s Find Out Much More About Our Wonderful Italian Family
In our last post, we discussed the U.S. census records you can use to learn more about your ancestors and discover your immigrant ancestor. Though we […]
Let’s Find More About Our Wonderful Italian Family
In our last post, we discussed the steps you can take to learn more about your Italian ancestors. In this post, we are looking more […]
Find Our Famiglia: Let’s Find Our Wonderful Italian Family
Let’s say you took a DNA test and discovered you have Italian ancestry. Or, you have heard stories from you grandparents or great-grandparents that you […]
Italian Surname Types: Fun Facts On How To Discover Your Name’s Meaning
I have always wondered what surnames mean. Why did my ancestors have that surname? In our previous post on Italian Naming Conventions, we discussed who […]
Italian Naming Conventions
Normally, the custom in Italy in naming children goes like this:: The first male is named after the paternal grandfather.The second male is named after […]