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==Online Resources==
==Online Sources==  
 
*'''1946-1971''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61704/ Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971] Ancestry, free. Index and images. Passenger lists of immigrants leaving Germany and other European ports and airports between 1946-1971. The majority of the immigrants listed in this collection are displaced persons - Holocaust survivors, former concentration camp inmates and Nazi forced laborers, as well as refugees from Central and Eastern European countries and some non-European countries.
<span style="color:DarkViolet"> '''These sources cover multiple countries'''. </span>
<span style="color:DarkViolet"> '''These sources cover multiple countries'''. </span>
*[http://immigrants.byu.edu/search/simple Immigrant Ancestors Project]
*[https://www.google.com/maps/d/u/0/edit?mid=1gEPDH-Y5EEmL_78yhM2a4zc81C6_yVU&ll=44.667225129560414%2C-27.848331045285764&z=4 World Passenger Lists Maps]
*[https://www.altreitalie.it/Servizi/Cerca_Le_Tue_Radici/Cerca_Le_Tue_Radici.kl Centro Altreitalie] Three databases, available online, with the landing lists of Italians in Argentina, Brazil and the United States.
*[https://www.altreitalie.it/Servizi/Cerca_Le_Tue_Radici/Cerca_Le_Tue_Radici.kl Centro Altreitalie] Three databases, available online, with the landing lists of Italians in Argentina, Brazil and the United States.
*[http://www.ciseionline.it/2012/index.asp Centro Internazionale Studi Emigrazione Italiana], searchable database. CISEI has several databases containing information on millions of Italian migrants. By entering the person's data you will be able to know the date, the place of departure and destination, and get information on travel, sea travel and family members. In the most fortunate cases also read a short account of the migratory experience.
*[http://www.ciseionline.it/2012/index.asp Centro Internazionale Studi Emigrazione Italiana], searchable database. CISEI has several databases containing information on millions of Italian migrants. By entering the person's data you will be able to know the date, the place of departure and destination, and get information on travel, sea travel and family members. In the most fortunate cases also read a short account of the migratory experience.
*[https://www.venarbol.net/en/liens/recherche-dans-les-pays-demigration Italian Emigration Sites] <span style="color:DarkViolet">'''Benelux / France / United Kingdom / Swizerland / American continent / Canada / USA / Argentina / Brazil / Peru / Venezuela / Algérie / Tunisia / Australia / New-Zeland'''</span>
*[https://www.venarbol.net/en/liens/recherche-dans-les-pays-demigration Italian Emigration Sites] <span style="color:DarkViolet">'''Benelux / France / United Kingdom / Swizerland / American continent / Canada / USA / Argentina / Brazil / Peru / Venezuela / Algérie / Tunisia / Australia / New-Zeland'''</span>
*'''1817-1964''' {{RecordSearch|1928310|Spain, Consular Records of Emigrants, 1808-1960}} at FamilySearch - [[Spain, Consular Records of Emigrants - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; images only
*'''1850-1934''' {{FSC|43289|item|disp=Auswandererlisten, 1850-1934}} (Hamburg passenger lists) at FamilySearch, images.
*'''1850-1934''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1068 Hamburg Passenger Lists, 1850-1934] at Ancestry ($) index & images.
*'''1855-1924''' [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1166 Hamburg Passenger Lists, Handwritten Indexes, 1855-1934] at Ancestry ($) images.
*'''1880-1889''' {{FSC|96112|title-id|disp=Imigração italiana em São Paulo (1880-1889), os primeiros contactos do imigrante com o Brasil:}}(*); Hutter, Lucy Maffei at FamilySearch - images
*'''1943-1947''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61742/ United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration (UNRRA) Records, 1943-1947 (USHMM)] at Ancestry — index ($)
*'''1946-1971''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61704/ Free Access: Africa, Asia and Europe, Passenger Lists of Displaced Persons, 1946-1971] Ancestry, free. Index and images. Passenger lists of immigrants leaving Germany and other European ports and airports between 1946-1971. The majority of the immigrants listed in this collection are displaced persons - Holocaust survivors, former concentration camp inmates and Nazi forced laborers, as well as refugees from Central and Eastern European countries and some non-European countries.
*[https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62195/ Free Access: USC Shoah Foundation, Holocaust – Jewish Survivor Interviews]
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/hamburg-germany-emigrants Hamburg, Germany Emigrants] at Findmypast ($) index.
*[https://immigrantships.net/index.html Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild] Choose a volume and then choose Italy under "Listed by Port of Departure" or "Listed by Port of Arrival".
*[https://immigrantships.net/index.html Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild] Choose a volume and then choose Italy under "Listed by Port of Departure" or "Listed by Port of Arrival".
*[http://landfinder.it/emigrant_abandoned_property_in_Italy.asp?aff=AF0071&sid=&lng=INGLESE&p= EMIGRANT UNCLAIMED PROPERTY IN ITALY] ($), index
<span style="color:DarkViolet"> '''Additional online sources unique to each country of destination are listed below.'''</span>
<span style="color:DarkViolet"> '''Additional online sources unique to each country of destination are listed below.'''</span>
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<span style="color:DarkViolet">'''"Emigration"''' means moving out of a country. '''"Immigration"''' means moving into a country. (See [[Italy Emigration and Immigration#Immigration into Italy|'''Immigration into Italy.''']]) </span><br>
<span style="color:DarkViolet">'''"Emigration"''' means moving out of a country. '''"Immigration"''' means moving into a country. (See [[Italy Emigration and Immigration#Immigration into Italy|'''Immigration into Italy.''']]) </span><br>
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups.
Emigration and immigration sources list the names of people leaving (emigrating) or arriving (immigrating) in the country. These sources may be passenger lists, permissions to emigrate, or records of passports issued. The information in these records may include the emigrants’ names, ages, occupations, destinations, and places of origin or birthplaces. Sometimes they also show family groups.
For information about passports, see [[Italy Passport Records|Italy Passport Records]].<br>


==Emigration==
==Emigration==
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|<span style="color:DarkViolet">The better option is to look for records about the ancestor in the '''country of destination, the country they immigrated into'''. See links to immigration records for major destination countries below.</span>
|<span style="color:DarkViolet">The better option is to look for records about the ancestor in the '''country of destination, the country they immigrated into'''. See links to Wiki articles about immigration records for '''major''' destination countries below. Additional Wiki articles for other destinations can be found at [https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Category:Emigration_and_Immigration_Records '''Category:Emigration and Immigration Records'''.]  </span>
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=====Halifax, Nova Scotia=====
=====Halifax, Nova Scotia=====
Halifax, Nova Scotia was an influential port of Italian immigration between 1928 until it ceased operations in 1971.
Halifax, Nova Scotia was an influential port of Italian immigration between 1928 until it ceased operations in 1971.
*'''1923-1933''' {{RecordSearch|3049864|Canada, Nova Scotia, Records of Aliens pre-examined at Halifax, 1923-1933}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] index and images
*'''1923-1933''' {{RecordSearch|3049864|Canada, Nova Scotia, Records of Aliens pre-examined at Halifax, 1923-1933}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Passenger Lists of Aliens Pre-Examined in Canada - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index & images


====Canada Background====
====Canada Background====
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===United States===
===United States===
====United States Online Sources====
====United States Online Sources====
*'''1855-1900''' {{RecordSearch|2110811|United States Italians to America Index, 1855-1900}} at FamilySearch - [[United States, Italians to America Index - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]];
*'''1855-1900''' [http://aad.archives.gov/aad/fielded-search.jsp?dt=2123&tf=F&cat=GP44&bc=sl Italians to America Passenger Data File, 1855 - 1900, NARA], index, incomplete.
*'''1855-1900''' [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10030/italians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=218489221 Italians Immigrating to the United States, 1855-1900], at MyHeritage ($), index
*'''1880-1891''' [https://www.altreitalie.it/Servizi/Cerca_Le_Tue_Radici/Cerca_Le_Tue_Radici.kl Centro Altreitalie] Three databases, available online, with the landing lists of Italians in Argentina, Brazil and the United States.
*'''1905-1910''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4742/ Italian Passengers to Louisiana, 1905-10] at Ancestry ($)
*'''1905-1910''' [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/4742/ Italian Passengers to Louisiana, 1905-10] at Ancestry ($)
*'''1855-1900''' [https://aad.archives.gov/aad/series-description.jsp?s=4433&cat=GP44&bc=sl&col=1002 Italians to America Passenger Data File, 1855 - 1900, NARA]
*'''1880-1891''' [https://www.altreitalie.it/Servizi/Cerca_Le_Tue_Radici/Cerca_Le_Tue_Radici.kl Centro Altreitalie] Three databases, available online, with the landing lists of Italians in Argentina, Brazil and the United States.
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10030/italians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.New%2F3York+epmo.similar Italians Immigrating to the United States], at MyHeritage ($), index
*[http://immigrants.byu.edu/search/by_section/3 BYU Immigrant Ancestors Project: Italian] index
*[http://immigrants.byu.edu/search/by_section/3 BYU Immigrant Ancestors Project: Italian] index
*[[United States Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Italians  
*[[United States Emigration and Immigration]] – Wiki page with additional larger databases which also include Italians
 
====United States Background====
====United States Background====
'''1848 to 1870'''. More than 20,000 emigrants left Italy and migrated to the United States. This wave of emigration was caused by political upheaval and revolution as Italy struggled to become an independent, unified state.  
'''1848 to 1870'''. More than 20,000 emigrants left Italy and migrated to the United States. This wave of emigration was caused by political upheaval and revolution as Italy struggled to become an independent, unified state.  
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===Uruguay===
===Uruguay===
====Uruguay Online Sources====
====Uruguay Online Sources====
*'''1888-1980''' {{RecordSearch|2691993|Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980}}, index.
*'''1888-1980''' {{RecordSearch|2691993|Uruguay, Passenger Lists, 1888-1980}} at FamilySearch - [[Uruguay, Passenger Lists - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; index.


====Uruguay Background====
====Uruguay Background====
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*Currently, there are '''1.2 million Romanian-born citizens''' living and working in Italy.  
*Currently, there are '''1.2 million Romanian-born citizens''' living and working in Italy.  
*Today the Romanians make up the largest community in the country, followed by '''Albanians''' (441,027) and '''Moroccans''' (422,980).The fourth largest community in Italy are the '''Chinese'''.<ref name="mod">"Demographics of Italy: Modern Italy and immigration", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Italy#Modern_Italy_and_immigration, accessed 19 April 2021.</ref>
*Today the Romanians make up the largest community in the country, followed by '''Albanians''' (441,027) and '''Moroccans''' (422,980).The fourth largest community in Italy are the '''Chinese'''.<ref name="mod">"Demographics of Italy: Modern Italy and immigration", in Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Italy#Modern_Italy_and_immigration, accessed 19 April 2021.</ref>
==For Further Reading==
*{{FSC|Italy - Emigration and immigration|subject|subject-id=181576634|disp=Italy - Emigration and Immigration}}
*{{FSC|Italy - Emigration and immigration - History|subject|subject-id=673219227|disp=Italy - Emigration and Immigration - History}}
*{{FSC|Italy - Emigration and immigration - Indexes|subject|subject-id=1689577223|disp=Italy - Emigration and Immigration - Indexes}}


== References  ==
== References  ==
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[[fr:Italie Emigration et immigration]][[pt:Itália, Emigração e Imigração]]


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