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Duplicates, when they exist, are normally located at the ''curia vescovile'' (diocesan archives). | Duplicates, when they exist, are normally located at the ''curia vescovile'' (diocesan archives). | ||
=== Records at the | === Records at the FamilySearch Library === | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has records from many Italian parishes up to 1900 and some up to 1925. However, if a record has been destroyed, was never kept, has not been microfilmed, or is restricted from public access by the law, the FamilySearch Library does not have a copy. | ||
To find out if the | To find out if the FamilySearch Library has the records you need, check the FamilySearch Catalog under the name of the town where the parish was. (The parish may not be in the town where your ancestor lived.) Look in the Locality Search under: | ||
ITALY, [PROVINCE], [TOWN] - CHURCH RECORDS | ITALY, [PROVINCE], [TOWN] - CHURCH RECORDS | ||
New records are continually added to the | New records are continually added to the FamilySearch Library collection from many sources. Do not give up if records are not available yet. Check the FamilySearch Catalog again every year or two for the records you need. | ||
=== Records Not at the | === Records Not at the FamilySearch Library === | ||
Italy has no single repository for church records. If the baptism, marriage, and burial records have not been microfilmed, you will have to contact or visit the local parish or archive in Italy. | Italy has no single repository for church records. If the baptism, marriage, and burial records have not been microfilmed, you will have to contact or visit the local parish or archive in Italy. | ||
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=== Church Archives === | === Church Archives === | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has microfilmed records at the diocesan archives in Caltanisseta, Torino, Trapani, and Parma. The library has planned microfilming projects at other Italian church archives. This is a major project that will continue for several years. | ||
When you write to Italy for genealogical information, your letter should be written in Italian: [[Italy Letter Writing Guide]]. Send the following: | When you write to Italy for genealogical information, your letter should be written in Italian: [[Italy Letter Writing Guide]]. Send the following: | ||
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Although the Roman Catholic Church is the dominant religion in Italy, other churches do exist and have kept records. | Although the Roman Catholic Church is the dominant religion in Italy, other churches do exist and have kept records. | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has some records for the following denominations: | ||
*'''Waldensians [''Valdesi''].''' These records follow the format of most church records but are written in French. | *'''Waldensians [''Valdesi''].''' These records follow the format of most church records but are written in French. | ||
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*'''Jewish [''Ebrei''].''' Jewish records are somewhat sparse. Two main record sources are available: the book of circumcisions and the marriage books. To identify where these records are today, contact an Israeli consulate. See also [[Italy Jewish Records]]. | *'''Jewish [''Ebrei''].''' Jewish records are somewhat sparse. Two main record sources are available: the book of circumcisions and the marriage books. To identify where these records are today, contact an Israeli consulate. See also [[Italy Jewish Records]]. | ||
transcribed and photographed by Mott, George. Monuments of Irish Interest in St. Isidore's Rome. Photos of inscriptions of Irish persons in the church of the Irish Franciscan College in Rome. Also typewritten inscriptions. Surnames, Ball, Sherlock Meighan, Curran, Bryan. covers years 1626 and 1681. Article in The irish Ancestor Vol. X.no.1.1978, pages 15-17, | transcribed and photographed by Mott, George. Monuments of Irish Interest in St. Isidore's Rome. Photos of inscriptions of Irish persons in the church of the Irish Franciscan College in Rome. Also typewritten inscriptions. Surnames, Ball, Sherlock Meighan, Curran, Bryan. covers years 1626 and 1681. Article in The irish Ancestor Vol. X.no.1.1978, pages 15-17, FamilySearch Library Salt Lake City, Ref. 941.5 B2i vol 10-11. | ||
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