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In order to research your family in Italy, it is essential that you have identified the place where they came from. You must know the city, town, or parish that they came from. it will be difficult to identify the place of origin by going directly to Italy sources. Therefore, you will need to search in United States (or other country of arrival) sources first. See [[Italy Gathering Information to Locate Place of Origin|'''Italy Gathering Information to Locate Place of Origin''']] to learn how to search for the Italian place of origin in United States records.<br> | In order to research your family in Italy, it is essential that you have identified the place where they came from. You must know the city, town, or parish that they came from. it will be difficult to identify the place of origin by going directly to Italy sources. Therefore, you will need to search in United States (or other country of arrival) sources first. See [[Italy Gathering Information to Locate Place of Origin|'''Italy Gathering Information to Locate Place of Origin''']] to learn how to search for the Italian place of origin in United States records.<br> | ||
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==Civil Registration (''registri dello stato civile'')== | ===Civil Registration (''registri dello stato civile'')=====Civil Registration (''registri dello stato civile'')== | ||
*'''Civil registration''' records (registri dello stato civile) are government records of births, marriages, and deaths. | *'''Civil registration''' records (registri dello stato civile) are government records of births, marriages, and deaths. | ||