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:FamilySearch Wiki is a community website dedicated to helping people throughout the world learn how to find their ancestors. Through the Italy page you can learn how to find, use, and analyze Italian records of genealogical value. Please visit the help page to learn more about using the site. The Italy Page is a work in progress, your contributions and feedback are essential! For more information on the history and geography of Italy, [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy click here.]
Guide to '''Italy ancestry, family history and genealogy''': parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.
 
==Information==
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Italy is a country in Southwestern Europe bordered by [[France Genealogy|France]], [[Switzerland Genealogy|Switzerland]], [[Austria Genealogy|Austria]], [[Slovenia Genealogy|Slovenia]], [[San Marino Genealogy|San Marino]], and [[Vatican City Genealogy|Vatican City]]. It became a unified country in 1861. The official language is Italian.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Italy," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy, accessed 24 March 2016.</ref>
 
== Jurisdictions  ==
 
Italy is subdivided into 20 regions (''regioni'', singular ''regione''). Five of these regions have a special autonomous status that enables them to enact legislation on some of their local matters, and are marked by an *. It is further divided into 109 provinces (''provincie'') and 8,101 municipalities ''(comuni'').
 
*Records are kept at the town level.


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=== Regions  ===


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Genealogy records are kept on the state, province, and local level in Italy. Click on a province  or use the list of province links under Jurisdictions.
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1 [[Abruzzo]] <br>2 [[Aosta Valley]] *<br>3 [[Apulia (Puglia)]] <br>4 [[Portal:Basilicata|Basilicata]] <br>5 [[Portal:Calabria|Calabria]] <br>6 [[Portal:Campania|Campania]] <br>7 [[Portal:Emilia-Romagna|Emilia-Romagna]] <br>8 [[Portal:Friuli-Venezia Giulia|Friuli-Venezia Giulia]] *<br>9 [[Portal:Lazio|Lazio]] <br>10 [[Portal:Liguria|Liguria]]<br>


==Jurisdictions==
| 11 [[Portal:Lombardy (Lombardia)|Lombardia (Lombardia)]] <br>12 [[Portal:Marche|Marche]] <br>13 [[Molise]] <br>14 [[Portal:Piedmont (Piemonte)|Piedmont (Piemonte)]] <br>15 [[Portal:Sardinia(Sardegna)|Sardinia (Sardegna)]] *<br>16 [[Portal:Sicily (Sicilia)|Sicily (Sicilia)]] *<br>17 [[Portal:Trentino-Alto Adige|Trentino-Alto Adige]] *<br>18 [[Portal:Tuscany (Toscana)|Tuscany (Toscana)]] <br>19 [[Portal:Umbria|Umbria]] <br>20 [[Portal:Veneto|Veneto]] <br>
===Regions===
Italy is subdivided into 20 regions (''regioni'', singular ''regione''). Five of these regions have a special autonomous status that enables them to enact legislation on some of their local matters, and are marked by an asterisk (*). It is further divided into 109 provinces (''provincie'') and 8,101 municipalities ''(comuni)''. Records are kept at the town level.
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    <li>[[Abruzzo, Italy Genealogy|Abruzzo]]</li>
    <li>[[Aosta Valley, Italy Genealogy|Aosta Valley]]*</li>
    <li>[[Basilicata, Italy Genealogy|Basilicata]]</li>
    <li>[[Calabria, Italy Genealogy|Calabria]]</li>
    <li>[[Campania, Italy Genealogy|Campania]]</li>
    <li>[[Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
    <li>[[Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Genealogy|Friuli-Venezia Giulia]]*</li>
    <li>[[Lazio, Italy Genealogy|Lazio]]</li>
    <li>[[Liguria, Italy Genealogy|Liguria]]</li>
    <li>[[Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Lombardia (Lombardy)]]</li>
    <li>[[Marche, Italy Genealogy|Marche]]</li>
    <li>[[Molise, Italy Genealogy|Molise]]</li>
    <li>[[Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Piemonte (Piedmont)]]</li>
    <li>[[Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Puglia (Apulia)]]</li>
    <li>[[Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Sardegna (Sardinia)]]*</li>
    <li>[[Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Sicilia (Sicily)]]*
    <li>[[Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol Region, Italy Genealogy|Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]]*</li>
    <li>[[Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Toscana (Tuscany)]]</li>
    <li>[[Umbria, Italy Genealogy|Umbria]]</li>
    <li>[[Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Veneto]]</li>
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===Provinces===
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== Research Tools  ==
 
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*[[Italian Records Available Through FamilySearch|Italian Records Available Through FamilySearch]]
*[[Italy Websites|Websites]]
*[[Italy Letter Writing Guide|Letter Writing Guide]]
*[http://immigrants.byu.edu/Downloads/Italian_Extraction_Guide/Default.htm Interpreting Italian records]
*[https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog Finding Records of Your Ancestors, Italy 1809-1910]
*[http://script.byu.edu/italian1/en/welcome.aspx Italian Script Tutorial]
*[[Latin Genealogical Word List|Latin Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Italy Surname Maps|Surname Maps]]
 
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*[[Italian Genealogical Word List|Italian Genealogical Word List]]
*[[Italian Birth Document Translation|Translation of printed civil birth&nbsp;forms]]
*[[Italian Marriage Document Translations|Translation of printed civil marriage forms]]
*[[Italian Civil Death Document Translation|Translation of printed civil death form]]
*[http://net.lib.byu.edu/fslab/researchoutlines/Europe/Italy.pdf BYU Research Guide for Italy]
 
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== Research Strategies  ==
 
*[[Italy Strategies for Locating Births, Marriages and Deaths|Strategies for locating births marriages, and deaths]]
*[[Italy Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy Vital Records Index (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
 
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'''Locating<br>birth records'''<br>  
    <li>[[Agrigento, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Agrigento, Sicily]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Alessandria, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Alessandria, Piedmont]]</li>  
*[[Italy - Birth - 1520-1808|1520-1808]] <br>  
    <li>[[Ancona, Marche, Italy Genealogy|Ancona, Marche]]</li>
*[[Italy - Birth - 1809-1865|1809-1865]] <br>  
    <li>[[Aosta, Valle d'Aosta, Italy Genealogy|Aosta, Valle d’Aosta]]</li>
*[[Italy - Birth - 1866-Present|1866-present]] <br>
    <li>[[Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy| Arezzo, Tuscany]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Ascoli Piceno, Marche, Italy Genealogy| Ascoli Piceno, Marche]]</li>
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    <li>[[Asti, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Asti, Piedmont]]</li>
'''Locating<br>marriage records'''<br>  
    <li>[[Avellino, Campania, Italy Genealogy|Avellino, Campania]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Bari, Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Bari, Apulia]]</li>
*[[Italy - Marriage - 1520-1808|1520-1808]] <br>  
    <li>[[Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Barletta-Andria-Trani, Apulia]]</li>
*[[Italy - Marriage - 1809-1865|1809-1865]] <br>  
    <li>[[Belluno, Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Belluno, Veneto]]</li>
*[[Italy - Marriage - 1866-Present|1866-present]]<br>
    <li>[[Benevento, Campania, Italy Genealogy|Benevento, Campania]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Bergamo, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Bergamo, Lombardy]]</li>
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    <li>[[Biella, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Biella, Piedmont]]</li>
'''Locating<br>death records'''<br>
    <li>[[Bologna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Bologna, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
 
    <li>[[South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy Genealogy|Bolzano or South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]]</li>
*[[Italy - Death - 1520-1808|1520-1808]] <br>  
    <li>[[Brescia, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Brescia, Lombardy]]</li> 
*[[Italy - Death - 1809-1865|1809-1865]] <br>  
    <li>[[Brindisi, Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Brindisi, Apulia]]</li>
*[[Italy - Death - 1866-Present|1866-present]] <br>
    <li>[[Cagliari, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Cagliari, Sardinia]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Caltanissetta, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Caltanissetta, Sicily]]</li>
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    <li>[[Campobasso, Molise, Italy Genealogy|Campobasso, Molise]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Carbonia-Iglesias, Sardinia]]</li>
*'''Browse:''' [[:Category:Italy|Pages for Italy]]<br>
    <li>[[Caserta, Campania, Italy Genealogy|Caserta, Campania]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Catania, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Catania, Sicily]]</li>
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    <li>[[Catanzaro, Calabria, Italy Genealogy|Catanzaro, Calabria]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy Genealogy|Chieti, Abruzzo]]</li>
&nbsp;'''Wiki articles describing online collections are found at:'''&nbsp;
    <li>[[Como, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Como, Lombardy]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Cosenza, Calabria, Italy Genealogy|Cosenza, Calabria]]</li>
*[[Italy Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Itay Births and Baptisms (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
    <li>[[Cremona, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Cremona, Lombardy]]</li>
*[[Italy, Bologna, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy, Bologna, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
    <li>[[Crotone, Calabria, Italy Genealogy|Crotone, Calabria]]</li>
*[[Italy Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy Civil Regisgration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]&nbsp;
    <li>[[Cuneo, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Cuneo, Piedmont]]</li>
*I[[Italy, Salerno, Vallo della Lucania Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|taly, Salerno, Vallo della Lucinia Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
    <li>[[Enna, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Enna, Sicily]]</li>
*[[Italy, Catania, San Biagio Parish Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy, Catania, San Biagio Parrish Catholic Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]&nbsp;
    <li>[[Fermo, Marche, Italy Genealogy|Fermo, Marche]]</li>
*[[Italy, Catania, Caltagirone Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy, Catania, Caltagirone Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
    <li>[[Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Ferrara, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
*[[Italy, Caserta, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy, Caserta, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
    <li>[[Florence, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Florence (Firenze), Tuscany]]</li>
*[[Italy, Genova, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy, Genova, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
    <li>[[Foggia, Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Foggia, Apulia]]</li>
*[[Italy, Messina, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy, Messina, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
    <li>[[Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Forlì-Cesena, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
*I[[Italy, Napoli, Civil Registration (Family Search Historical Records)|taly, Napoli Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
    <li>[[Frosinone, Lazio, Italy Genealogy|Frosinone, Lazio]]</li>
*[[Italy, Nuoro Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy, Nuoro Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
    <li>[[Genoa, Liguria, Italy Genealogy|Genoa (Genova), Liguria]]</li>
*[[Italy, Oristano, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy, Oristano Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]  
    <li>[[Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Genealogy|Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia]]</li>
*[[Italy, Nuoro Province Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Collection)|Italy, Nuoro Province Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records]])&nbsp;
    <li>[[Grosseto, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Grosseto, Tuscany]]</li>
*[[Italy, Padova, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy, Padova, Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Reoords)]]  
    <li>[[Imperia, Liguria, Italy Genealogy|Imperia, Liguria]]</li>
*[[Italy,_Pistoia_Civil_Registration_(FamilySearch_Historical_Records)|Italy, Pistoia Civil Registration (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]
    <li>[[Isernia, Molise, Italy Genealogy|Isernia, Molise]]</li>
*[[Italy Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy Deaths and Burials (FamilySearch Historical Records]]&nbsp;
    <li>[[La Spezia, Liguria, Italy Genealogy|La Spezia, Liguria]]</li>
*[[Italy Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy Marriages (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]&nbsp;
    <li>[[L’Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy Genealogy|L’Aquila, Abruzzo]]</li>
*[[Italy, Waldensian Evangelical Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Italy, Waldensian Evangelical Church Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]]|}
    <li>[[Latina, Lazio, Italy Genealogy|Latina, Lazio]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Lecce, Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Lecce, Apulia]]</li>
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    <li>[[Lecco, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Lecco, Lombardy]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Livorno, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Livorno, Tuscany]]</li>
== Featured Content  ==
    <li>[[Lodi, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Lodi, Lombardy]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Lucca, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Lucca, Tuscany]]</li>
Military Conscription Records ['''registro di leva'''] list all males by year of birth and provide the name, parents’ names, place of residence, birth date and place, vocation, literacy, and physical description. They also show the draft board’s decision regarding the draftee’s fitness for service. If the draftee had emigrated, the date and destination are noted. [[Italy Military Records|Read more...]]  
    <li>[[Macerata, Marche, Italy Genealogy|Macerata, Marche]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Mantua, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Mantua (Mantova), Lombardy]]</li>
See the Italian tutorials at FamilySearch.org for[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/basic-italian-research/246 "Basic Italian Research"],[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/italian-script-tutorial/93 "Italian Script"], and lessons [https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-italian-handwritten-records-lesson-1-the-italian-alphabet/18 one],&nbsp;[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-italian-handwritten-records-lesson-2-words-and-phrases/19 two] and&nbsp;[https://familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/reading-italian-handwritten-records-lesson-3-reading-italian-records/20 three] on "Reading italian Handwirtten Records".
    <li>[[Massa and Carrara, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Massa and Carrara, Tuscany]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Matera, Basilicata, Italy Genealogy|Matera, Basilicata]]</li>
== Did you know?  ==
    <li>[[Medio Campidano, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Medio Campidano, Sardinia]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Messina, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Messina, Sicily]]</li>
*Most Italian emigrants were from southern Italy and settled in New York, Chicago, and along the East Coast. Many emigrants from northern Italy settled in the coal and mineral mining towns across the United States. Other northerners later settled in northern California where a climate similar to their own existed.
    <li>[[Milan, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Milan (Milano), Lombardy]]</li>
*The Anglo-Italian Family History Society has [http://www.anglo-italianfhs.org.uk/transcriptions/census.htm online transcriptions of Italian names]&nbsp;in the 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881 and 1891 England censuses.
    <li>[[Modena, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Modena, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Monza and Brianza, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Monza and Brianza, Lombardy]]</li>
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    <li>[[Naples, Campania, Italy Genealogy|Naples (Napoli), Campania]]</li>
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    <li>[[Novara, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Novara, Piedmont]]</li>
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    <li>[[Nuoro, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Nuoro, Sardinia]]</li>
*(Your Bullet)
    <li>[[Ogliastra, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Ogliastra, Sardinia]]</li>
*(Your Bullet)
    <li>[[Olbia-Tempio, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Olbia-Tempio, Sardinia]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Oristano, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Oristano, Sardinia]]</li>
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    <li>[[Padua, Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Padua (Padova), Veneto]]</li>
*(Your Bullet)
    <li>[[Palermo, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Palermo, Sicily]]</li>
*(Your Bullet)
    <li>[[Parma, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Parma, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Pavia, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Pavia, Lombardy]]</li>
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    <li>[[Perugia, Umbria, Italy Genealogy|Perugia, Umbria]]</li>
*(Your Bullet)
    <li>[[Pesaro and Urbino, Marche, Italy Genealogy|Pesaro and Urbino, Marche]]</li>
*(Your Bullet)
    <li>[[Pescara, Abruzzo, Italy Genealogy|Pescara, Abruzzo]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
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    <li>[[Pisa, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Pisa, Tuscany]]</li>
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    <li>[[Pistoia, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Pistoia, Tuscany]]</li>
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    <li>[[Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Genealogy|Pordenone, Friuli-Venezia Giulia]]</li>
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    <li>[[Potenza, Basilicata, Italy Genealogy|Potenza, Basilicata]]</li>
| style="font-family: verdana; background: rgb(238,238,238)" align="center" | '''News and Events'''
    <li>[[Prato, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Prato, Tuscany]]</li>
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    <li>[[Ragusa, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Ragusa, Sicily]]</li>
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    <li>[[Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
*'''New! '''[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/education/education_research_series_online.asp?ActiveTab=2#italyBeginningResearch '''Italian Research class online!''']
    <li>[[Reggio Calabria, Calabria, Italy Genealogy|Reggio Calabria, Calabria]]</li>
*Hot off the Press!
    <li>[[Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Reggio Emilia, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
*Current Events
    <li>[[Rieti, Lazio, Italy Genealogy|Rieti, Lazio]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Rimini, Emilia-Romagna, Italy Genealogy|Rimini, Emilia-Romagna]]</li>
more...
    <li>[[Rome, Lazio, Italy Genealogy|Rome (Roma), Lazio]]</li>
 
    <li>[[Rovigo, Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Rovigo, Veneto]]</li>
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    <li>[[Salerno, Campania, Italy Genealogy|Salerno, Campania]]</li>
| style="font-family: verdana; background: rgb(238,238,238)" align="center" | '''Topics'''
    <li>[[Sassari, Sardinia, Italy Genealogy|Sassari, Sardinia]]</li>
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    <li>[[Savona, Liguria, Italy Genealogy|Savona, Liguria]]</li>
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    <li>[[Siena, Tuscany, Italy Genealogy|Siena, Tuscany]]</li>
*[[Italy Archives and Libraries|Archives and Libraries]]  
    <li>[[Sondrio, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Sondrio, Lombardy]]</li>
*[[Italy Biography|Biography]]  
    <li>[[South Tyrol, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy Genealogy|South Tyrol (Bolzano – Alto Adige), Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]]</li>  
*[[Italy Census|Census]]  
    <li>[[Syracuse, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Syracuse (Siracusa), Sicily]]</li>
*[[Italy Church Directories|Church Directories]]  
    <li>[[Taranto, Apulia, Italy Genealogy|Taranto, Apulia]]</li>
*[[Italy Church History|Church History]]  
    <li>[[Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy Genealogy|Teramo, Abruzzo]]</li>
*[[Italy Church Records|Church Records]]  
    <li>[[Terni, Umbria, Italy Genealogy|Terni, Umbria]]</li>
*[[Italy Civil Registration- Vital Records|Civil Registration]]  
    <li>[[Trapani, Sicily, Italy Genealogy|Trapani, Sicily]]</li>
*[[Italy Court Records|Court Records]]  
    <li>[[Trento, Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol, Italy Genealogy|Trento (Trent), Trentino-Alto Adige/Südtirol]]</li>
*[[Italy Directories|Directories]]  
    <li>[[Treviso, Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Treviso, Veneto]]</li>
*[[Italy Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]  
    <li>[[Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Genealogy|Trieste, Friuli-Venezia Giulia]]</li>
*[[Italy Gazetteers|Gazetteers]]  
    <li>[[Turin, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Torino (Turin), Piedmont]]</li>
*[[Italy Genealogy|Genealogy]]  
    <li>[[Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy Genealogy|Udine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia]]</li>
*[[Italy Handwriting|Handwriting]]  
    <li>[[Varese, Lombardy, Italy Genealogy|Varese, Lombardy]]</li>
*[[Italy Heraldry|Heraldry]]  
    <li>[[Venice, Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Venice (Venezia), Veneto]]</li>
*[[Italy Historical Geography|Historical Geography]]  
    <li>[[Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont]]</li>
*[[Italy History|History]]  
    <li>[[Vercelli, Piedmont, Italy Genealogy|Vercelli, Piedmont]]</li>
*[[Italy Jewish History|Jewish History]]  
    <li>[[Verona, Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Verona, Veneto]]</li>
*[[Italy Jewish Records|Jewish Records]]  
    <li>[[Vibo Valentia, Calabria, Italy Genealogy|Vibo Valentia, Calabria]]</li>
*[[Italy Language and Languages|Language and Languages]]  
    <li>[[Vicenza, Veneto, Italy Genealogy|Vicenza, Veneto]]</li>
*[[Italy Letter Writing Guide|Letter Writing Guide]]  
    <li>[[Viterbo, Lazio, Italy Genealogy|Viterbo, Lazio]]</li>
*[[Italy Maps|Maps]]  
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*[[Italy Military Records|Military Records]]  
*[[Italy Minorities|Minorities]]  
*[[Italy Names, Personal|Names, Personal]]  
*[[Italy Nobility|Nobility]]  
*[[Italy Notarial Records|Notarial Records]]  
*[[Italy Other Records|Other Records]]  
*[[Italy Periodicals|Periodicals]]  
*[[Italy Probate Records|Probate Records]]  
*[[Italy Record Selection Table|Record Selection Table]]  
*[[Italy Schools|Schools]]  
*[[Italy Social Life and Customs|Social Life and Customs]]  
*[[Italy Societies|Societies]]  
*[[Italy Taxation|Taxation]]  
*[[Italian Genealogical Word List|Word List]]
 
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Getting started with Italian research[edit | edit source]

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Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

Italy is subdivided into 20 regions (regioni, singular regione). Five of these regions have a special autonomous status that enables them to enact legislation on some of their local matters, and are marked by an *. It is further divided into 109 provinces (provincie) and 8,101 municipalities (comuni).

  • Records are kept at the town level.

Regions[edit | edit source]

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1 Abruzzo
2 Aosta Valley *
3 Apulia (Puglia)
4 Basilicata
5 Calabria
6 Campania
7 Emilia-Romagna
8 Friuli-Venezia Giulia *
9 Lazio
10 Liguria

 11 Lombardia (Lombardia)
12 Marche
13 Molise
14 Piedmont (Piemonte)
15 Sardinia (Sardegna) *
16 Sicily (Sicilia) *
17 Trentino-Alto Adige *
18 Tuscany (Toscana)
19 Umbria
20 Veneto



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Military Conscription Records [registro di leva] list all males by year of birth and provide the name, parents’ names, place of residence, birth date and place, vocation, literacy, and physical description. They also show the draft board’s decision regarding the draftee’s fitness for service. If the draftee had emigrated, the date and destination are noted. Read more...

See the Italian tutorials at FamilySearch.org for"Basic Italian Research","Italian Script", and lessons one, two and three on "Reading italian Handwirtten Records".

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  • Most Italian emigrants were from southern Italy and settled in New York, Chicago, and along the East Coast. Many emigrants from northern Italy settled in the coal and mineral mining towns across the United States. Other northerners later settled in northern California where a climate similar to their own existed.
  • The Anglo-Italian Family History Society has online transcriptions of Italian names in the 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881 and 1891 England censuses.
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