Italy Research Tips and Strategies

Italy Wiki Topics

Italy Beginning Research

Getting Started Guided Research Online Learning Record Finder Research Strategies Finding Town of Origin

Record Types

Business & Occupations Census Church Directories Church Records Civil Registration Compiled Genealogies Court Records Directories Emigration & Immigration Heraldry Jewish Records Military Records Nobility Notarial Records Online Genealogy Records Orphans & Orphanages Probate Records Religious Records Schools & Education Taxation Websites

Italy Background

Biographies Church History For Further Reading Gazetteers Handwriting Historical Geography History Languages Maps Naming Customs Periodicals Social Life & Customs

Italy Genealogical Word Lists

Italian Latin

Cultural Groups

Cultural Groups

Local Research Resources

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Research Tips and Strategies

Purpose of Research Tips and Strategies Wiki Page The Italy Research Tips and Strategies page consists of links to specific research strategies for Italy. It also contains general tips and other resources for finding your ancestors in this locality.

Italy Research Strategies

• Guided Research - Finding birth, marriage, and deaths
• Getting Started
• Record Finder
• Online Learning - Video classes
• Finding Town of Origin

Births, Marriages, and Deaths

Locating births records

• 1520-1808
• 1809-1865
• 1866-Present
  

Locating marriage records

• 1520-1808
• 1809-1865
• 1866-present

Locating death records

• 1520-1808
• 1809-1865
• 1866-present

Place of Origin

• Gathering Information to Locate Place of Origin in Italy

Italy Classes

• Italian Online Research classes

Italy Research Tips

• FamilySearch Research Guide for Italy
• Researching Ancestors in Italy

Language Helps

• Italian Genealogical Word List
• Letter Writing Guide - This guide is for writers who do not speak Italian but must write to Italy to request genealogical records.
• Latin Genealogical Word List
• Latin Language
• French Word List
• German Word List

Translations of Documents

• Italy Civil Birth Record: Translation (image)
• Italian Birth Document Translation (post-unification)
• Translation of printed civil marriage forms
• Italian Marriage Document Translations
• Translation of printed civil death form
• Italian Civil Death Document Translation (pre-unification)
• Italian Civil Death Document Translation (post-unification)

Genealogy Records Available for Italy by Time Period