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== Passport Records (passaporti) == | |||
In 1869, the Italian government began requiring people to obtain passports to move within Italy. However, the United States and many other countries did not require passports, so many Italians left Italy without an official passport. | In 1869, the Italian government began requiring people to obtain passports to move within Italy. However, the United States and many other countries did not require passports, so many Italians left Italy without an official passport. | ||
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Some passport applications have survived the years and are currently being digitizied and indexed by the [http://immigrants.byu.edu/DesktopDefault.aspx BYU Immigrant Ancestors Project]. Although it is an ongoing project, you may do a name search on the information indexed to this date. | Some passport applications have survived the years and are currently being digitizied and indexed by the [http://immigrants.byu.edu/DesktopDefault.aspx BYU Immigrant Ancestors Project]. Although it is an ongoing project, you may do a name search on the information indexed to this date. | ||
Contents: Names of passengers holding passport or migration permits and the names of their parents, places of residence or origin, dates of migration, destinations, relationships with other passengers or party members, and vital information such as birth dates, marriage dates, children, etc. | Contents: Names of passengers holding passport or migration permits and the names of their parents, places of residence or origin, dates of migration, destinations, relationships with other passengers or party members, and vital information such as birth dates, marriage dates, children, etc. | ||
=== United States === | === United States === | ||