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Check records at home. | Check records at home. | ||
*Letters from the old countrylook for postmarks and return addresses.<br> | *Letters from the old countrylook for postmarks and return addresses.<br> | ||
*Passports, U.S. and Italian, usually give a birthplace.<br> | *Passports, U.S. and Italian, usually give a birthplace.<br> | ||
*Legal documents.<br> | *Legal documents.<br> | ||
*Alien registration cards.<br> | *Alien registration cards.<br> | ||
*Military discharge papers. | *Military discharge papers. | ||
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Check immigration records.<br> | Check immigration records.<br> | ||
*Use http://www.ellisisland.org to search for passengers into New York between 1892-1924.<br> | *Use http://www.ellisisland.org to search for passengers into New York between 1892-1924.<br> | ||
*Use http://www.castlegarden.org to search for passengers into New York prior to Ellis Island.<br> | *Use http://www.castlegarden.org to search for passengers into New York prior to Ellis Island.<br> | ||
*Use http://www.ancestry.com to search multiple ports for the U.S. And Canada.<br> | *Use http://www.ancestry.com to search multiple ports for the U.S. And Canada.<br> | ||
*Use http://213.212.128.168/radic to search for Italian passengers into Brazil and Argentina.<br> | *Use http://213.212.128.168/radic to search for Italian passengers into Brazil and Argentina.<br> | ||
*Use http://immigrants.byu.edu to search extracted passport applications from Italy. | *Use http://immigrants.byu.edu to search extracted passport applications from Italy. | ||
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Check U.S. Records.<br> | Check U.S. Records.<br> | ||
*Use http://www.ancestry.com to find U.S. Naturalization records, WWI draft registrations, and passport applications. <br> | *Use http://www.ancestry.com to find U.S. Naturalization records, WWI draft registrations, and passport applications. <br> | ||
*Use http://www.familysearch.org for surname searches, naturalization records, passport applications, census records, etc. in digital, film, and print form.<br> | *Use http://www.familysearch.org for surname searches, naturalization records, passport applications, census records, etc. in digital, film, and print form.<br> | ||
*Check the IGI at http://www.familysearch.org to see if previous research has been done. | *Check the IGI at http://www.familysearch.org to see if previous research has been done. | ||
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Check Web sites that narrow surname distribution.<br> | Check Web sites that narrow surname distribution.<br> | ||
*Use http://gens.labo.net/en/cognomi/ to find surname distribution throughout Italy.<br> | *Use http://gens.labo.net/en/cognomi/ to find surname distribution throughout Italy.<br> | ||
*Use http://italia.indettaglio.it/eng/cognomi/cognomi.html to find surname distribution by region.<br> | *Use http://italia.indettaglio.it/eng/cognomi/cognomi.html to find surname distribution by region.<br> | ||
*Use http://www.apellidositalianos.com.ar/ to find surnames by batch numbers (in Spanish).<br> | *Use http://www.apellidositalianos.com.ar/ to find surnames by batch numbers (in Spanish).<br> | ||
*Use http://italygen.com/vitalrecords/index.php to find vital records. | |||
=== 2. When you know the locality<br> === | === 2. When you know the locality<br> === | ||