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 Ten-year indexes are kept at the town level and are not separate records in the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog FamilySearch Catalog]. They will be included with the records of the town they index and a note will be in the catalog entry reflecting that fact.
-==Finding Civil Registration Records==
-Civil registration records were and are kept at the local registrar’s office [''anagrafe''] in each town or city. Therefore, you must determine the town where your ancestor lived before you can find the records. Your ancestor may have lived in a village that belonged to a nearby, larger town. Large cities may have many civil registration districts.
-A copy of each record is sent to the ''procura della repubblica''—which is similar to a district court in the United States—in the provincial capital. Because the civil records are legal documents and needed for government purposes, such as military draft, the duplicate is held by the ''tribunale'' (district court).
-You may need to use maps, gazetteers, and other geographic references to identify the place where your ancestor lived and the civil registration office that served that place. See [[Italy Maps]] and [[Italy Gazetteers]] for information on how to find civil registration offices.
-In addition to the town, you need to know at least an approximate year in which the birth, marriage, or death occurred. Annual indexes are usually found in each town’s civil registration.
-Many of the State Archive record collections are available on FamilySearch as well as at the [http://www.antenati.san.beniculturali.it/?lang=en Antenati (Ancestors) Portal], operated by the Italian Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities.<br>
-===Records at the Family History Library===
-The Family History Library has microfilmed the civil registration records of hundreds of towns and provinces up to 1866 and many towns up to 1910. Most of these records are from the central and southern area of Italy, but many records are also available from the northern regions.
-To find out what records the library has, look in the Place Search of the [https://familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=98&query=%2Bplace%3AItaly&subjectsOpen=846434-50 FamilySearch Catalog]
-'''The library also has many online collections listed in the catalog that are not microfilmed, but only available in digital form.'''
-ITALY, [PROVINCE], [TOWN] - CIVIL REGISTRATION
-The library’s collection continues to grow as new records are microfilmed and added to the collection. Do not give up if records are not yet available. The FamilySearch Catalog is updated regularly, so check it yearly for the records you need.
-The Family History Library has records from many towns and provinces. However, the library does not have records that have been destroyed, were never kept, were not available in the registrar’s office at the time of microfilming, were not microfilmed, or are restricted from public access by Italian law. The library does not issue certificates for living or deceased individuals.
-The Family History Library has few provincial and statewide collections. The library does have one large regional record for Toscana. This collection includes approximately 250 communities and their frazioni (hamlets). The records are arranged by year and are, for the most part, in alphabetical order by the name of each town. Most records include the years from 1809 to 1865. To find this collection, look in the Author Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:
-TOSCANA (REGIONE). UFFICIO DELLO STATO CIVILE
-Or, look in the Place Search under:
-ITALY, TOSCANA - CIVIL REGISTRATION (Fill in the search boxes, "Toscana", part of "Italy")
-===Writing for  Civil Registration Certificates===
-If the records are not online or microfilmed, civil registration records in Italy can be obtained by writing to the local civil registry.  This is also necessary for more recent records.  Recent records are covered by privacy laws, so they are not released for microfilm or online.  But relatives are allowed request them for genealogy.   Civil officials will generally answer correspondence in Italian. Your request may be forwarded if the records have been sent to the tribunale or the provincia.
-[http://www.comuni-italiani.it/ '''Links to provinces and municipal ities''']
-'''Format for address for local office: Use this address as a guide, replacing the information in parentheses:'''<br>
-::Sindaco<br>
-::Comune di (name of the locality)<br>
-::(Street address, if known)<br>
-::([http://zip-codes.nonsolocap.it/ postal code]) (city) (Province abbreviation:TN)
-::Italy
-[http://zip-codes.nonsolocap.it/ '''Find the Italian postal code here.''']
-'''Address for provincial office:'''
-::Ufficio dello Stato Civile<br>
-::Provincia di Trentino-Alto Aldige/Südtirol<br>
-::38100 Trento TN
-::Italy
-After you have determined what office has jurisdiction over the records you need, write a brief request to the proper office. '''Write your request in Italian whenever possible. For writing your letter in Italian, use the translated questions and phrases in this [[Italy Letter Writing Guide|Italy Letter Writing Guide.]] Send the following:'''
-*Cashier’s check or international money order (in local currency) for the search fee. See [[Italy Letter Writing Guide#How To Send Return Postage and Money|'''How To Send Return Postage and Money''']].
-*Full name and the sex of the person sought.
-*Names of the parents, if known.
-*Approximate date and place of the event.
-*Your relationship to the person.
-*Reason for the request (family history or medical).
-*Request for a complete extract of the record
-If your request is unsuccessful, search for duplicate records that may have been filed in other archives or search in church registers.