General Resource Sites

• Ancestry.com - Italian Naming Customs 
  Article by John Philip Colletta.
• Campania Region / Regione Campania WebRing 
  Message board for the provinces of Avellino, Benevento, Caserta, Napoli & Salerno in the Campania region of Italy.
• Genealogia Caffè 
  The club for Italian genealogists. Prenotate il vostro tavolo nel luogo di ritrovo degli appassionati di genealogia.
• Genealogy 
  Information on Maltese and Italian genealogy.
• ITALIAMERICA - Italian Cultural Organization to Honor Italian Emigrants 
• ItalianAncestry.com 
  Collection of links for Italian genealogical research.
• Italian Genealogical Research - Regalis 
  Introduction to Italian genealogy.
• Italian Genealogy and Family History Resources 
• The Italian Genealogy Home Page 
• Italian Genealogy? Start Here! 
  The D'ADDEZIO surname, articles and other helpful tools for Italian research.
• Italian Project 
  Site to promote, support, and spread Italian language, culture, tradition, genealogy, and lifestyle.
• Italian Studies Resource Guide 
• Italy GenWeb 
  Part of the WorldGenWeb Project which is a non-profit, volunteer based organization dedicated to providing genealogical and historical records and resources for world-wide access.
• ItalyLink.com Genealogy 
• Immigration: The Italians 
  A brief history of Italian immigration to the United States.
• Joe's Italian Genealogy Page 
• Joe's Links to Italy! 
  Links for Italian Genealogy.
• Lou ALFANO's GeoCities Web Site 
  Dedicated to Italian Genealogy, History & Culture.
• Navigazione Generale Italiana Line 
  History of the Navigazione Generale Italiana Line, its routes and a list of its fleets.
• PIE - Pursuing Our Italian Names Together In E-mail 
  Italian Genealogy, Heritage, Culture & Databases on the WWW.
• Radici - The Italian Genealogy Webclub 
  Lets you build your own Online Family Bible, share the results of your research and network with other Italian descendants all over the world.
• RuthAnn's Italian Genealogy 
• Sicilian Family Tree 
  An Italian and Sicilian genealogy help-site with a special focus on the town of Misilmeri, Palermo Province, Sicily. Includes a Misilmeri surname registry, a history of Misilmeri including pictures, and useful links and research ideas for anyone researching their Italian or Sicilian ancestry.
• Surnames in Italy / L'Italia dei cognomi 
  By entering a surname and pressing the red arrow, a distribution map of Italy is generated showing the concentrations of that particular surname in Italy.
• Surname Navigator Italy 
  A one window, megasearch engine for surnames. Can simultaneously search various databases using only one input screen. Includes CGI (LDS Mormons) Italy, Ancestral File (LDS Mormons) Italy, Geneanet Italy, Google, genealogy Italy, Google News Genealogy Italy, Rootsweb message board Italy, Ancestry.com, Email Finder Italy, White Pages Italy.
• virtualitalia.com - genealogy 
  Articles and links for Italian genealogy.
• Yahoo!...Italy...Genealogy 

History & Culture

• Araldica - Archivio Storico Araldico Italiano - Accurate Ricerche Araldiche 
• EuroDocs: Online Sources for European History 
  Selected transcriptions, facsimiles and translations.
• Families from Marano Marchesato, Cosenza, Calabria, Italia 
  Marano Marchesato, province of Cosenza, Region of Calabria, Italy. Civil and church records, history and traditions, research tools, maps, images and more.
• De Imperatoribus Romanis - Index of Imperial Stemmata of the Roman Emporers 
• The Italian American Web Site of New York 
  This site contains information pertaining to Italian genealogy, organizations, discrimination, travel, literature, college, sports, women and much more.
• Italian Culture 
  A web site dedicated to Italian culture. Includes a surname collection, timely features, links to sites on or about Italy and more.
• The Italian Culture Website 
  A resource for Italian heritage and cultural information.
• Italian Heritage & Culture Month 
• Italy Historical Background 
  From FamilySearch.org.
• The Official Guide to Torrione Castle: Historical Introduction to the Castle (1031-1147) 
  From Italy. Be sure to check out their Vialardi di Sandigliano lineage library.
• StoriaOnline 
  Italian history resources.
• Trentino - Genealogy and Culture 
  Resources for searching in the province of Trentino, especially Val di Non and the villages of Cunevo and Flavon, including the IOB (Yob) surnames.
• Waldensian Church in Rome 
• Yahoo!...Italy...History 

How To

• FamilySearch Research Guidance - Research Outline - Italy 
  This outstanding outline introduces records and strategies that can help you learn more about your ancestors. It explains terms associated with this state's particular genealogy research and describes the content, use, and availability of major genealogical records.
• Genealogy.com - Italian Genealogy How-To Guide 
• How to Do Your Own Italian Genealogy Research 
  Basic outline on Italian genealogy research to help you find your Italian ancestors' records and how to request documents from the Historical Archives in Italy.
• How to Research Your Italian Ancestry? 
• Italian-American Genealogy 
  A how to guide for researching Italian-American genealogy originally published in 1994 and completely revised in 1999.
• Italian Research Outline 
  Excellent "How To" guide from FamilySearch.org.
• Italian Genealogy Online and All Things Italian 
  Learn how to do your own Italian genealogy research, Italian genealogy links, surname boards and more.

Language, Handwriting & Script

• English Versions of Czech, French, German, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Slovak, Russian & Yiddish Foreign Names 
• Italian Genealogical Word List 
  
• Italian Letter Writing Guide 
  For genealogical queries, from FamilySearch.org.
• NLP @ petamem 
  Dictionary - English, German, Czech, French, Spanish, Polish, Hungary, Italian, Portugese, Dutch, Swedish. Restore or remove diacritisation in German, French, Spanish, Italian and Czech texts.
• Online English to Italian to English Dictionary 
• Onomàstica: toponímia i antroponímia 
  Lloc de discussió sobre temes d'onomàstica (noms personals i de lloc) principalment de l'àrea catalana i occitana i d'altres zones dels països de llengües romàniques. Discussion of onomastics (personal names and placenames) from the Catalan and Occitan area, and other romance language regions.
• Script Tutorials - Paleography, Old Documents, and Family History Research 
  Resources for old handwriting and documents in English, German, Dutch, Italian, French, Spanish, and Portuguese.
• Yahoo! Babel Fish - Text Translation and Web Page Translation 
  Input a URL for a web site or a block of plain text and this site will translate it for you: Chinese, Dutch, English, French, German, Greek, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish.

Libraries, Archives & Museums

• Archivio della Provincia di Bolzano 
  South Tyrol Archive.
• Archivio di Stato di Firenze 
  The State Archive of Florence.
• ARCHIVI - portale ufficiale dell'Amministrazione Archivistica Italiana 
  National archives system of Italy.
• The European Library 
  A portal which offers access to the combined resources (books, magazines, journals.... - both digital and non-digital) of the 45 national libraries of Europe. It offers free searching and delivers digital objects - some free, some for a fee.
• Family History Centers in Italy 
  From the FamilySearch web site. Includes address, telephone number and hours of operation.
• Family History Library Catalog 
  From the FamilySearch web site, an online catalog to the holdings of the LDS Church in Salt Lake City, Utah. Also search for other localities by place name.
  • Italy 
• Family History Centers in Italy 
• Fondazione Archivio Diaristico Nazionale  ~ Pieve Santo Stefano
  Italian national diary archives.
• Hill Monastic Manuscript Library  ~ Collegeville, Minnesota
  At St. John's University.
  • HMML Research Center 
• Historical Society of Pennsylvania 
  Includes a research library with materials on immigration studies.
  • A Guide to Manuscript and Microfilm Collections of the Research Library of the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies 
    • Italian 
• Immigration History Research Center (IHRC) at the University of Minnesota 
  An international resource on American immigration and ethnic history.
  • Research Collections 
    • Family History Research 
• Italian American Museum  ~ New York City, New York
• LibDex - The Library Index - Italy 
  A worldwide directory of links to library homepages and web-based OPACs (Online Public Access Catalogs).
• The Library of Congress 
  • European Reading Room 
    The primary public access point for readers and researchers seeking to use the vast European collections of the Library of Congress.
    • Frequently Asked Questions 
    • Library of Congress - European Collections - An Illustrated Guide 
    • Overviews of the Collections 
      Collections 
      • The Italian Collections 
• Ministero per i Beni e le Attività Culturali / Ministry for the Cultural Assets and Activities 
• Museo dell'Emigrante della Repubblica di San Marino  ~ San Marino
• Repositories of Primary Sources - Europe - Italy 
  A list of links to online resources from the Univ. of Idaho Library, Special Collections and Archives.
• Südtiroler Landesarchiv / South Tyrol Archive 
  Former Austrian possession now part of Italy.
• Vatican Library/Secret Archives 

Locality Specific

• Aeolian Genealogy 
  Lipari, Salina, Filicudi, Alicudi, Vulcano, Stromboli & Panarea.
• Benvenuto a Lettomanoppello e Roccamorice 
  History and pictures of Lettomanoppello and Roccamorice and the area in the Province of Pescara, Region of Abruzzo, Italy. Also surname list ,stories and nicknames for these 2 towns.
• Calabrian Genealogy 
  Genealogy specific to the Calabrian region of Italy. Current highlighted towns include San Fili, Montalto Uffugo, Paola in Cosenza Province and Cortale in Catanzaro Province. Includes the history, culture and other information about Calabria and other information useful for genealogy research. Surnames currently highlighted include NAPOLITANO, SCRUGLI MAIOULO, MAIOLA, BERTUCA.
• Calitrian Connections 
  Italian Genealogy on the town of Calitri, province of Avellino.
• Capronno 
  History of Capronno, hamlet of Angera in Lombardy. Information on emigrants in the USA.
• Chicago's Italians Genealogy Information Station  ~ Illinois
  Chicago Italian genealogy and history train ride around Chicago. Each station contains information about resources, availability and neighborhood histories.
• Contessa Entellina, Palermo, Sicily 
  Records and family information of the town of Contessa Entellina, Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Find ancestors and immigrants. SCHIRO, CLESI, CHETTA, LIUZZA, MUSACCHIA, MUSTACCHIA, SCIAMBRA, TORTORICI, MONTELEONE, MONTALBANO.
• Fallascoso, Provincia di Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy 
  Records and family information of the small village of Fallascoso, Provincia di Chieti, Abruzzo, Italy.
• Families from Marano Marchesato, Cosenza, Calabria, Italia 
  Site to collect and present genealogical and historical information about the town of Marano Marchesato in the province of Cosenza, region of Calabria, Italy.
• Finding Your Waldensian Ancestors 
  Focusing on the Piedmont valleys in Italy.
• Genealogy in Provincia di Bari 
  Resources for descendants of the province of Bari, Italy.
• Genealogy Research in Abruzzo, Italy 
• Gente Di Mare Italian Genealogy Website 
  Dedicated to the People of Reggio Calabria with several extraction pages from Locri, Frosinone and more.
• Isola delle Femmine - Capaci Connection 
  For descendants of the families of Isola delle Femmine and Capaci, Sicily who immigrated to the United States beginning about 1890.
• Italia.indettaglio.it 
  Information about Italian regions, provinces, cities, ZIP codes, surnames.
• The Italian American Collection 
  From the Senator John Heinz Pittsburgh Regional History Center. Preserves and interprets the history and culture of people of Italian descent in Western Pennsylvania.
  • Archival Collections 
    Collection includes the Trinity Presbyterian Church Records, Ateleta Beneficial Association Records, Beneficial Society of North Italy Records, & Ladies North Italian Lodge Records.
• The Italian-American Cultural Center of Iowa 
  Vital records, family histories, photos, family trees of Iowa Italians.
• ITA-Sicily 
  Sicilian genealogy research & companion site to the ITA-Sicily Mail List.
• Italian Cities and Towns: Information About Italy 
  Information and statistics on Italian Regions, Provinces and Municipalities. All Cities, Towns and Villages in Italy. Official site, City Hall email, zip codes, population, useful links.
• Laurenzana, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy - Italian Genealogical Records 
  The Laurenzana Genealogical Database and resources is for people who's ancestors came from Laurenzana, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy.
• Petralia Sottana, Palermo Province, Sicily Genealogy 
  Genealogical and other resources for the Madonie Region of Palermo Province, including Petralia Sottana microfilm and other records, surname researcher index & locality links.
• San Fele Italian Family Tree Genealogy Connections 
  This site represents the accumulated efforts of those studying their ancestry and Italian Family Roots from within and around the town of San Fele, Potenza, Basilicata, Italy and to attract others pursuing the same genealogy research.
• Serradifalco Project 
  Family trees, birth, death & marriage indexes for Serradifalco.
• Sicilian Ancestry Ring 
• Termini Imerese Database 
  For those who are researching Termini Imerese, Palermo Province, Sicilia.
• Vizzini, Catania, Italy Genealogy 

Mailing Lists, Newsgroups & Chat

• Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Italy Mailing Lists 
  Most of the mailing list links below point to this site, wonderfully maintained by John Fuller. John indexes links for all known genealogy mailing lists, including RootsWeb and others.
• RootsWeb: Genealogy Mailing Lists: Italy 
  The majority of genealogy mailing lists are hosted by RootsWeb.com. Messages on RootsWeb lists are archived. The links to RootsWeb below point you to the archives (browse or search).

• AeolianGenealogy Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Aeolian (Lipari) Islands, Italy, and the Aeolian people.
• ANGLO-ITALIAN Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in people of mixed English and Italian ancestry. Archives: browse or search.
• ARIA Mailing List 
  For Australians and New Zealanders who are researching their Italian Heritage, Culture and Ancestry. Archives: browse or search.
• AUSTRIA Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in Austria including the German speaking lands annexed to Italy at the end of World War I. Archives: browse or search.
• AUT-TYROL Mailing List 
  A trilingual English-German-Italian mailing list for anyone with a genealogical, cultural or historical interest in Tyrol(including South-Tyrol nowadays part of Italia). Anything that concerns Tyrol and Austrian traditions, culture, folklore, heritage, etc. or why not old recipes and daily life is an appropriate topic. Archives: browse or search.
• BariItaly Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the province.
• Basilicata Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Basilicata region of southern Italy.
• CALITRI Mailing List 
  A mailing list for those who are interested in their Calitrani (people from Calitri, Italy) heritage. Towns of interest include Calitri, Andretta, Bisaccia, Pescopagano, Ruvo, Santangelo Lombardi, and other surrounding towns. Archives: browse or search.
• CEFALU Mailing List 
  A mailing list to provide a forum for the discussion of your roots in Cefalù, Sicily; to collaborate with others on genealogical findings; and to establish a dialog between people sharing in a common history. Archives: browse or search.
• CHE-TICINO Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Ticino, the Italian-speaking canton of Switzerland. Archives: browse or search.
• COMUNES_OF_ITALY Mailing List 
  For those who are interested in Italian genealogy, culture and all things Italian.
• GEN-ITALIAN Mailing List 
  Gatewayed with the soc.genealogy.italian newsgroup. Archives: browse or search.
• il-circolo-calabrese Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Calabria region of Italy (the southernmost region of the Italian peninsula, the 'toe' of the boot).
• ITA-ABRUZZO Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Abruzzo region in south-central Italy comprising the provinces of L'Aquila, Chieti, Pescara, and Teramo. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-ALFEDENA Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the town of Alfedena, Abruzzo, Italy, and the surrounding area. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-BASILICATA Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Basilicata Region of Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-CALABRIA Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Calabria Region of Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-CALABRIA-SIMBARIO Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the town of Simbario, Calabria, Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-CAMPANIA-AVELLINO Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Avellino province of the Campania region of Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-CAMPANIA-BENEVENTO Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Benevento province of the Campania region of Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-CAMPANIA-CASERTA Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Caserta province of the Campania region of Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-CAMPANIA Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Campania region of Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-CAMPANIA-NAPOLI Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Napoli province of the Campania region of Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-CAMPANIA-SALERNO Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Salerno province of the Campania region of Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-CATANZARO Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the province of Catanzaro which is in the Calabria region of southern Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-CUGGIONO Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Cuggiono or Milan, Italy, area. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-EMILIA-ROMAGNA Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Emilia-Romagna Region of Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-FRIULI-VENEZIA-GIULIA Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Friuli-Venezia-Giulia Region of Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-FROSINONE 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in immigrants from Frosinone, Lazio, Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-LAZIO Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Lazio Region of Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITALIADOPTION Mailing List 
  For individuals who were born in Italy and adopted by families in the United States or Canada to seek help in locating birthparents, siblings, or other family members.
• ITALIANS-NY Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Italian immigrants to New York. Archives: browse or search.
• ITALIAN-SURNAMES Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding Italian surnames and given names. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-LIGURIA Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Liguria Region of Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-LOMBARDIA Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Lombardia Region of Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-LUCCA Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding the activities of the Lucca genealogy users group located in Lucca Province, Tuscany, Italy, and genealogical resources available in the Lucca Province area. Archives: browse or search.
• ITALY-ARBERESH Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical, historical, or cultural interest in the Arberesh, a group of people who migrated from Albania to Sicily and southern Italy in the 15th century. Archives: browse or search.
• italy-gene Mailing List 
• ITALY Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ItalyNW Mailing List 
  Dedicated to family history research in northern Italy.
• ITA-MARCHE Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Marche Region of Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-MENFI Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Menfi or Santa Margherita di Belice, Sicily, Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-MOLISE Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Molise Region of Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-PIEDMONT Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Piedmont District of Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-PUGLIA Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Puglia region of southeastern Italy consisting of the provinces of Bari, Brindisi, Foggia, Lecce, and Taranto. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-SARDEGNA Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Sardegna region of Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-SICILY-BARCELLONA-MESSINA Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in Barcellona, Pozzo di Gotto, Province of Messina, Sicily, Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-SICILY-GEN Mailing List 
  For anyone conducting genealogical research related to Sicily, Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-SICILY Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the island of Sicily, Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-SICILY-SERRADIFALCO Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the town of Serradifalco, Sicily, Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-SICILY-TERRASINI Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Terrasini region of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-TOSCANA Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Toscana Region of Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-TRENTINO-ALTO-ADIGE Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Trentino-Alto-Adige Region of Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-TURIN-SALASSA Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the village of Salassa, Canavese area, Turin province, Piedmont region, Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-UMBRIA Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Umbria Region of Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-VALLE-AOSTA Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Valle d'Aosta Region of Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• ITA-VENETO Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Veneto Region of Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• LATIN-WORDS Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in deciphering and interpreting written documents in Latin from earliest to most recent 20th Century times, and discussing old Latin words, phrases, names, abbreviations and antique jargon. Archives: browse or search.
• PIE Mailing List 
  For Italian genealogical research.
• SARDINIA Mailing List 
• TerminiImerese Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the town of Termini Imerese, Sicily.
• VALLEDOLMO Mailing List 
  For the discussion and sharing of information regarding the village of Valledolmo in the province of Palermo, Sicily, Italy. Archives: browse or search.
• VATICAN-CITY Mailing List 
  For anyone with a genealogical interest in the City/State of Vatican City located in Rome, Italy. Archives: browse or search.

• Anglo Italian Mailing List 
  Details of Anglo-Italian mailing list. One Name Study for ORLANDO and ORLANDO mailing list.
• Clan Cyberesh: The Arbëresh Mailing List 
  Mailing list home page for discussion of Italians with Albanian ancestry.
• Genealogy Surname Boards at Italian Genealogy Online 
• ItalyNW eGroup 
  This group is dedicated to family history research in northwestern Italy.
• TRIGGIANOBariItaly - A difesa dell'oblio  
  Forum for anyone with a genealogical interest in the town of Triggiano in the province of Bari, Italy.
• Yahoo! BariGen Bari Genealogy 
  A meeting place for anyone interested in genealogy research of their roots in the province of Bari, in the Puglia region in Italy.
• Yahoo! Basilicata 
  To research our ancestry and share our connections to this area of southern Italy.
• Yahoo! Italia Gruppi - Italian_Origin_Search: Italian Origin Search 
• Yahoo! AeolianGenealogy Aeolian Genealogy 

Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information

• Folding Maps 
  Italian provincial maps for sale showing the administrative boundaries of small towns in the province.
• In Italy Online - Bazaar - Maps of Italy 
  Importer of maps published by the Litografia Artistica Cartografica (LAC) of Firenze, Italy (the same company which supplies the official Italian government maps). Each region, province and 27 of Italy's largest cities are covered in the collection. The LAC maps offer the largest scale of any maps in current distribution, revealing the smallest, oft times unobserved details.
• Map of Italy 
• Map of the United States: Italian Ancestry 
  From the University of Minnesota.
• The Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection - Italy Maps 
  From the University of Texas at Austin.
  • Map of San Marino 
  • Map of Vatican City 
• Surnames in Italy / L'Italia dei cognomi 
  By entering a surname and pressing the red arrow, a distribution map of Italy is generated showing the concentrations of that particular surname in Italy.

Military

• The Ancient Cavalry Regiments of Piedmont / Gli Antichi Reggimenti Piemontesi a Cavallo 
• Regia Marina Italiana / The Italian Royal Navy in World War Two 

Newspapers

• ABYZ News Links - Italy - Newspapers and News Sources 
• America & Italia Review 
• World-newspapers.com - Italian Newspapers 

People & Families

• Algunas Familias de Ejanina-Frascineto 
  Genealogy of some Frascineto-Eianina Arberesh (Italo-Albanian) families and of other Arberesh in Calabria.
• Apellidos Italianos 
  Italian genealogy in Spanish.
• Araldica - Archivio Storico Araldico Italiano 
  Ricerche Storiche Araldiche Nobiliari di famiglie concognome Italiano.
• Families from Marano Marchesato, Cosenza, Calabria, Italia 
  Marano Marchesato, province of Cosenza, Region of Calabria, Italy. Civil and church records, history and traditions, research tools, maps, images and more.
• FISCHETTI / SORVILLO Family Genealogy 
  FISCHETTI, DIGIUSEPPE, BORGIA, SORVILLO, GRAZIANO, VISCARDO, COPPOLA, GRILLO, OLIVERI.
• Genealogie Delle Dinastie Italiane 
  Genealogies of Italian noble families.
• Genealogy of the Jews in Italy: Family History, Resources, Researches, Databases 
  Jewish Genealogy In Italy: Sephardic and Ashkenazi. A guide on how to research, resources, archives, documents examples, censuses, records, maps, names, surnames, genealogy and family history, databases, databases projects, heraldryplaces, ghettos, Livorno, Roma, Venezia, Pisa.
• Grifasi - Sicily's Home Page  ~ Milan
  Sicily, Pics, Sicilian Cooking, Names curiosities, Palermo, Milano, Ravanusa.
• Italian Immigration To America: 100 Years Later 
  PALLANTE family of Longano.
• Un italiano re del Madagascar (an Italian king for Madagascar) 
• Joseph and Joyce ANELLO 
  The ANELLO, PUSATERI, LETO and VENTURA families from Caccamo and Termini, Sicily.
• MAZZOLINI's Genealogic Page - Home Page Genealogica di Roberto Iannarelli MAZZOLINI 
  Genealogical and historical researches other the word on Mazzolini's and Iannarelli's Italian surnames.
• Our Calabrian Heritage 
  A study of the Village of Oriolo, Cosenza, in the Italian region of Calabria, its history, people and culture.
• Calabria Surnames 
  Submit or look up your Calabrian surnames.
• Robert's Royal Links - Italy 
• Royal Family of Syracuse 
  The house of Hiero - third century B.C.
• Savoy Genealogy - Regalis 
  Genealogy of the Royal House of Savoy.
• Spence Sacco BURTON's Homepage 
  SACCO, SANTANGELO, INDELICATO, DILORENZO, (DI) SILVESTRO, TODARO, GAIMO, BURTON, SPENCE. Sicilian genealogy, culture, etc. Researching roots from Sicily, Germany, England, Ireland and Scotland. Italian language pages available.
• The Vasto Page - La Pagina Vastese 
  Comune of Vasto, Province of Chieti, Region of Abruzzo.

Professional Researchers, Volunteers & Other Research Services

• American Ancestral Associates  ~ Cranston, Rhode Island
  A full-service genealogical company, with over twenty years experience, including research, consultation, education, and literary assistance.
• Centro Meridionale Ricerche Genealogiche 
  Professional research for families originating from Southern Italy and Sicily.
• European Focus 
  Photographic portfolios of ancestral towns in Europe created for Genealogy enthusiasts in Belgium, Denmark, Eastern Europe, England, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Switzerland and more.
• eXpertGenealogy - Genealogy Professional Genealogist - Italy 
  Directory of professional genealogists specializing in Italy Research.
• Family Tree Genealogical and Probate Research Bureau Ltd. 
  Professional research service covering the area of what was formerly the Austro - Hungarian Empire, including: Hungary, Slovakia, Czech Republic, Austria, Italy, Transylvania, Croatia, Slovenia, former Yugoslavia (Banat), and the Ukraine (Sub-Carpathian).
• Genealogy Professional Casa de Simone Campania Italy: Joe de Simone Genealogist 
  Italian Campania region: Avellino, Benevento, Caserta, Napoli and Salerno provinces.
• genealogyPro - Professional Genealogists for Italy 
• Genealogy Research in Abruzzo, Italy 
  Free resources and professional services for research in Abruzzo, Italy, from an Abruzzo-based group.
• GenTracer 
  Professional Italian research.
• Guglielmo S. Parisani Genealogy Research 
  Genealogy Research in Central Italy (Marche, Abruzzo, Umbria, Lazio regions).
• Istituto Genealogico Italiano 
  Genealogical research service.
• Istituto Genealogico Italiano 
  Genealogical research service.
• ItalGen Translations 
  Translate your genealogy related documents from English into Italian and vice-versa.
• Italian Family History Experts - Genevera Genealogical Research 
  Accredited Italian family history research, instruction, translation, and more.
• Italian Genealogist 
  A. Conterio, Padova, Italy. Primarily working at archives and libraries in particular the National Archives, National Libraries, Metropolitan or Catholic Archives. Can undertake research throughout the North and Central Italy.
• Italian Genealogist Specializing in the Regions of Abruzzo and Molise - Pasquini Sebastiano 
  Member of the Italian Heraldic and Genealogical Institute.
• Italian Genealogy Club - Our Heritage Genealogy Services 
• Italian Genealogy Research 
  Carolyn B. Ugolini, Accredited Genealogist, provides research both at the Family History Library and on site in Italy.
• Italian Genealogy Service - Italian Genealogy Help From Italy Finding Your Ancestor Records - Loochpooch Italian Genealogy Service 
  Genealogy researcher in Italy will assist you in locating and translating Italian documents into English.
• Italian Origin Search 
  Research of Italian origin in all Italy and especially in this regions: Sicilia, Molise, Abruzzo, Trentino Alto Adige.
• Italian professional genealogist. The genealogical research in Italy. Find your Italian family, regain your Italian family tree 
  Genealogical research on original records in Italy. Iuri Silvestri, Professional Genealogist.
• Italian Research 
  Professional genealogical research in the microfilmed records at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City and on-site in Sicily.
• Italian Translations by Juliet Viola Kniffen 
  Italian and Latin genealogy and family papers translation by professional translator Juliet Viola Kniffen; quick response; expertise in Italian handwriting.
• June DeLalio - Board Certified Genealogist Specializing in Italian Ancestry 
  Tracing your Italian ancestors from the US to Italy often requires professional help. All areas of Italy covered as well as in-depth knowledge of US records offered by a Certified Genealogist.
• L' Albero Genealogico - Studio di Ricerche Araldiche e Genealogiche 
  Researching the genealogy of your family in Campania - Italy.
• My Italian Family- Italian Genealogy, Family Tree 
  Research services for all people who want to explore the genealogy of their Italian families through a network of Italian and North American genealogists.
• Pallante Center for Italian Research: Italian Genealogy 
  A virtual research center for Italian research (in-person visits available by appointment for those local to upstate New York). A growing collection of Italian related resources, including an archival collection and Italian family surname files. Professional Italian genealogy research services and other historical research relating to Italy or Italian immigrants worldwide, as well as help with dual citizenship (US/Italian), finding educational Italian resources for schools, etc.
• Research and Escort in Sicily by Emilio 
  Professional Italian researcher and tour guide.
• Walter Santantonio - North Italy Genealogy and History Services 
  North Italy researcher tracing family history, relatives research, missing persons research & documents translations.

Publications, Software & Supplies

• Cyndi's List Genealogy Bookstore 
  A categorized list of genealogy research books that looks a lot like my bookshelf at home.

• Amazon.com Genealogy Bookstore - Italy 
  The following are individual book titles of interest for this topic. The book links below point to the Amazon.com bookstore online where you may purchase the book if you wish. These links are provided to bring these published resources to your attention as an aid to your research. Follow the links to books of interest to make note of their title, author, publisher, and ISBN. You might then use this information to obtain the book from your local library or your favorite corner book shop.
  • Chronicle of the Popes: The Reign-by-Reign Record of the Papacy over 2000 Years 
    A book by P. G. Maxwell-Stuart.
  • Chronicle of the Roman Emperors: The Reign-By-Reign Record of the Rulers of Imperial Rome 
    A book by Chris Scarre.
  • Dances With Luigi: A Grandson's Determined Quest to Comprehend Italy and the Italians 
    A book by Paul E. Paolicelli.
  • Finding Italian Roots : The Complete Guide for Americans 
    A book by John Philip Colletta.
  • Finding Your Italian Ancestors: A Beginner's Guide 
    A book by Suzanne Russo Adams.
  • A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering Your Italian Ancestors: How to Find and Record Your Unique Heritage 
    A book by Lynn Nelson.
  • Handy Guide to Italian Genealogical Records 
    A book by Floren Stocks Preece.
  • Hungering for America: Italian, Irish, and Jewish Foodways in the Age of Migration 
    A book by Hasia R. Diner.
  • Italian American Family Album 
    A book by Dorothy Hoobler.
  • Italian-American Family History : A Guide to Researching and Writing About Your Heritage 
    A book by Sharon Debartolo Carmack.
  • Italian Americans: The Immigrant Experience 
    A book by Ben Morreale.
  • Italian American: The Racializing of an Ethnic Identity 
    A book by David A. J. Richards.
  • The Italian Experience in Texas 
    A book by Valentine J. Belfiglio.
  • Italian Genealogical Records : How to Use Italian Civil, Ecclesiastical, & Other Records in Family History Research 
    A book by Trafford R. Cole.
  • The Italian Immigrants of Connecticut, 1880-1940 
    A book by Louis J. Gesualdi.
  • Italians Coming to America 
    A book by Ira A. Glazier, P. William Filby.
  • Italians to America : Lists of Passengers Arriving at U.S. Ports, 1880-1899 
    A series of books by Ira A. Glazier and P. William Filby.
    • Volume 1: Passengers Arriving at New York January 1880 - December 1884 
    • Volume 2: Passengers Arriving at New York, January 1885-June 1887 
    • Volume 3: Passengers Arriving at New York July 1887-June 1889 
    • Volume 4: Passengers Arriving at New York July 1889-October 1890 
    • Volume 5: Passengers Arriving at New York November 1890-December 1891 
    • Volume 6: Passengers Arriving at New York, January 1892-December 1892 
    • Volume 7: Passengers Arriving at New York, January 1893-September 1893 
    • Volume 8: Passengers Arriving at New York October 1893-May 1895 
    • Volume 9: Passengers Arriving at New York June 1895-June 1896 
  • Italy's Many Diasporas 
    A book by Donna R. Gabaccia.
  • LA Storia : Five Centuries of the Italian American Experience 
    A book by Jerre Mangione.
  • Lincoln's Foreign Legion: The 39th New York Infantry, the Garibaldi Guard 
    A book by Michael Bacarella.
  • Permanent Italians: An Illustrated Guide to the Cemeteries of Italy 
    A book by Judi Culbertson.
  • A Student's Guide to Italian American Genealogy 
    A book for sale.
  • Were You Always An Italian?: Ancestors and Other Icons of Italian America 
    A book by Maria Laurino.
• Ancestor's Attic Discount Genealogy Books - Italian Genealogy Books 
• Birds of Passage 
  Book for sale of Italian immigrants who departed Palermo, Sicily and arrived at the Port of New Orleans, Louisiana, 1859-1901.
• Comunes of Italy Magazine 
  Called the "Italian Genealogist's Bible", in-depth info on how and where to research in each province. Devoted to Italian Genealogy, culture and history affecting our research.
• Fzip Family Tree  ~ Windows
  Download the latest version for windows, includes program and help files. Disc available in English, Polish, German, French, Italian, Spanish, Slovak, Czech, Dutch, Portuguese, Afrikaans & Icelandic. Fzip is a user friendly, but professional program which can display your family tree in any of 24 different report styles.
• Genealogia 
  The first Italian software for genealogists and historians. Il primo programma italiano per studi genealogici e storici.
• Genealogical.com - Italy/Italian 
  The online store of Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc. & Clearfield Company.
  • Finding Italian Roots 
    A book by John Philip Colletta.
  • Italian-American Family History 
    A book by Sharon DeBartolo Carmack.
  • Italians to America, 1880-1893 Passenger & Immigration Lists 
    A Family Archive CD.
• GENTREE Genealogical Navigation Software 
  Genealogy shareware for Windows9x. French, English, German, Italian, Catalan versions.
• Global Genealogy & History Shoppe - Italy 

Queries, Message Boards & Surname Lists

• Ancestry.com - Message Boards - Italy 
• Ancestry.com - Message Boards - Vatican City 
• Calabrian Surnames 
• Comunes of Italy Surname Database 
  Surnames listed alphabetically and by submitter of members of the Comunes_of_Italy mailing list.
• Gente di Mare Italian Genealogy 
  A genealogy forum dedicated to the people of Italy and their families.
  • Italian Surname Database 
    Submit your Italian surnames to the database or make contact with others researching your surnames.
• ItalianGenealogy.com » Forums 
• Italian Genealogy Surname Boards List 
• Italian Roots Forum - Italy Genealogy Online Message Board 
  Free, searchable Italian surname and Italian genealogy message board. Repost your Surname every 2 to 5 months to keep it available in the database. Messages are purged in order to avoid dormant links.
• Little Sicily 
  A directory of Italian Americans with roots in Sicily who are free to exchange messages on family history and towns of origin in Sicily.
• San Fele Potenza Basilicata Italy Surname List 
• Surnames By Town - Italy/Italia 
  Surnames, classified by town, appear as e-mail links to the submitter researching them under that town.
• Surnames of Bari / Provincia di Bari Surnames 
  Surname list for the province of Bari, Italy including links to researchers.

Records: Census, Cemeteries, Land, Obituaries, Personal, Taxes and Vital
(Born, Married, Died & Buried)

• Alberobello, Bari, Apulia, Italy Civil Records 1812 - Italy Gen Web 
  Alberobello, Bari, Apulia, Italy Civil Records Births and families from 1812. Names of the head of households as taken from tax records in 1812.
• American Family Immigration History Center 
  Online searchable database of over 22 million passenger names covering roughly 70% of the immigrants processed through Ellis Island between 1892 and 1924.
• Ellis Island Database One-Step Search Tools 
  • Finding Missing Manifests in One Step 
    Custom interface for the database, by Stephen P. Morse.
  • Searching the Ellis Island Database in One Step 
    Custom interface for the database, by Stephen P. Morse.
  • Searching the Ellis Island Database in One Step (Jewish Passengers) 
    Custom interface for the database, by Stephen P. Morse.
  • Searching the Ellis Island Database in One Step (Short Form) 
    Custom interface for the database, by Stephen P. Morse.
• Family Search Record Search 
  Millions of indexed records and images of records. Join volunteers around the world who are helping to make more free records available online through FamilySearch Indexing.
  • Italy, Palermo Province, Monreale Diocese, Catholic Church Records, 1530-1919 
• The Italian Heritage : Italian Emigrants Database and Italian Town Database 
  The Italian emigrants database was created to give useful information for the research of its own origins to the children and grandchildren of the emigrants of the beginning of the last century. All data was provided by the Italian town halls.
• Italy Church Record Baptism 1809-1865 
  From FamilySearch.org.
• Italy Church Record Baptism 1866-Present 
  From FamilySearch.org.
• Italy Church Record Christenings 
  From FamilySearch.org.
• Italy Civil Registration Birth 1809-1865 
  From FamilySearch.org.
• Italy Civil Registration Birth 1866-Present 
  From FamilySearch.org.
• Libby's Italian Records Page 
  Links to civil records lists for Castellino del Biferno and Celenza sul Trigno in southern Italy.
• Lineages.com - Record Lookups 
  Baptism, birth, burial, church, death and marriage records for sale.
• Olive Tree Genealogy: Ships Passenger Lists, Italians to America 
• Samples of Italian Birth Certificates 
• Saving Graves - Italy 
• Sersale Vital Statistics 
  Birth Records taken from the LDS church's microfilms of the town of Sersale in Calabria, Italy.
• Vital Records for Selected Italian Towns 
• Western Europe Vital Records Index 
  CD-ROM for sale from the LDS Church. More than 12 million christenings, births, and marriages from selected localities in these Western European countries: Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, The Netherlands, Luxembourg, France, Germany (including Baden, Bayern [Bavaria], Hessen-Darmstadt, Lippe, Oldenburg, Pruessia, Turinga, Wuerttemburg), Italy, and Spain. The years for these events range between the 1500s to 1905.

Religion & Churches

Societies & Groups

• American Italian Heritage Association  ~ Albany, New York
  A national organization whose mission it is to promote and celebrate our Italian heritage. Membership includes a bi-monthly newsletter with information pertaining to Italian heritage and culture.
• Anglo-Italian Family History Society 
  Founded in 2002 to provide help to anyone trying to trace their Italian ancestry anywhere in the United Kingdom and back to Italy.
• Associazione Lucchesi Nel Mondo 
  Tuscany Club of Washington, DC.
• Buffalo & Western New York Italian Genealogy Society 
• Club Pacentro of Detroit  ~ Michigan
  Local Organization for families from Pacentro (AQ) Italy.
• Il Circolo Calabrese 
• Il Circolo Filippo Mazzei - The Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area Italian Genealogical Society 
• Instituto Araldico Genealogico Italiano 
• ISDA - Order Italian Sons and Daughters of America 
  A fraternal benefits association.
• Italian Genealogical Society of America  ~ Peabody, Massachusetts
• The Italian Genealogical Group 
• Italian Genealogy - POINTers In Person Chapter 10 - Austin 
  Austin/Central Texas Chapter of POINT (Pursuing Our Italian Names Together).
• Italian Heritage Society of Indiana 
• Italian Historical Society, COASIT  ~ Carlton, Victoria, Australia
• Italian Historical Society of America  ~ Brooklyn, New York
• The National Italian American Foundation 
  The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) is the major advocate in Washington, DC for nearly 25 million Italian Americans, the nation's fifth largest ethnic group. Its mission is to preserve and protect Italian American heritage and culture.
• One Stop Italian American: OSIA.org 
  The Order Sons of Italy in America.
  • Guide to the Records of the Order Sons of Italy in America 
    A book by John Andreozz.
• Pesaro: Societa' pesarese di studi storici 
  Association promoting the historical research and study of Pesaro and its region.
• POINTers In Person  ~ Totowa, New Jersey
• Pointers in Person - Chapter 5, Western New York  ~ Buffalo
  Italian genealogical group.
• POINTers-In-Person Chapter #25  ~ Rochester, New York
• POINTers In Person: Chicago North Chapter (#27)  ~ Schaumburg, Illinois
  Italian & Chicago resources that link to Family History Library catalog film entries. Chicago Catholic churches, Illinois cemeteries, Chicago street name changes & links to microfilm on all towns in Italy.
• POINT -- Pursuing Our Italian Names Together 
  THE American Network of Italian Genealogy. POINT was created in 1987 and is the largest network of Italian family historians in the world, with over 4,300 members (some 2,000 active) who eagerly share their knowledge and expertise with one another.
• Pursuing our Italian Names Together In Person-Chicago 
  Italian genealogy group in Chicago, with member surnames and ancestral towns listed.
• Santo Ippolito Genealogical Society 
  American immigrants from the town of Santo Ippolito, Cosenza, Calabria, Italy.

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