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Italy Research Outline |
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Table of Contents
Introduction
Helps For Using This Research Outline
Italian Search Strategies
Records At The Family History Library
Archives And Libraries
Provincial Archives [Archivio Di Stato]
Local Civil Offices [Comune]
Church Archives
Church Parish
Other Libraries
Historical And Genealogical Societies
Inventories, Registers, Catalogs
Computer Networks And Bulletin Boards
Biography
Census
Understanding The Census
Availability Of Census Records
Church Directories
Church History
Roman Catholic
Waldensians
Eastern Or Greek Orthodox
Other Churches
Church Records
General Historical Background
Duplicate Church Records
Information Recorded In Church Registers
Finding Church Records
Search Strategies
Records Of Non-catholic Religions
Civil Registration
General Historical Background
Information Recorded In Civil Registers
Finding Civil Registration Records
Court Records
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
Finding The Emigrant’s Town Of Origin
Emigration From Italy
Records Of Italian Emigrants In Their Destination Countries
Immigration Into Italy
Gazetteers
Genealogy
Major Collections And Databases
Family Histories
Genealogical Collections
Heraldry
Historical Geography
History
Local Histories
Jewish History
Jewish Records
Language And Languages
Maps
Military Records
Historical Background
Military Records Of Genealogical Value
Finding Military Records
Minorities
Names, Personal
Surnames
Given Names
Nobility
Notarial Records
Periodicals
Probate Records
Schools
Social Life And Customs
Societies
Other Records Of Italy
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions
SOCIAL LIFE AND CUSTOMS Effective family research requires some understanding of the society in which your ancestor lived. Learning about everyday life, religious practices, customs, and traditions will help you appreciate your ancestor and the time in which he or she lived. This information is particularly helpful if you choose to write a history of your family. Research procedures and genealogical sources are different for each area and time period and are affected by the local customs and traditions.
The Family History Library has a few sources that discuss a variety of subjects related to Italian social life and customs. These records are listed in the Family History Library Catalog under:
Genealogical and historical societies and organizations may have information of value to your genealogical research. You can find a few of these societies in Italy and some in the country to which your ancestor immigrated, especially the United States. You may find it helpful to join one of these societies.
Most societies publish helpful periodicals, transcripts, and compiled genealogies, and they may have special indexes, collections, and projects. Some publish inquiries and queries about Italian ancestors or maintain a list of members’ research interests. Some specialize in the immigrants to a specific area.
The following societies may be of interest:
Your ancestor may have belonged to an association, lodge, or secret society whose membership was based on common interests, religion, or ethnicity. These societies were involved in political, social, and financial activities, including life and burial insurance.
Several sources, such as local histories, biographies, obituaries, tombstones, family records, and artifacts may give you clues that an ancestor belonged to a fraternal society.
For more information about fraternal societies in North America, see:
Schmidt, Alvin J. Fraternal Organizations. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1980. (FHL book US/ CAN 973 C47sa, computer number 62409.)
The records of fraternal organizations may exist in a society or business archive. You may be able to obtain some of this genealogical information through correspondence.
Current addresses, functions, and membership requirements of fraternal, ethnic, veteran, hereditary, and other associations are listed in:
Encyclopedia of Associations. 22nd ed., annual. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1988–. (FHC book US/CANADA REF 973 E4gr; computer number 32244.) United States associations and international associations are listed in separate volumes.
Additional information on societies and other sources of information about Italy are in:
Wasserman, Paul, and Alice E. Kennington, eds., Ethnic Information Sources of the United States. 2nd ed. Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1983. (FHL book US/CANADA REF 973 F24w; computer number 255.)
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SOCIETIES
Istituto genealogico italiano
Via Torta 14
50122 Firenze
Italia
Italian Genealogical Group
7 Grayon Drive
Dix Hills, NY 11746
USA
Order Sons of Italy in America
National Office
219 E Street N.E.
Washington D.C. 20002
USA
Fraternal Societies
Guides to Societies and Associations
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