ORIGINS ITALY is pleased to announce that “Tracing Your Italian Ancestors” is now available for purchase! “Tracing Your Italian Ancestors” was compiled by ORIGINS ITALY Founder Mary M. Tedesco and Marcia Iannizzi Melnyk. This special issue of Family Chronicle Magazine will provide invaluable tips and guidance in your search for your Italian ancestry. Articles include: Getting the Basics; Researching in Italy; Visiting Ancestral Villages; Locating NARA Records; Home and Family Records; Passenger Manifests; Italian Church Records; Italian Civil Records; Italian Notary…
Cher Hale from the Iceberg Project, a website dedicated to Italian language learning and all things Italian, contacted me recently to do an interview about ORIGINS ITALY, Italian genealogy, and learning Italian as a second language. I was thrilled to speak with Cher and hardly ever need an excuse to chat about Italian family history research or Italy in general! Click here to hear ORIGINS ITALY’s feature on the Iceberg Project Podcast. I hope you enjoy it! Cher Hale does…
It is such a great honor and privilege to be invited to speak to special groups and organizations about Italian genealogy, family history, and other genealogy topics. I love encouraging Italian-Americans and all those of Italian descent around the world to discover their heritage. I get excited about our shared Italian roots and the wondrous journeys of emersion that searching for those roots engenders. That is why genealogical education — especially Italian genealogical education — is so important to me. So…
Salt Lake City, Utah (SLC) is one of my favorite destinations. What would an Italian genealogist do in Utah? Simple. Salt Lake City is the undisputed genealogy capital of the world. Some like to call it, “Genealogy Mecca.” In addition to hosting many genealogy events and conferences each year, SLC is home to the world’s largest genealogy library. The Family History Library is located in a modern structure in the heart of Salt Lake City with 5 sprawling floors dedicated…
The best part of being an Italian genealogist is traveling to Italy on behalf of clients to conduct research using Italian records that are not online, microfilmed or easily accessible from the United States. Being enchanted by the land and its people is an inherent benefit of professional Italian genealogy research. In 2013, I took two trips to Italy spending about three and a half months in beautiful Italia. The more I see of Italy, the more I love this…
Panettone is a delectable sweet Italian bread usually shaped in a circular loaf that originated Milan. This tasty treat is typically enjoyed at Christmastime and gained national popularity in Italy after World War II when it was manufactured in large quantities and sold at an affordable price. Many Italian immigrants who left Italy brought their love of panettone with them abroad. As a result, panettone is now being enjoyed in many countries around the world. In early January 2013, I…