United States Genealogy Links & Resources
Ships & Naturalization
Italian History, Facts, Towns & Maps
Italian Cultural Links
Italian Genealogy Links
United States Genealogy Links & Resources
These are some helpful sites that I've come across. If you have any suggestions to this list, please Contact ME!
Genealogy Links
Ancestry.com - This popular site has hundreds of databases for the United States, England, Ireland, Canada and a growing section for Italy. The best sections for Italian researchers: US Census, Immigration & Naturalization, and World War 1 & 2 Draft Registrations. You do have to pay to access most of the information on their site, but they do offer free trials.
Genealogy.com - Home of Family Tree Maker software, this site also has US Census, Immigration records and World Family Tree.
Cyndi's List - The ultimate genealogy site on the web. A MUST for your Favorites list.
Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness - A site where researchers help others!
Ancestral Findings - An interesting site that offers FREE lookups for many databases! They even have a section where you can look up Italians to America. Join their mailing list and receive a daily email telling you what the days FREE databases are.
The National Archives Genealogy Page - Find out everything you need to know about what the National Archives and Records Administration has to offer for genealogists, and how to get it!
SteveMorse.org - Mr. Morse has made several web sites that help you search national databases, such as the Ellis Island database, in one easy step.
Vital Records Links
Online Genealogy Records & Resources
Search Birth, Death, Bride and Groom information for New York City - Great web site with very useful information.
St. Louis Public Library Obituary Search and Obituary Index
Missouri Births, Stillbirths and Deaths Search
Illinois State Archives online databases - Includes Marriages and Deaths, land records, Court Records and much more.
Vital Records Information - For all
the US states and territories, this site can tell you how to get vital
records, such as birth, marriage and death records.
Cemetary and Funeral Homes
Yahoo Yellow Pages, Internment.net, www.graveyards.com, Cemetery Junction, Find a Grave.com, Saving Graves, Funeralnet.com
Genealogy Forms, Software & Books
Italian/Sicilian Genealogy Bookstore - This is a selection of helpful genealogy books, cookbooks, history books and other goodies that I have put together. If you have any suggestions for this list, please let me know!
A MUST is the book entitled Genealogists Guide to Discovering Your Italian Ancestors: How to Find and Record Your Unique Heritage by Lynn Nelson. Subtitled "How to Find and Record Your Unique Heritage", this book is full of excellent tips including translations of documents you may see on microfilms, help with deciphering old style handwriting, research options, and letter writing aids. To purchase this book online, click on the title above. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK FOR ANYONE RESEARCHING IN ITALY or SICILY.
A neat resource is the Comunes of Italy Magazine covering "genealogy, culture and all things Italian". Each issue of this magazine focuses on a different Province of Italy and provides LOADS of information for churches, province addresses, mayors, recipes, all kinds of interesting things. Check it out!
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Genealogy Forms
FREE forms you can download to help your organize your research! On this website by Family Tree Magazine you will find fabulous forms to help you transcribe records, keep track of what you have searched and more!
More Free Forms - This site includes forms related to genealogy from many different sources, including the National Archives, census forms, and more!
Software Information
Genealogy Software - This website has information about different genealogy software and links to different company websites. It can help you compare before you buy.
This website offers a review of 10 different software programs, with prices, ratings, and comparisons of available features. Legacy was the Gold medal winner and Family Tree Maker was a close second.
To help you decide which software might be for you, check out the various articles on About.com
Louis Kessler's Genealogy Software Links - This is the most extensive and informative set of links I have seen about available software!
Cyndi's List has a great page with tons of links about genealogy software.
