General Genealogy Links & Resources
Ships & Naturalization
Italian History, Facts, Towns & Maps
Italian Cultural Links
Italian Genealogy Links
General Genealogy Links & Resources
These are some helpful sites that I've come across. If you have any suggestions to this list, please
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General Genealogy Links
FamilySearch.org - Possibly the best resource available and it's all FREE! This is where you can search enormous databases for your ancestors, find a FamilySearch Center near you (previously called Family History Center), find out what microfilms are available for your ancestral town, and much more. The site has been redesigned and volunteers are busy digitizing millions and millions of records so they can be searched online. Don't neglect this resource and check back regularly because new information is being added literally every single day, if not every hour!
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.
USGenWeb - This site is a group of sites that offer genealogy links and resources for every county and state of the United States. There is also a WorldGenWeb project.
Rootsweb - Now part of Ancestry.com, this website offers great mailing lists (join lists for your ancestral town or surname!), messages boards, databases, hosted projects, WorldConnect family trees and much more.
Fulton History - Here you can search over 13.5 million New York State newspaper pages! This site allows you to learn more about the life that your ancestor led, besides the usual names and dates. I learned my mother had perfect attendance in 4th grade, I found reference to my grandmother's bridal shower in 1939 and I read about the time my Uncle fell down an embankment and was rushed to the hospital. This is an incredible resource!
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.
TreasureMaps - This site offers a monthly e-newsletter filled with useful tips and suggestions, plus a blog, tutorials, video lessons, and much more. Famous for "The Pajama Genealogy System"-how to do genealogy from your house in your pajamas!
Anglo-Italian Family History Society - This site offers a listing of Italians in the UK, Wales and Scotland censuses of 1841-1891. Great resource if your family was living in the UK.
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
Internment.net, www.graveyards.com, Cemetery Junction, Find a Grave.com, Funeralnet.com
Genealogy 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.
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!
The
Next Generation of Genealogy Sitebuilding (TNG)--This software is
awesome for making great genealogy websites. It's how I do the Jennifer's Family
Tree section of my site. Check it out!
