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Recommended Book of the Month-Great for Christmas!

Does your loved one have an interest in their family's history? This Christmas, how about giving them a gift that will help them discover their ancestors? The books and software below are great gifts that will get them started!

Italian Records on FamilySearch!

The FamilySearch site has some amazing record collections for Italy available. Basically they are digitizing and indexing their entire microfilm collection and that, of course, includes a lot of records from Italy. There is currently a large collection of Catholic Church records for towns in the Provinces of Palermo, Catania, Treviso and Vicenza, and there are almost 4 MILLION images for towns in Bologna, Napoli, Genova, Salerno and 14 other provinces. To access these collections, go to the New FamilySearch. Best of all, these databases are FREE!!

I've also found that they have digitized records for the new site that they do not even have available on microfilm! Make sure you check this site regularly as they are adding new information literally every single day. They also have records for a lot of other countries that saw Italian immigrants like Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, Australia and they even have New Zealand Ship Manifests. Be sure to check it out!

New: Guide to FamilySearch Online 

A new book by James L. Tanner called The Guide to FamilySearch Online is an excellent resource to have at your fingertips as you navigate the ever-growing collection of databases and sites that are part of FamilySearch. It is in PDF format and covers FamilySearch.org, the "New" FamilySearch.org, the Wiki section, the forums, indexing and more. Right now there is a special introductory price of only $19.95 and you can download within 1 business day. 

Search All of SicilianFamilyTree.com 

I've built this search engine that will allow you to search all of the pages on SicilianFamilyTree.com. Have fun exploring the site--search your surnames, your town names, or quickly find information on what you want to learn about such as Italian postal codes, naturalizations or ship manifests. Just use the search box below! 

Custom Search

How and Where to Begin Researching?

I get many emails from people who are just starting their quest for their Italian or Sicilian family heritage. For those of you just starting out, I suggest you visit the Research Links page. There you will find loads of information about how and where to start. One item I consider a MUST-HAVE for anyone who is researching their Italian or Sicilian heritage is the book called A Genealogists Guide to Discovering Your Italian Ancestors: How to Find and Record Your Unique Heritage, by Lynn Nelson. It's only about $15 from Amazon.com and it is well worth every cent. Good luck!

City of Palermo Birth, Marriage and Death Indexes ONLINE!

If your family hails from the City of Palermo, you are in luck! You can now find the city of Palermo marriage index (1820-1895) and the city of Palermo birth index (1896-1905) ONLINE! The Deaths index is being added slowly. This online index is courtesy of the wonderful Hugh Tornabene, who has used his skills and a bunch of high tech gadgets to bring this valuable genealogy resource to the web. Thanks Hugh!

 

Thank you to Maddalena Cassata DeLorenzo, Tom Russo and Caroline Ilardo Jaworski for the pictures they have contributed for use on this site!