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Interactive Map of Italy — Rough Guides
Campania — Municipal Guide
From the Genealogy Blogspot — How to read Italian Birth Records
Sicily — Sicilian Family Tree
Professional Translations– Proz.
From The Ancestor Hunt — US College Newspapers
Six tips from Family Tree Magazine — “Can’t Find Your Ancestor”?
From the NY Public Library ( This one is full of more links ) — Genealogy Research TipsFrom Find My Past — 20 Things To Do When Your Stumped
From the Genealogy Road Show — Getting Started
This is one of the best that I have found. There is a treasure trove of links and resources — Ancestral Findings
For Pintrest people, this is an amazing board with 868 pins. Pretty much everything you can think of to search. Worth getting on Pinterest, if you are not — Lisa’s Board.
From Genealogy.com — Developing Your Research Skills
But I know my grandparents came from Italy, how come I’m not 100% on my Italian DNA test? I know where I came from, why should I take a DNA test. Ahh, there just made up anyway, somebody I know took the test and it said they where only 10% Italian, how can that be? All valid questions. One thing we have to remember is that Italy was not united until the mid 19th Century.
Click here to Join Italian Genealogy Group on Facebook One of my first posts, updated with some new information and links. I did my first DNA test with Ancestry.com about six years ago. They, as I think most people know, have one of the largest networks. I have to say that I was very surprised when I got my results that I was not as Italian as I thought I was. Ancestry has a
Having received great feedback on my post Italian DNA — Where Do We Come From? I thought I would go a little deeper into Haplogroups. Very simple put, a Haplogroup is a marker of sorts that denotes a certain mutation at a certain time in history. This marker allows genealogists to more or less pinpoint a migration path. Males inherit this marker from both parents, while females only their mother. Knowing your haplogroup allows
Two new helpful Links!! Italian Surname Database and Calabria Exchange Whether your just beginning your ancestry search, or your a seasoned veteran, there is always another link or site that will help you to pull in a missing piece of the puzzle. The Best Genealogy Support Links are listed below. Sometimes, you just need that extra push to get you going. For anyone just starting out the 5 minute videos and the free downloadable forms
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