Cousins Linda, Gene and Bob discuss how they found each other after 60 years and how closely their families were connected  from the 1920’s through 1970’s.  They also talk about the Petix and Speziale family cookbook with over 100 recipes.   Podcast Buy the book on Shutterfly Video Visit our recipe page here Click here Click here to join our group on Facebook

Bob gets a free consultation with Debbie Gurtler from familysearch.org.  Very simple process using the link below to schedule.  He was stuck trying to find the parents of his 4th Great Grandmother Maria Angela De Riso, and Debbie was able to find her uncle’s will.  Podcast Video Click here to join our group on Facebook Family History Library Consultations (Reservation Page) Italy Guided Research  Explore Images FamilySearch Blog Italian Heritage Italy Country Page FamilySearch Wiki: Italy Genealogy FamilySearch Community FS/FB/Misc Italy | Italy,  Austro-Hungarian Empire (for parts of Italy) | Southern Europe Genealogy Research Community | Southern Italian Genealogy Network,Sicilian Genealogy, Genealogy in Acerra, France and Mediterranean Genealogy News Release: FS Unlocking Centuries of Italian Ancestry Records DGA (National archives of Italy). Portale Antenati Spanish Archive Links

Joel Cole who works on the indexing of Italian records explains how familysearch.org  process and how you can help.  He also discusses his family and being an American citizen, with 400 year roots in the USA, and being born and raised in Italy.  A unique and interesting story. Click here to join our group on Facebook If you are looking for help with your Italian Family Research, FamilySearch is FREE. Anyone can sign up for an account to use the site.  The access might be different for different people dependent on our contracts with the original repository/archives. An example of that is that the Italian State Archives (DGA) limits access of the civil registration records on FamilySearch to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints; however—everything that FamilySearch puts online from the DGA is also available for free on the Italian government’s website here: http://www.antenati.san.beniculturali.it/?lang=en Here are few links to some facts and information for FamilySearch: Italy Emigration: The Who, Why, and Where FamilySearch Company Facts Italian Collection Area for Search  https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/location/1927178 To access content for Italy or anywhere in the world on FamilySearch–these are the ways to do that: The Family History Library Catalog:https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog Records: (many of these are indexed or browsable): https://www.familysearch.org/search/ Image Search: www.familysearch.org/records/images  And don’t forget the book section! Might be surprised what you find there, too! https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/ Visit our LINKS PAGE also.

Bob talks with Erick Lucera about his family research in Biccari Puglia.  Erick gives some great research tips on how to find photos of ancestral villages.  Italian Bookstores Library IBS  You Can Print It Click here to join our group on Facebook Catarina Grazioso and Francesco Di Marco GG Philomena Daniel Lucera Daniel Lucera GG Raphael Sabatini Aniello Lucera Amelia Sabatini Rosa DeMarco Aniello Lucera and Elisa Basile Bicarri

Bob talks with Paul Nauta Sr Marketing and PR Manger from Familysearch.org about his quest to find his roots.  Paul has some very interesting stories about how he found some of his documentation. Click here to join our group on Facebook Family History Library Consultations (Reservation Page)   Italy Guided Research   Explore Images   FamilySearch Blog Italian Heritage   Italy Country Page