I have found some interesting videos to help you find Italian records. Some are better than others and some are quite long, but you can usually bounce ahead to something that interests you.
This first video by Ruth Lapioli Merriman, from Family Search is about an hour long. Ruth goes into how to find records and some really good information on understanding the content. You can also download the video, slides and course content, plus she gives you hyperlinks to all the sites she references. A very good resource for beginners. Great story about Giovanni Martino ( John Martin ), who survived “Custer’s Last Stand”.
I can’t preview this one, but click the button and a new window will open.
These two by Michael Angelini are not quite as polished, but he does give some more detail on how to find the records on Family Search and how to search the Antenati.
This video is for records post 1875, that are on a printed form. Matt explains what to look for and how to index for your own records.
This video by Crista Cowan from ancestry.com on how to trace from the US back to Italy
How to start your Italian research by Margaret Fortier.
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