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Very good advice and practical help for all genealogists,
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This review is from: Finding Your Italian Roots. The Complete Guide for Americans. Second Edition (Paperback)
Dr. Colletta was very practical in his advice to genealogists - exhaust the resources here in the United States before beginning research in Italy. Once you get to Italy, there are numerous resources of which the book only gives a taste.
He was also truthful when he said that Italians could care less about genealogy (they have the honor and privilege of living amongst thousands of years of history everyday) but they are very accomodating once you get to Italy (can't wait to experience that feeling!). I found the map of Italy - pre and post unification - helpful as well as the history of Italian Jews and the fact that they're the oldest type of Jew in the world. There still exists a somewhat healthy amount of Jews in Rome, which I found fascinating. With every book that I read about genealogy, I realize that no matter how many years of research I've done, there's still a lot to be learned and resources to be used that I still don't know about yet. I just wish the book would be updated.
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Packed with specific tips unique to Italian roots,
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This review is from: Finding Your Italian Roots. The Complete Guide for Americans. Second Edition (Paperback)
If it's family tree research you're seeking for a strong library collection, don't miss John Philip Colletta, Ph.D.'s Finding Italian Roots, 2nd Edition, which first appeared in 1993 and has been thoroughly revised for this latest presentation. From accessing and interpreting the records available for tracking Italian ancestors and recording their stories to locating key sources of records and civil and religious resources, Finding Italian Roots is packed with specific tips unique to Italian roots.
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This review is from: Finding Your Italian Roots. The Complete Guide for Americans. Second Edition (Paperback)
This book is full of good information, indeed some of the idiocyncrqacies of the field of our precious heritage. It is realistic, honest and encourgaing to any level of researcher. There are stories we all can relate to . Another good reference for Italo-Americans.
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United States, New York, National Archives, Family History Library, Italian Americans, Italian Jewish, Library of Congress, Archivio Centrale, World War, Americans of Italian, Archivio Segreto del Vaticano, Catholic Church, Finding Italian Roots, New Orleans, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies, New England, Reggio Calabria Civil Records, Roman Catholic, Salt Lake City, Euro Atlas, Genealogies of Titled Families, Italian Jews, Luigi Mendola, Middle Ages, Regional Archives New!
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- The United States (Countries) by Bob Italia on page 24, page 60, and page 69
- Immigrants on the Hill: Italian-Americans in St. Louis, 1882-1982 by Gary Mormino on page 39, and Back Matter
- The Guide to Jewish Italy by Annie Sacerdoti on page 149, and Back Matter
- Guide to Naturalization Records of the United States by Christina K. Schaefer on page 77, and Back Matter
- Protestant Cemetery of Rome (North American Records in Italy) by Revalee R. Stevens on page 158, and Back Matter
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