Italian Genealogical Records: How to Use Italian Civil, Ecclesiastical & Other Records in Family History Research (Italian Edition) [Hardcover]

Trafford R Cole (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 1995

Filled with practical advice that will help anyone obtain the information they seek through Italian records, Italian Genealogical Records is a comprehensive guide to the complexities and nuances of what could otherwise be a daunting task.

This comprehensive reference covers Italian records in wonderfully extensive detail! Author Trafford Cole has been a professional researcher of Italian genealogy for over eighteen years! His reference is designed to be an essential component of Italian family history research. Along with a detailed history of Italian record keeping, this book will instruct you on the Italian records themselves--civil, ecclesiastical, notary, military and more!

Featuring more than one hundred illustrations, this volume is rich in reproductions of typical records found in repositories throughout Italy! In addition, the author discusses the history and development of Italian record keeping, providing reproductions of typical records and a complete translation and thorough explanation of each. Among the many other topics covered in this book are the significance of Italian surnames and the relevance of Italian noble families in the search for Italian ancestors. The author even offers advice on how to approach Italian repositories! Once you've learned the ropes, use the sample letters provided to help you obtain records through correspondence from a variety of sources!

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Text: English, Italian

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Let this master reference speed you on your way with information about the many kinds of Italian records. and sample letters to help you access important sources!

Product Details

• Hardcover: 265 pages
• Publisher: Ancestry Publishing (September 1, 1995)
• Language: Italian
• ISBN-10: 0916489582
• ISBN-13: 978-0916489588
• Product Dimensions: 11 x 8.2 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #587,387 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #72 in Books > Education & Reference > Genealogy > Online Research

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19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Is It!, January 30, 2003

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Ken Roberts "social historian" (Michigan United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Italian Genealogical Records: How to Use Italian Civil, Ecclesiastical & Other Records in Family History Research (Italian Edition) (Hardcover)

For those of you in search of your Italian heritage need look no further. Everything you need is right here in this relatively cheap book written by, get this, a non-Italian! Whether you just want to get your grandparents birth records from the 1890's or go all the way back to the 1700's to get your 5th great grandparents marriage record, this book will tell you how, in easy step by step instructions. Can't read or write in Italian? Mr. Cole's book does that for you, too. Don't know your Italian history? Guess what? Mr. Cole does, and he shares it with you in his book.
There are many illustrations of actual Italian records from the 1800's to going back almost 1000 years, and he explains what each is and what the records say. This author covers the history of surnames as well.
With the information in this book, it would be virtually impossible for someone who's ancestors were Italian not to discover their heritage.
I strongly recommend this book.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXCELLENT, January 28, 2003

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Kathy F. Cannata "Rev. Dr. R. Cannata" (New Orleans, LA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Italian Genealogical Records: How to Use Italian Civil, Ecclesiastical & Other Records in Family History Research (Italian Edition) (Hardcover)

This is a truly outstanding work. Well-written, fcat filled, concise, orderly. Dr. Cole covers all the important topics very well. If you buy just one book on Italian genealogy, this is the one.

Using just this book, a subscription to POINT journal, an Italian dictionary, and a Latin dictionary I was able to go through the LDS films of my grandfather's ancestral town and in a few months easily trace most of his lines back to the 1500s.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent, August 23, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Italian Genealogical Records: How to Use Italian Civil, Ecclesiastical & Other Records in Family History Research (Italian Edition) (Hardcover)

This book has everything any person performing Italian genealogy research would want to know. I consider it my primary reference.