Heritage
Discovering La Famiglia: Finding Your Ancestor’s Italian Military Record
June 2019 | Roslyn Torella
This month we are exploring Italian military service records. Every Italian male born around 1850 or later was required to register for the draft (also known as conscription). These records hold a lot of valuable genealogical information. Our focus...
Little Italy: Philadelphia
June 2019 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Filadelfia è una delle città più antiche d’America e gli italo americani che vi abitano costituiscono una comunità storica. L’immigrazione italiana iniziò qui in piena epoca coloniale nel XVIII secolo ed era costituita principalmente di italiani di...
Do You Qualify for Italian Dual Citizenship?
May 2019 | La Gazzetta Italiana
For many people, obtaining Italian dual citizenship can sound like a rather complicated process and this is certainly true for those who might not be familiar with Italian laws regarding applying for citizenship by descent. As a company that helps...
Discovering La Famiglia: Requesting Records from Italy
May 2019 | Roslyn Torella
After you have exhausted all the available online sources for Italian records, both civil and ecclesiastical, your next step can be to write directly to Italy to request records. This month we are going to cover some tips on how to prepare your...
Little Italy: St. Louis
May 2019 | La Gazzetta Italiana
While many Little Italys across the U.S. are famous for their size, their festivals or the fact that they are a neighborhood in a trendy U.S. city, some Little Italys boast their own fame. St. Louis’ Little Italy, more affectionately known as The...
Discovering La Famiglia: Finding Your Family in Italian Parish Records
April 2019 | Roslyn Torella
Aside from Italian civil records, Italian parish records are the most valuable genealogical records as they may predate available civil records by a few centuries thus enabling you to take your family lines back several more generations. We have...
Little Italy: Toronto
April 2019 | La Gazzetta Italiana
This month, we head a little farther north to find our featured Little Italy. Nestled in between the hip Trinity Bellwoods and cozy Palmerston neighborhoods, Toronto, Canada’s Little Italy is a pocket of culture in the heart of the city. From...
Little Italy: San Diego
March 2019 | La Gazzetta Italiana
L’immigrazione italiana a San Diego assunse una connotazione importante dopo il 1950. A seguito dell’attività della pesca del tonno, il nostri connazionali discesero dalla Bay Area fino a San Diego. La comunità iniziò ad aumentare...
Discovering La Famiglia: Finding Your Family in Italian Civil Marriage Records (Part 6)
March 2019 | Roslyn Torella
Last month we started exploring Italian civil marriage records and now we are ready to do a deep dive into translating one. The format and availability of a civil marriage record will vary from village to village depending upon the time period of...