How do I start my Italian genealogy research?

Start by gathering documents you already have, such as birth, marriage, or death records of your ancestors. Once we identify the likely Italian town of origin, our team takes over, searching local civil and parish archives to build your family tree.

What if I don't know the exact town in Italy my ancestors came from?

This is a common starting point. Our experts can often identify your family's town of origin by cross-referencing passenger arrival records, naturalization papers, and census data before initiating the targeted search in Italian archives.

What is a Family History Book?

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Guides & Articles

Small guides, true stories and archive notes from the research desk.

How I Became a Genealogist: The 6:30 a.m. Phone Call

This is how I became a genealogist: not with a diploma, but with a distance. In 1997 I left Palermo for work and moved to Trento, half of Italy away from my family. I had a job, a house, a…

The Man Who Waited: Why Ellis Island Failed and a Palermo Archive Answered

A family memory · a silent database · a Palermo marriage record that opened a door closed for a century My mother knew him only as “Filippo”: her great-uncle, her grandfather’s brother, who left Palermo while her grandmother was pregnant…