Italian Infant Abandonment: Understanding the history of the Italian infant abandonment system and its name-assignment practices may help you understand how some of your ancestors acquired their surnames and possibly help you find and identify ancestors in the records. Stephen Kent Ehat
History, Names Assignment Practices, Samples, and Tracing the Ancestry of Abandoned Infants.
Italian Documents Script Tutorial:
Learn the fundamental guidelines which will help you to decipher the handwriting, abbreviations, and numerous other obstacles faced when extracting the vital information contained in the parish registries.
Guidelines for Transcriptions with Examples from the Records of the Santa Maria dal Spiazo parish in Fimon Vicenza. Years 1612-1616. by Professor Elda Forin Martelozzo
Videos
Learn about what information is contained in the parish registries and how to make use of it in your personalized research.
Suzanne Adams Russo presents:
Catholic parish records in Italy offer a wealth of information to recreate families. This session will cover the basics of baptism, marriage, burials, and confirmation records. This session also includes a case study example of how to research.
Joel Cole presents:
Capire che documenti parrocchiali troviamo in un archivio parrocchiale. Gli estremi cronologici. Dove sono custoditi Risorse disponibili online Strategia di ricerca.