Posts Tagged With: Casa italia
Ricigliano Genealogy Donations Accepted At Casa Italia
I have been involved with research with several clients for two years now on the residents of Ricigliano, Italy and those who immigrated to Chicago. If you would like to donate copies of photographs, documents, recipes, stories, and other materials to the Ricigliano Collection at Casa Italia in Stone Park, IL, please visit the Casa [...]
The Ricigliano, Italy Project Update
I have had so many comments posted, especially in the last week, about the Ricigliano Italians that some decisions have been made. As you may know if you have followed the blog for a while, I started a Genealogy Department at Casa Italia, the Italian Cultural Center in Stone Park, IL, in January. Since that [...]
Wisdom Wednesday – Help Casa Italia Index Italian Records
Originally posted on the Casa Italia blog 22 February 2013. A couple of weeks ago I posted some news that Casa Italia’s genealogy department was a sponsor of FamilySearch’s Italian Ancestors Indexing project. Casa Italia is now an entity under which you can register to index. I will post training materials next week and will [...]
Branching Out! Genealogy for Kids and Adults at Casa Italia
I am presenting a kids and parent genealogy workshop in March for children grades 4-12 and their adult companion at Casa Italia. We will cover the basic charts and records needed to begin, talk about possible projects you can do at home, and tell lots of stories. We will also take a short tour of [...]
I’m Taking The Family History Writing Challenge
In my quest to create a genealogy department at Casa Italia and provide resources for researchers and writers, I decided to participate in the Armchair Genealogist’s Family History Writing Challenge for February. I attempt to write daily but it doesn’t always happen and I have a book about my military ancestors to finish among many [...]
Italian Ancestors