Posts Tagged With: Italy
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 [...]
Saving Italy Program
Last night I attended a program at the Pritzker Military Library. The program was called “Saving Italy” based on the title of Robert Edsel’s newest book, about the U.S. Army Monuments Men and Women who served during World War II to preserve, repair, locate and retrieve stolen works of art by the Nazis. Edsel spoke [...]
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 [...]
New Legacy QuickGuides Available!
Another Legacy QuickGuide has been published and is available for sale! Check out: NEW!! Italian Records in PDF Genealogy for Children in PDF or QuickGuide Card Land and Property Records in PDF or QuickGuide Card World War I and World War II Military Records in PDF What else have I been writing? My next book [...]
Generations Collaborates with Casa Italia Chicago
Casa Italia Chicago Creates Genealogy Department Chicago, Illinois – January 4, 2013: Jennifer Holik of Generations collaborates with staff at Casa Italia Chicago to create a new genealogy department. The mission of the Genealogy Department is to collect, catalogue and preserve vital records, documents, published materials, artifacts, and stories pertaining to the family history of [...]
Track Your Family’s Addresses
Are you tracking your family’s addresses as you find them? It is important to record every address you find, especially if your family lived in the city. Why is it important? It is important when it comes to attempting to confirm or say it is possible an individual is part of a family when you [...]
Italian Ancestors