FamilySearch Courses

FamilySearch announced today that the number of genealogy courses that are available for learning is now over 140 courses. The courses include Beginning and Advance courses covering areas such as Australia, England, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Mexico, New Zealand, Poland, Russia, and the United States. There are lessons on Basic Dutch, English, French, German, Italian, Latin, Polish, Portuguese, Russian, Scandinavian, and Spanish Handwriting. Courses are also available for learning research tricks, how to use the Genealogy library, and Genealogy Boot-camp. I would urge you all to check out the classes that are available to help you with your research. If you don't find a class that is of interest to you this month, check back frequently as new classes are being added every month. To learn more click FamilySearch Research Courses

Learn How to Perform Italian Genealogical Research At Home

How would you like to have your own personal instruction for Italian Genealogical Research in the comfort of your home? FamilySearch has come out with a basic Italian Genealogical Research class that is available for viewing. The class is approximately 58 minutes long and has a great deal of information that will assist the individual in researching their Italian Ancestry. If you would like to view the presentation and obtain the class handout, click Basic Italian Research. Have fun!

Have you heard about Emile?

Have you ever heard of Emile? Emile is an acronym for early EMIgrant LEtter Stories. Emile was a project that lasted 1 year from September 2004 to September 2005. The Emile project focuses on letters written from emigrants to their family they left behind in their native country. Five countries participated in this project which are the Czech Republic, Ireland, Italy, Poland, and Sweden.

Each country has a separate link with various information included such as pictures, stories, what prompted the people to leave their homeland and many other. Please note that the amount of information contained on this website is limited to several families, but it does provide you with some insight about the emigration climate of the 19th and 20th Century. If you would like to learn more, click EMILE. Have fun!

The Association of European Migration

I recently came across a website regarding European Migration Patterns which I found interesting. The website useful links for those researching their ancestry out of the United States. Although this site does not have any active databases to search, it provides one with links to other searchable databases of various countries in Europe including Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Norway, Scotland, and Italian to name a few. If you would like to learn more about this site click The Association Of European Migration Links.

Want some PIE?

PIE or Pursuing Our Italian Names Together In E-mail is a website tis dedicated to Italian Research and provides multiple links regarding various topics.

The links are as follows:

* FAQ's
All links work

* History - These links work:
Region and Provinces
Cities and Towns




* Emigration, Immigration, and Naturalization - These links work:
Emigration & Immigration FAQ
Ship / Ship Line Database
National Archives Website
Ellis Island Online

* Growing Up Italian
This link works providing stories of growing up in Italian families

* Italian American Heroes
One operable link

* Public Library
No working links

* PIE and POINT - Who, What, Where, When, and How
No working links

* Mangia! An Italian Cookbook
Nice Italian Recipes

* Status/Stats/What's New
Nothing works

* Ships Arriving From Europe - Online searchable databases
**All links work great**

* Online National Archives Searchable Index
I would just use the NARA website

* OnLine Databases
Only the Parish Link Works

* AOL Problems with Databases
Not working

* Members Only
Not Working

* PIE Forums
Not Working - could be because I am not a member, but do not think that is the reason.

PIE or Pursuing Our Italian Names Together In E-mail, is a website that has great potential but unfortunately there are many links on this site that are dead. I suspect that the site has been maintained on a regular basis which explains why so many of the links are incorrect. I know that addresses change and so do websites. The internet is always in a constant state of flux which keeping and maintaining a site very time consuming. If you have Italian genealogy, you might want to check this PIE out when you have hit a brick wall or have some time on your hand.

Just Found Out You Have Italian Ancestry? Now What?

If you have just begun your ancestral quest of your Italian heritage, the Italian Genealogy.com website would be a great starting point. This website provides you with information regarding the history, immigration, naming practices and the ramifications of these practices, dialects of Italian, understanding Latin, nobility lines, and much more.

This site does not provide you any databases to search, but the knowledge it provides will help the novice and seasoned genealogist in researching their Italian ancestry. If you would like to learn more, click
ItalianGenealogy.com to be redirected to this site. Have fun learning.