Italian Genealogy Research Guides
Step-by-step guides to navigating Portale Antenati, FamilySearch Italy, comune archives, parish records, and the Italian dual citizenship process. Full guides are being written by our editorial team and will publish in the months ahead.
How to Use Portale Antenati
Navigate Italy's official civil records portal to find birth, marriage, and death records from 1809 onward.
Coming soonFamilySearch Italy Records
Access digitized church records and civil registrations through FamilySearch's free Italy collection.
Coming soonRequesting Records from Italian Comuni
How to contact an Italian comune's civil registry office (anagrafe) to request certificates of birth, marriage, or death.
Coming soonUnderstanding Italian Civil Registration
A primer on the atti di stato civile system: what was recorded, when, and how to read 19th-century Italian documents.
Coming soonNavigating Parish Records (Registri Parrocchiali)
Pre-1809 genealogy requires parish records. Learn how to locate and access battesimi, matrimoni, and sepolture registers.
Coming soonDecoding Italian Surnames and Naming Patterns
How Italian naming conventions help trace family lines across generations.
Coming soonUseful Resources Right Now
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