Andiamo! Finding Your Italian Family
Margaret R. Fortier, CG
Content
Welcome
43s
About BCG
4m 46s
Speaker's Introduction
1m 2s
Introduction
2m 59s
History
19m 31s
Emigration
5m 51s
Names
7m 8s
Search US Records First
13m 4s
FAN Club
2m 51s
Italian Records and Jurisdictions
11m 31s
Announcements
2m 44s
Questions/answers
10m 17s
About this webinar
Why did your Italian ancestor have five cousins all named Joe? Why did married women travel under their maiden names? Was Sally really Serafina? This presentation explores the factors that pushed and pulled Italians to emigrate, what they found when they arrived, Italian naming patterns and name changes, and how to start your search. Knowing what their life was like in Italy helps us to understand their choices and behavior when they emigrated: why they were slow to naturalize, why the family was the most important institution, and why food was a source of celebration.
About the speaker
Named for her grandmothers and inspired by her mother’s phenomenal memory, Margaret R. Fortier, CG, is a genealogical researcher, lecturer, and writer. Her research focuses on French-Canadian, Italian...
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Comments (65)
Loved this! My ancestors were from Sicily. But, just to ruin the law of averages, my great-grand uncle Vincenzo went by Charlie (not James)! Thanks again! Robin
Margaret, \nGreat webinar, lots of fantastic info. \nI am from the Phila. Area and had the chance to visit people in many of the Italian communities in and outside of the city. \nWonderful memories. \nPaul D'Allura
Informative
Solid basic information with an excellent sybullus.
The webinar was very informative and covered some things I did not already know.
Presenter spoke well, and at a good pace, allowing notes to be taken. She is obviously extremely knowledgeable, and I've learned a lot. This was definitely a webinar worthwhile to anyone researching their Italian family.
I have found locating my Italian ancestors as difficult as my Irish ones, but for different reasons. I now have an idea why this has happened and where to look. Thank you. Kate
One of the BEST, most comprehensive webinars on Italian research with enough background history to explain so many of the records I have, and those I will now be able to find.