Italian: Catholic Church Records-Part 2

Optional Print Course Material: Italian: Catholic Church Records - Part 2

*Course material will only be sent to students who are registered in the course.

Church or ecclesiastical records are one of the largest and most important record sets in Italian genealogical research. These records are becoming more available outside of Italy, due to the efforts of FamilySearch to film and digitize these records as well as a few other smaller projects. However, most of these records remain in Italian archives. 

In this course we will examine in detail the various forms of marriages records that were created and what genealogical information you may find in each. 

Stato delle anime or State of the Souls records will also be covered and we’ll learn what a valuable resource these records can be, especially the further back in time you go.

Course Length: 6 weeks