The  italian  genealogical society  of america

Thank you for visiting the IGSA web site. Our society’s goals are to increase awareness in the field of Italian genealogical research through our newsletters, meetings, and by assisting members in finding others with the same areas of research interests. We do not, however, do research for people but rather educate them in the methods needed to research for themselves. We keep our members abreast of new books available through many different publishers, instruct them in our meetings, give lectures at conferences and for other societies, as well as print "How-To" articles in our quarterly newsletter "Lo Specchio."

Several books that we recommend for researchers just starting to trace their Italian heritage are the following:

• Finding Italian Roots, Second Edition by John Philip Colletta, PhD. Genealogical Publishing Co., Inc., 1001 N. Calvert St., Baltimore, MD 21202 (800-296-6687)

• A Genealogist’s Guide to Discovering Your Italian Ancestors by Lynn Nelson pub. Betterway Books (513-531-2690)

• Italian Genealogical Records by Trafford Cole. Ancestry, Inc., P.O. Box 476, Salt Lake City, UT 84110-0476 (800-262-3787).
• Finding Your Italian Ancestors: A Beginners Guide by Suzanne Russo Adams, Ancestry, Inc., P.O. Box 476, Salt Lake City, UT 84110-0476 (800-262-3787).

Books by IGSA President Marcia Iannizzi/Yannizze Melnyk

•         The Genealogist's Handbook for New England Research, Fourth Edition (New England Historic Genealogical Society, Boston, MA 617-536-        5740)

•         The Weekend Genealogist, Betterway Books (out of print) [check Amazon.com for used copies]

•         The Genealogist's Question & Answer Book, Betterway Books/Family Tree Books [check Amazon.com for used copies]

•         Family History 101, Family Tree Books (out of print) [check Amazon.com for used copies]

    Our members have posted the surnames they are researching and the locations in Italy where they lived. Each area of Italy has its own special problems and strengths that the researcher should know before attempting to search the records. Some areas of Italy have had their civil records microfilmed by the LDS (Mormon) church and others have not. This type of information can be valuable to the beginner and will help save many frustrating hours.

    Our membership application is available on-line should you wish to join. Our membership runs from July 1 to June 30. If you join before March 1 of any year you will receive the back issues from that year and your membership will expire on June 30. If you join after March 1 your check will be applied to the year starting July 1 (back issues can be purchased).

Thank you for visiting our site and we wish you well in your research!

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