Category Archives: Italy

Researching Italian Ancestors Interview on Journeys into Genealogy Podcast

Posted on January 15, 2023 by Julie Goucher

Before Christmas, in this post I mentioned that I had been writing some notes in preparation for an interview. I was delighted to be approached by Emma Cox from the Journeys into Genealogy Podcast, and invited to talk about researching … Continue reading →

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European Ancestors – Migration Series (33) Linking Migration to Occupations.

Posted on October 2, 2022 by Julie Goucher

This post is part of a series about European Migration. You can read the complete series HERE. The linking of occupations to new settlements is quite interesting. Here are some examples which are quite general: Those that left Palma in … Continue reading →

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European Ancestors – Understanding France (24) – Religion and the Waldensians

Posted on August 8, 2022 by Julie Goucher

This post is part of a series about genealogy in France. You can read the complete series HERE. Waldensians, known as the Poor men of Lyon were a religious movement from 12th Century which spread to the Alps of France … Continue reading →

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Italian Surname Series – Saia and Saja

Posted on April 4, 2021 by Julie Goucher

One of the tasks in the Introduction to One-Name Studies course is to consider the meanings of the surname of interest, and in some cases there is more than one meaning and more that one country of origin. Having written … Continue reading →

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European Ancestors – Researching Italian Roots

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Julie Goucher

I won’t pretend researching Italian and Sicilian ancestry is easy. It isn’t, but if you do your ground work in much the same way as you build a house, from solid foundations you will be off to a good start. … Continue reading →

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Italian First World War Dead – #GOONSblogchallenge – Post 3

Posted on January 30, 2020 by Julie Goucher

Italy’s involvement in the First World war was nothing short of disastrous. In 1915, knowing that Italy was keen to expand its geographical area Britain promised Italy that upon defeat of the Austro-Hungarian empire there would receive territorial rewards if … Continue reading →

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European Ancestors – Regions of Unified Italy

Posted on May 26, 2019 by Julie Goucher

Continuing with the migration of the European Ancestors material. Italy is divided into 20 regions. Those marked with * indicate they have a degree of autonomy and can enable legislation at a local level. The Country is broken down further … Continue reading →

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European Ancestors – Article Digging up Family Roots in Sicily by Russell Shorto

Posted on May 22, 2019 by Julie Goucher

As I continue the movement of European Ancestors material, I read this article by Russell Shorto, who is an American author, historian and journalist.  It was an interesting and fascinating account of researching roots in Sicily. The New York Times published … Continue reading →

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European Ancestors – Italian American Podcast

Posted on May 21, 2019 by Julie Goucher

Genealogy is so much more than names and dates. Researching our ancestry is about understanding the locations, cultures and traditions that affected the lives of our ancestors. To be successful at researching European ancestors you will need to put your … Continue reading →

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European Ancestors – Italian Bibliography

Posted on May 18, 2019 by Julie Goucher

Transferred from the European Ancestors site is my Italian-bibliography which was created from a series of scraps of paper, post it notes and a typed list of books. I  merged the details together into the document linked above. The list of … Continue reading →

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