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Italy


Goal 5: Emigration and Immigration


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Goal 5: Learn about Italy emigration and immigration.


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ALearn about Italy emigration and immigration.


  1. Basics: Learn about Italy emigration and immigration in these articles.

    Immigration Records
    FS—Wiki: Italy Emigration and Immigration

  2. History: Learn about immigration history and demographics in this Wikipedia article.

    Wikipedia: Italian Americans

  3. Learn about the Italian diaspora (spread of emigrants) in this video.

    AAC—Italian Diaspora—8:58

  4. Records: Find your Italian ancestors in U.S. immigration records.

    Finding Your Family in U.S. Immigration Records - 2017

  5. Watch this video to learn how to find records that document immigrant pathways to America.

    RT—Finding Immigration Journeys to America From Italy—48:19 - 2023



  6. Sites: Explore the Immigrant Ancestors site from Brigham Young University.
  7. Learn about Italian immigration resources on the CISEI (International Center for Italian Emigration Studies) site.

    FTA—Overlooked Website Finds Immigrant Ancestors

  8. Explore additional websites for emigration and immigration.

Passenger Lists
  1. Ship Manifests: Find your Italian ancestors in ship manifests.

    Finding Your Family Surname in a Ship Manifest - 2017

  2. Passenger Lists: Explore ship passenger lists on the Olive Tree Genealogy site.
  3. Learn about annotations in passenger list records.

    Secrets in Passenger Lists: Post Immigration Annotations - 2019
    Secrets in Passenger Lists: Contemporaneous Annotations - 2019

  4. Watch this video case study of passenger list records.

    AAC—Case Study: Sellecca Family—6:03

  5. Immigrant Ships: Explore the Immigrant Ships site. Select a Volume, then choose Italy as the departure or arrival location.
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