Course enrollment: IT-102 - Italian: Language and Location

Purchase the enrollment for the course 'Italian: Language and Location' at https://genealogicalstudies.com

Understanding, or being able to decipher, the languages found with Italian genealogical documents is an essential skill needed to effectively research your Italian ancestors. While most records are in Italian, you will find other languages within the records depending on the history of the town or region you are researching.

Locating places within Italy can be confusing until you understand the political and ecclesiastical jurisdictions. We will review these jurisdictions and look at a variety of ways that will help you narrow your search for your ancestor’s town of origin.

Approximate contact hours to complete this course: 18 

Course required reading: Adams, Suzanne Russo, Finding Your Italian Ancestors: A Beginner's Guide (Ancestry, 2009).