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Hi,
Not many people know that you can do Italian research, in many cases, back to 1810 by neither writing or travelling. Go to http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=localitysearch&columns=*,0,0
type in the ancestral village & you will see records go back to 1810. From there, you go to your nearest family history center (this is through the Mormon church, you don't have to belong to the church or anything), & order the appropriate film for $3.25 & after a couple weeks, it will be in. Nati=Birth, Morti=Death, Matrimoni=Marriage. If you are not familiar with Italian, that is ok. Get the book 'A Genealogist's Guide to Discovering your Italian Ancestors.' This will walk you through reading the records. Another thing, processetti are extremely helpful, as they can provide three generations' worth of info. When a couple was to marry, they presented birth or baptismal certificates, military records, if served, &, if either of their fathers were deceased, death records of them. It all had to do with line of consent. If fathers were dead, it went to father's father. if he was dead, his death record was included. As you gwt back further, you will find these records to be church records created before civil records, & they will be in Latin. Before civil records were parish records, which should go back as far as the 1500s, as a result of the Council of Trent. Many times, to research these, you must hire an experienced genealogist, or go to the village & research yourself.
Also, keep in mind that some records will name the father with an individual. It might say Vincenzo di Antonio or Vincenzo fu Antonio. These both mean Vincenzo, son of Antonio. Di means the father is alive, fu means he is deceased.
Good Luck!
Sincerely,
Cara Michaels
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