Celebrate Italian-American Heritage Month

Explore Your Italian Heritage

Benvenuto! From language guides to websites to research tips, this page has everything you need for your Italian genealogy journey.

Live Interactive Webinar - Using Ancestry Matches and ThruLines to Break Some Brick Walls

What You'll Learn:

• Learn to sort your match lists using Ancestry’s dot system and the Leeds Method.
• Layer in a set of siblings to add depth to your DNA match list.
• Learn to track your ThruLines matches in Excel.
• Use MyHeritage DNA autoclusters in combination with ThruLines to build family groups.

6 Genealogy Jobs That Turn Your Family History Skills into a Career

In this article, you’ll meet a half-dozen professional genealogists who work under a variety of job titles. Many of them do heir-searching at least part-time. Beyond that, they’ve all developed skills that take genealogy in a direction all their own.

Essential Family Tree Forms

Don’t lose track of your family tree discoveries! Use the genealogy worksheets, templates and checklists in this download to organize family facts and keep tabs on your genealogy progress.Each letter-size PDF form is enhanced so you can type directly in the file and save your work. Or simply print blank forms to fill in by hand. You’ll research more efficiently with this ultimate collection of genealogy forms at your fingertips!

Premium: How to Research What Your Last Name Means

Learn what your surname means and where it came from with these search strategies for last name research.