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Here are a few of our favorite sites. Many of them feature hundreds or even thousands of links to other sites, so we don't suggest you start surfing unless you've got at least a couple of hours to browse. And please contact us with any URLs you might wish to share!
Mei Fabrizio makes some of Italy's finest extra virgin olive oil from the ancient trees belonging to one of Europe's oldest and most esteemed monasteries, L'Abbazia di Farfa. Click here for their site.
GENEALOGICAL RESOURCES
Rootsweb
Tons of tips and information.
Genealogy HQ
Everything Genealogy, from African American Genealogy to Wv GenealogyFinding Italian Records
Helps you find your town of origin, and tells you how to proceed from there.The Italian Heritage
Information provided by town halls, to help the descendants of Italian emigrants. Click the flag for English.The Italian Genealogical Group
Another source for networking.Pagine Bianche
Search the Italian phonebooks using a person's name or number; search for zip codes; search for toll free numbers.Italian Zip Codes & Area Codes
Everton's Genealogical Helper
Some very useful information about how to start and continue your genealogical research.Italian Genealogy
Articles and forums to help you get started and stay focused.Genealogy Resources on the Internet
Paula M. Goblirsch's massive collection of links to sites dealing with worldwide public archives, foreign language dictionaries, tips and advice, societies, associations and data bases, private libraries and archives, online directories and periodicals, search services and reunions, geographical information, bulletin boards, mailing lists and newsgroups.The Genealogy Home Page
Stephen A. Wood's widely-acclaimed page is a good place to start your online research. Loads of links and helpful hints, including a good selection of links for the Church of Latter-day Saints Family History Centers.Roots-L Resources
A gold mine of information about the Church of Latter Day Saints' awesome genealogy data base. What they are, where they are and how to use them. It's overwhelming at first, but no one should go down the family research road without passing through these gates.Cyndi's List of Genealogical Sites
Over 10,000 links, categorized and cross-referenced in over 50 categories. A great way to use this site is to locate any possible web sites for the US localities your folks lived in. Search in the appropriate state, then try to find the town.Treasure Maps
This is a very user-friendly guide to genealogy research. They also publish a free monthly e-mail Genealogy Newsletter.
PERSONAL HOME PAGES
Mary Barattucci has created a blog for the town of Palmoli, along the southern border of Abruzzo, very close to the Molise.
John Lotito's family page.
The De Credicos of Abruzzo.
A website for people named Fabrocini, Petrangelo, Carrabba or Lops.
Ancestral Trails offers many helpful hints.
The Zannini surname email list
Le Home Pages degli utenti
A small group of Italians who might live in the area you're researching (seems to be mostly in The Marches).IOL Club
A huge list of personal web sites in Italy. Unfortunately, they're listed alphabetically and not by location, but if you wade through them you're likely to be rewarded with a paesano or better yet, a relative!Hal Higdon
An excerpt from Rose Musacchio Higdon and Hal Higdon's account of their "Family Odyssey."Corrado Lampe's Bookmarks
An eclectic collection of links for linguistics, literature and various Italian sources.Rand Genealogy Club
A group of Rand employees who share the hobby of tracing their family trees. Many links to good sources and to personal home pages.
REGIONAL INFORMATION
Flags Online
Finally someone who offers flags of Italian regions, provinces, cities and more!Go Sabina!
A website about the homeland of the famed Sabine Women, just north of Rome, renowned for its olive oil, cuisine, small towns and friendly people.Sambuca di Sicilia (formerly Sambuca Zabut)
The Sambuca Club is a group of researchers dedicated to finding their ancestors of Sambuca.
Italian Heritage & Culture Month
Also has links to events and useful media.Italian American Museum
Dedicated to exploring the rich cultural heritage of Italy and Italian Americans.Italiamerica
Italian cultural organization dedicated to Southern Italy and Sicily.Email addresses in Sicily
You just might find someone in your ancestor's home town.Atripalda Online
The home site of a small town outside Avellino.Paternesi
Home site of Paternò, on the slopes of Mt. Etna.Sicilian Culture
History, geography, books, movies and a chat room.ITA-Sicily
Its all about family - and some great links in Italy too.Calabria Links
Links to hundreds of sites, plus email groups.Italian Heritage Society of Indiana
Abruzzo 2000
A website for all those in favor of making Sicily an independent country.Genealogy Information from Molise
Amicomol
Information and contacts for Molise.The National Italian American Foundation
Ripesi Nel Mondo
For natives of Ripabottoni, in Molise.Abruzzo Home Page
Stefano Lista's page has lots of information about Abruzzo. So far it's only in Italian, but he speaks English and we're sure Stefano will love hearing from the Abruzzesi of the world!Calabresi Nel Mondo
A network for Calabrian descendents all over the world.Italiani Nel Mondo
"Italians of the world gather yourself." The English is far from great, but it's a great networking spot.Associazione Lucchesi Nel Mondo
An e-mail address for anyone whose family came from Lucca.Telephone Directories
Links to online telephone, fax and business directories around the world.The Vasto Page
For anyone researching Vasto, in the Chieti province of Abruzzo.
MISCELLANEOUS
BMD - Certificates
UK birth, marriage and death certificates.Order Sons of Italy in America
Tricolore
The home of Italians on the Net.Italian Given Names
A great page that simply lists hundreds of Italian first names and their English equivalents. You can add your own if it's not there.Dedalo On Line
A search engine (in Italian) for a huge library of Italian books and publications.The Italian Yellow Pages
Although this site is sometimes difficult to access, it's worth trying again and again.
It's a great way to locate the address of your town's church and public offices (enter the word "religion" in the "categoria merceologica" field, along with the name of the town, the province, the five-digit zip code or the two-letter province abbreviation).
You can also try entering your surname in the "Nome Azienda" field, along with the name of the town, the province, the zip code or the province abbreviation, to see if anyone with the same name owns a business in the town.The Baronage Web
A selection of facts about heraldry and heraldic design.