The Southern California Genealogical Society (SCGS) has just created a new special interest group for anyone interested in Italian genealogy! The first meeting of this new group will be January 17, 2015, from 10am to noon.
They'll meet at the SCGS Library
417 Irving Drive
Burbank CA 91504
Email to LisaD [at] roadrunner [dot] com for more info or if you have any questions.
An additional resource in our community for genealogical support can only be a help to all of us. Here's to more research results for everyone!
Sunday, November 23, 2014
Sunday, April 27, 2014
Special Event
Today's guest speaker, Tom Felicciardi, talked about a new play, Italian Bred, which is playing in Los Angeles 29 May to 29 June 2014. As executive producer, he has reserved a special group day for interested members on Sunday, 22 June 2014 at 2pm.
Hudson Mainstage Theater
6539 Santa Monica Blvd
Hollywood CA 90098
Group Price: $15 per person; use Group Code: FIVE
Reservations at 323-960-7774 or
https://www.plays411.net/newsite/show/play_info.asp?show_id=3771
If you cannot attend that performance, the play runs May 29 to June 29 with performances Tuesday & Thursday at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm. Mention our Group Code!
Italian Bred
A comedy written by and starring Candice Guardino, great-grand niece of Harry Guardino
About family, food and fun growing up in an Italian-American home
6539 Santa Monica Blvd
Hollywood CA 90098
Group Price: $15 per person; use Group Code: FIVE
Reservations at 323-960-7774 or
https://www.plays411.net/newsite/show/play_info.asp?show_id=3771
If you cannot attend that performance, the play runs May 29 to June 29 with performances Tuesday & Thursday at 8pm and Sunday at 2pm. Mention our Group Code!
Friday, November 30, 2012
Italian Ancestors -- A FamilySearch Resource
FamilySearch has an entire section of its site dedicated to Italian genealogy and related sources:
Italian Ancestors
The home page is a lengthy scroll-down. The first large section pertains to the indexing project for Italy's civil records.
But, keep scrolling down to see sections (each with its own set of links to more resources!) entitled:
For instance, Italian Research Help has eight links, one of which is
"Ask a question in the Italian research forum" and is pictured here. After clicking there, you arrive at the Western Europe forum. Searching that forum for any mention of the word "Italian" yields 126 threads! They include such topics as Modena, translating baptisms, Padova, Rattazzi in Baveno, and census records in Campobasso. There might be something there for you, but probably the best part is that you can start your own thread and ask a question about anything you like!
Italian Ancestors
The home page is a lengthy scroll-down. The first large section pertains to the indexing project for Italy's civil records.
But, keep scrolling down to see sections (each with its own set of links to more resources!) entitled:
- Italian Populations in the World
- Interesting Dates Influencing Italian Record Keeping
- Famous Italians
- Italian Research Help
- Research Courses
"Ask a question in the Italian research forum" and is pictured here. After clicking there, you arrive at the Western Europe forum. Searching that forum for any mention of the word "Italian" yields 126 threads! They include such topics as Modena, translating baptisms, Padova, Rattazzi in Baveno, and census records in Campobasso. There might be something there for you, but probably the best part is that you can start your own thread and ask a question about anything you like!
Welcome!
Welcome to the new website for Chapter #2 of POINT! Our members are from the Greater Los Angeles / Orange County / San Bernardino area. This blog is under construction this very day....! Be sure to see the list of upcoming meetings at the link above.
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