Frosinone Handbook ADDITIONS
I knew when I hit the ‘publish’ button that this would be a book that would always need to be revised. I promised purchasers that I would publish additions and revisions as I learned of them. I have prepared these pages in a form that you can print, and add to the book or you … Continue reading
Genealogy Records Handbook Testimonial
http://www.facebook.com/95557629419/posts/10159924801004420/ I’ve had my “Genealogy Records Handbook” for a few weeks now and love it! I’ve been using Angel Research for 5 years and extremely happy with the information they have provided for me to grow my family tree. The information is this book is wonderful and will allow me to keep on expanding my … Continue reading
Recovered Documents for Cassino
Documents recovered for persons in the Comune of Cassino consist of a list of those born in 1868 who did not present for military service, Marriage certificates for the parents and State of the family certificates. Lista di Leva documents, applications for passports, penal certificates, gun permits, and expropriations. Where known I have indicated the … Continue reading
Surnames of Italy
Italians are finally catching up with the rest of the world in the realm of surnames. 350,000 surnames can be found in Italy, the highest number of different surnames in one country in the world. In Italy up to 2016 it was not legally possible to have more than one surname. I can hear the … Continue reading
Indexes – how accurate are they and what to do if the name isnt there?
Let’s discuss first the indexing currently underway by Family Search and Antenati. This indexing is being done by volunteers who may, or may not be familiar with the elaborate handwriting of our Italian ancestors. You should try your search on both sites and on Ancestry.com. I have a feeling Antenati is not sharing this project … Continue reading
How to search the Antenati site
The ‘search’ function on Ancestry, family search and the Antenati site is a place to start but don’t be discouraged if it doesn’t produce any results. The indexing project is far from complete and even though ‘your’ names may appear to come up in the search it doesn’t mean they are the right family. Sometimes … Continue reading
Towns in Frosinone that were part of former Vatican States and their available civil records
The towns in the Province of Frosinone listed below were all formerly part of the Vatican States. Between 1809 and until Napoleon was defeated in 1815 these towns kept civil records like all the other towns in the area controlled by Napoleon. What happened to these records? It is said that after Napoleon’s defeat the … Continue reading
Antenati and the Archivio Storico di Frosinone
The State Archives in Frosinone came into being in 1956. It contains notary records from Notaries who retired more than 100 years ago and dating back to the 1400’s, judicial records, military records and lists, along with some civil records after 1865. It is these civil records that we are most concerned with for genealogy … Continue reading
Seasons Greetings 2019
The dust is finally settling after the Christmas holidays and I am sure many of you are waiting with bated breath for your DNA results from those Christmas gifts. January is a great time to get back to our genealogy search. Angel Research wants to thank those of you who invited us to participate in … Continue reading
Passport records for 1903 for Sora (partial) and Pescosolido
Thanks go to Eugenio Berenger for compiling these lists of persons from Pescosolido who applied for a passport in 1903 in the Province of Frosinone. A partial list of persons from Sora is also shown. Others towns in the Province are listed in the register but we are publishing just these extractions. Since the passport … Continue reading
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