Researching your family's history is a fascinating journey; it's like a treasure hunt! Sifting through census data, marriage and birth records, immigration records, and more -- is addicting! However, the first step in genealogy work is to talk with your very oldest family members! Oh, the stories you will hear!
The latest information (as of April 2021) about genealogy websites can be found in this excellent link:
We're keeping the following links for archival purposes:
This is an incredible resource! It costs money to use, but to start, you have the option to subscribe for just one month. Better yet, your local library provides free access!
FamilySearch.org
This is the next best resource! This website is managed by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They have been conducting terrific research for a very long time. Some of the information that they provide is not available on Ancestry.com. They have recently changed their website. It is still free! And if you find records that are not readily available online, you can order the microfilm from one of their many locations for a very modest fee. They have many Faeto's civil records on-line going back to the early 1800s. Records earlier than that are kept in the town of Troia. Looking at records in Troia will require an actual visit to Italy:-)
Please do the autosomal test. In FamilyTreeDNA it's called "Family
Finder". The other DNA platforms have the autosomal test too, but each
of them have their own name for that test. IMPORTANT: after you have
your autosomal test results, upload them to gedmatch.com It's free and easy and very valuable for finding connections; it can take data from any of the popular DNA websites.
Here is the LINK to a sampling of civil records regarding the Melfi, DeGirolamo, Petitti, and Cocco families. A special thanks to Anita Melfi Visoky for gathering the files from Ray LaMacchia (1930-1999).
Below are additional links gathered by Anita that may also be helpful on your genealogy journey:
Miscellaneous Cleveland/Cuyahoga Ciounty
and Summit CountyGenealogy Information
Cleveland Italian
Ancestry Organization – CIAO
Where to find various
records (ie births, deaths, marriages, property deeds, etc) in Cuyahoga County
Cleveland Memory
Project:
Summit County
Clerk of Courts
Miscellaneious Genealogy Links
Italian
gravesite information:
Genealogical terms translated to
help with family history documents
Italian genealogy links
Miscellaneous Information about Faeto and the Language
Songs from Faeto
Information about the language, il
Francoprovenzale. (the article is in Italian and in il Francoprovenzale)
Visting Faeto information
Life in Italy
Italy Revisited
Seeking to document the day-to-day life of Italian farmers and townspeople living at the turn of the 20th century, www.italyrevisited contains an extensive photo and recipe archive. Italian folk sayings, divided by subject and region, are also available, along with photographs of folk costumes, treasured linen trousseaus and country antiques. Everyone is welcomed to browse this commercial-free website and make use of the information provided. http://www.italyrevisited.org/
Google Book:
Italian Life in Town and Country
https://books.google.com/books?id=rdw2AAAAMAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&hl=en#v=onepage&q&f=false
Back Issues
of “Comunes of Italy” magazine
https://italianancestry.com/coi/
