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Italian Records Update
Zoom Presentation Saturday, January 13, 2024, 11 a.m. EST The Italian Genealogical Group (IGG) will host a Zoom presentation by Suzanne Russo-Adams on Saturday, January 13th at 11 a.m. Eastern Standard Time. Russo Adams will speak on “What’s new in Italian record digitization from FamilySearch.org/ PortaleAntenati”. Russo-Adams will explain the history of the Italian records… Read more
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January ’24 CIAO Meeting
NEXT CIAO MEETING When: Saturday, January 27; 10:30 a.m. This meeting will be via Zoom only. Topic: “Using Steve Morse’s Website to Research Italian Genealogy”. Morse’s website has a wide range of online tools to help genealogists. Guest speaker: Rosyln Torella. Torella specializes in Italian and immigrant genealogy. She lectures on genealogy for local societies and interest groups; conducts… Read more
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Zoom Webinar on Dual Citizenship
The Italian Sons and Daughters of America (ISDA) has partnered with the Cleveland Italian Ancestry Organization (CIAO) to provide our members with FREE virtual seminars focused on genealogy and dual citizenship. The next Zoom meeting takes place this Saturday, December 2 at 10 am Eastern Standard Time. CIAO President Tom Cirincione and Vice President John Vallillo will deliver insights, provide resources, and field… Read more
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Cleveland Italian Churches Tour – Nov. 18, 2023
Our CIAO Italian Church Tour of four catholic churches in the Cleveland area with Italian roots has now been finalized for Saturday, November 18! Special thanks to Dave Sansone, and the assistance of Holly Neubert, Millie Kurminski, and Pamela Dorazio Dean for making the arrangements.. Our tour will begin at Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Church at 6928… Read more
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Italian Parish Records
Italian Parish Records is a project of Players Philanthropy Fund, which focuses on protecting and preserving parochial registers as cultural treasures and sources of primary information for historical and genealogical purposes. On July 13, 2023, the CIAO group meet via Zoom with founder and director Suzie Greco, Her group has made great strides in preserving Italian… Read more
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Italian Dual Citizenship: CIAO Members Navigate the Process
The road to obtaining Italian citizenship can be a long and extensive process, but for some may be worth the effort, according to CIAO’s Vice President John Vallillo and member Dave Sansone. Both have completed the process and are awaiting word that their documentation has been approved. They recently shared their experience via a Zoom… Read more