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Who Do You Think You Are? LIVE 2012
The 2012 WDYTYA Live event is almost on us. It is being held at Olympia, London from 24th to 26th February. It will have a number of workshops and celebrity talks - Larry Lamb is already signed up. The Society will be there so please come and see us.
More details can be found at the WDYTYA website.
FREE TICKETS for 'Who Do You Think You Are' at Olympia, February 24th. - 26th.
We have a few free tickets for this fair which, if you haven't been, is a wonderful opportunity to see all that is available in the family history world in one place. These tickets are available to Members. In return we would like you to spend a couple of hours of your day on our stand talking to prospective new members of our Society. If you are interested please go to the Members page.
Italian Roots
The January 2012 Edition of Italian Roots is now available for download from the Members' Area.
Contributions from members are always welcome and there is space still available for features, letters or news items for the April 2012 issue. Please submit these to the Editor before March 16th 2012.
Updated Communication from London Family History Centre and TNA
The following announcement has been released jointly by the National Archives and the London Family History Centre.Dear Patron
In case you have not heard, our Family History Centre closed on 20 August because of refurbishment of the building on Exhibition Road. However, we are happy to report that we have found a wonderful temporary home as described below in a joint announcement from The National Archives and ourselves:
London Family History Centre services move temporarily to The National Archives in Kew
“From Tuesday 13 September, the London Family History Centre will temporarily relocate its services from South Kensington to The National Archives in Kew. This move is as a result of building refurbishment and will last several months. The National Archives’ reading room services will not be affected during this time.
Patrons of the London Family History Centre will be able to use the microfilm collection, which will also be temporarily located at Kew. Film ordering should be completed as usual at www.londonfhc.org, as should group research visits (which will be subject to confirmation of space availability at Kew). The Tuesday talks are planned to start in October, again depending on space availability.
For details of how to get to The National Archives, visit www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/visit “
It is estimated that we will be back in Exhibition Road in 7-8 months, but the exact date will only be available nearer to the time of the project completion.
We would like to be able to keep you informed about when we will return to Exhibition Road. Please watch our website www.londonfhc.org for announcements. For a personal message, the easiest (and for us the cheapest) way to inform you is by email. If you have an email address please let us know by sending a message titled ADD ME to UK_london@ldsmail.net. Please include your name in the body of the message.
While we know that Kew is not a convenient destination for some of you, we hope to see as many people as possible in our temporary location.
Regards,
Sharon Hintze
Director
London Family History Centre
Photos from Italian Church Procession 2011.
A few photographs have been provided by Daphne Dashfield and can be viewed here. If you have some that you would like to contribute please contact the Webmaster for inclusion.Anglo-Italian Rootsweb Group
Members and anyone with an interest in all things Italian, contact each other on ANGLO-ITALIAN-L@rootsweb.ancestry.com list or Sign up
Need some research hints and tips?
Ruth Rowlands, one of our researchers, has a blog at angloitaliangenresearch.blogspot.com, where she updates us on her efforts to find her own ancestors. Ruth also has a blog recommending books about Italian genealogy at italiangenealogybooks.blogspot.com.
Books & CDs
We have recently updated our list of books & CDs available for purchase from the society. Check it out here.
Family Group Records
The list of members' Family Group Records has been updated and can be downloaded from our Members' Area.
Contribute to Our Site
We are always looking for articles, photos and links to add to our site and our journal. Please contact our webmaster or editor for more information.
Transcriptions
Our public transcriptions area contains many lists of surnames that may help you find out more.
Census Lookups
NEW: Census look-ups, translations and other assistance from members in the Members' Area
Transcriptions of Italians living in England from the 1841, 1851, 1861, 1871, 1881, 1891 Censuses in PDF
These transcriptions are of people whose birthplace or nationality is given as Italy or Italian. The names have many spelling mistakes which occurred at the original time of recording, so it's worth trying different spellings for an ancestor you're looking for. Where a name is known to have been recorded incorrectly, the correct spelling is added beneath the original entry.
Books & CDs
Italians In The 1901 CD-ROM
Our publication contains over 20,000 Italians extracted from the 1901 census - that's everyone who gave their place of birth as Italy. You can browse all the entries to search for those elusive relatives whose names have been mis-transcribed, and sort the data by age, area, occupation or forename. £5 for members; £10 for non-members. As email membership costs just £5 as well, you can join the Society and get the CD for just £10. To order the CD, download the Order Form, or order online at The Parish Chest
Our Births, Marriages and Deaths index
The CD has nearly 50,000 BMDs of Italians and Anglo-Italians. Many of our mis-spelt surnames can be found here - very useful for spotting variations. Available to members for £5, or £10 to non-members.
View the titles of our books and CDs and order online or directly from the society using the order form.
