The Portale Antenati (Ancestors Portal) - promoted and sponsored by the Direzione Generale per gli Archivi (Italian National Archives) - was born out of the necessity to make available the huge treasure of documents that are stored in the State Archives, not only for the purposes of genealogical research, of recreating the history of families and individuals, but also to contribute to the understanding of the social history of communities. Through Il Portale (The Portal), it is actually possible to browse through millions and millions of historical images of records in possession of the State, and to find the names of people in these documents, and obtain information on the documentation as well.
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For eighty-six years, ISDA has kept its strong sense of community alive and thriving to become one of the largest and most financially successful Italian American organizations in the country. We now unite Italian Americans across states nationwide to celebrate our culture and preserve the traditions our ancestors brought with them from Italy.
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A handy brochure on how to request immigration and naturalization records
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Blog post from the New York Public Library that dispels the myth of name changes at Ellis Island.
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A national organization of men and women who represent the estimated 26 million Americans of Italian heritage, dedicated to promoting the culture, traditions, language, and the legacy of Italian ancestors, and contributions to the U.S. and the world.
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A digital collection of forty-four ledgers that record the sale of tickets by steamship agents operating in Philadelphia in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. The four agents represented in this collection, M.L. Blitzstein & Co., M. Rosenbaum & Co., Pennsylvania Company for Banking and Trust, and Rosenbluth Brothers, are a mix of private immigrant and state run banks, and travel agencies.
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