Lectures

Lectures Offered by June DeLalio

Searching for Italian Ancestors: Steps to Success
A beginning lecture for starting research on your Italian ancestors

A Genealogical Treasure - Italian Marriage Records
The process of marriage in Italy then and now. The laws pertaining to marriage and how they affected life in Italy and the documents that are the result of marriage in Italy.

Working Your Way Through Reading Italian Handwriting - Italian and Latin
A discussion of why and how Italian handwriting is different from ours and the problems you will face in trying to read records now and from centuries ago.

Italian Civil Records: The Why's and How’s
Vital records compiled by the government are the heart and soul of Italian genealogy.  The forms that are used in various parts of Italy and the changes over the years will be discussed as well as some usual types of records.

Italian State Archives - When and Why You Need Them
The records in the State Archives are invaluable and sometimes easily obtained.  However, it is not always easy to know what they have. This will include an in-depth look at the types and varieties of records you can find at each archive.

Italian Vital Records in Depth
A general discussion of the vital record keeping in Italy. The way to access vital records and how to read them will also be treated. Discussion will include what you may or may not find in vital records.

Naturalization Records
A discussion of the naturalization records found in the United States from their very beginning to present time. The laws that changed the requirements for immigrants and the special ways people can become citizens will be included. This lecture covers naturalization documents from various parts of the United States.

Using City Directories to Glue Your Research Together
Many people doing research accumulate many facts, photos, and documents and don’t know what to do next. Using City Directories along with a time line solves much of the dilemma.

Recent Lecture Clients

• National Genealogical Society Conference - Chicago, IL

• Irish Family History Forum - Bethpage, NY

• Italian Genealogical Group - Bethpage, NY

• Association of Professional Genealogists - New York City Chapter

• Genealogy Federation of Long Island - Hempstead, NY

• Friends of the Cos Cob Library - Cos Cob, CT  

• Italian Genealogy and Heritage Conference - Pittsburgh, PA

• The Historic New Orleans Collection - New Orleans, LA