Joining the Italy Project? Benventuti! [closed]

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“There are two types of people:  those who are Italian and those who wish they were.”

Ciao!

Would you like to join our Italy Project?  

You don't have to have roots in a specific region or even have Italian roots to join the project. If you have a love for Italy and want to learn more while lending a helping hand, please join us.

The only requirements are that you:

• Are a WikiTree member holding the WikiTree Genealogist badge;

• Have signed the WikiTree Honor Code; and

• Have the Pre-1700 Certification badge

All you have to do is click ANSWER and we will get your badge.

Check out the Italy Project page and our New Italian Roots Structure page.

Here are just a few topics in the project which may interest you:

1. Regions of Italy (Sicily, Calabria, Campania, etc.)

2. Notables (Nicola Machiavelli, Fiorella LaGuardia, etc.)

3. Italian Diaspora (Italian migration around the world)

​Many thanks for joining and let’s have some fun!

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I really want to join the project! I really flunked the pre-1700 quiz! LOL...I need to studY the correct answers and come back!

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Hi, Connie! We received your request and will respond as soon as possible, usually within 7-10 days.

Thank you for your interest.

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Thank you so very much! My Sicilian Heritage cries out to do this!

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I intend to collaborate with the Italian project but I can't get the emblem. Could someone tell me how to get it or who to request it from?

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You'd have to join the project. If you want to join, make a request below.

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Solicito participação.

Grato!

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I'll make sure you get in. Grazie!

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Gracie

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I would like to join I have an Italian ancestor, and want to learn more.

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Hi, We received your request and will respond as soon as possible, usually within 7-10 days.

Thank you for your interest.

Answer 1

Hi everyone!  I'm working hard on some Northern Italian Ancestry, and am excited to be a part of this project!

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Answer 2

Yes I'd like to Join the Italy roots project. Mother's side is from Sicily and would like to join in the fun of researching and exploring my families roots.

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Answer 3

Hi there, Im Jen from Australia and my maternal grandmother was from Andria, Bari.  I've traced back to a couple of generations and am extremely interested to find out just how far back my grandmothers lineage goes in the Puglia region.  I know I have second cousins currently living in Rome. My grandmother had 8 brothers and only one of them moved to Australia, the rest stayed behind.  Id love to work on a regional project like Puglia.

I've done the answers for the pre-1700s but I think I have to wait a week or something like that.

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Answer 4

Hello. I want to join the Italy project.

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Answer 5

I'd like to join please.  I have Italian roots from Northern Italy - Castelvecchio Pascoli, Lucca, Toscana, Italy.  My grandfather was named Amedeo Leodegar Conti b. 1908 in London, England.  My father was also born a Conti.  However, because they were living in London, England during WWII and the Italians were the enemy of the English, the surname was changed to Conway around 1943.

My great grandfather was Umberto Conti b. 1881 who was born in Castelvecchio Pascoli, Lucca, Toscana, Italy.  He died in Peoria, Illinois, USA 1932  [Conti-275]

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Answer 6

Having Italian Roots myself, I'd like to see what I can do to help contribute to this project and, maybe, obtain assistance as part of the team.

I've read some information regarding the membership and it looks good to me. Please let me know if you require any further information and such for joining.

Thanks a Bunch! :-)

~Brian Kerr

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Answer 7

With my Maternal Grandfather's side of the family being from Sicilia, Italy, I was hoping to be able to join as a member of the "Italy Project".

I believe that I've already met the prerequisites, but please let me know if you require anything further to join.

Thank you very much for your time and understanding with this! :-D

~Brian Kerr

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Hi,

We received your request and will respond as soon as possible, usually within 7-10 days.

Thank you for your interest.

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Oh! It looks like you're already IN the project. Carry on! Would you like to join any regional sub groups like Sicily?

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When I took a quick look, I didn't see the Badge on my profile that made me wonder if I had officially joined the project.

Regarding the Sicily sub group, I've got no problem with joining it.

I do appreciate your prompt response! :D

~Brian Kerr

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Also, the following WikiTree project link reflects the "Italian Roots Project Google Group" that I couldn't reach.

https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Project:Italy

Can I please be added to the Google Group?

Thank you! :-P

~Brian Kerr

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Dad... I know that you had mentioned the issue with the Google Group for the Italy Project, but the badge is there on your profile page.

I say this with love you dad... if you don't see it then you must be getting old fast. LOL!

"Shady Pines" Dad... :-P

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I will do what I can about the Google group. Thanks, Brian. =D

Come on, Mac. Don't send him to Shady Pines. (Yet.)

Answer 8

This project seems quiet!  I'd like to join though - I've been doing a major research project in our surrounding villages, and have many new people to work on in a project!

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We're undergoing some reconstruction.....

Hi,

We received your request and will respond as soon as possible, usually within 7-10 days.

Thank you for your interest.

Oh and is there any subproject team you'd like to be a part of?

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Hi Joe, the project badge has been awarded. Chris should be reaching out to you shortly.

Answer 9

Ciao, I would love to join the Italy project. Both of my maternal grandmother's parents were first generation Italian-Americans born to Sicilian immigrants from Poggioreale.

I became an Italian citizen in 2017 through my trisnonno and had to do a lot of certifiable research, gathering documents from both the United States and Poggioreale. I also had to learn some of the Italian language to request the records from Italy and I have continued studying the language.

É magnifico essere qui! Grazie!

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Answer 10

Hi!  I am completely new....have no idea about anything on WikiTree.  But, I am 75% Sicilian and 25% Napolitan.  Names from Sicily are:  Valenza, Arnone, Lombardo, Ardesia, DiGiuseppe, Buttaci and DiGregorio (all aforementioned are from Caltanesetta).  The other Sicilian names are:  Rizzo, Marzullo, Vitello, DiGregoria, Attanasio and Gallo (all from Agrigento region).  The Napolitans are:  Davide, Romano, Arcicioli/Urcioli.  

I don't know what the badges are.  

I did find that the Marzullos/Vitellos has the name DON given to them as a title in the early 1800s but I cannot find out why.  

Any help is greatly appreciated.  Thank you!

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Hey, Gracenn. If you'd like to get a badge, you will need to be logged into Wikitree. Welcome to the site. There's a little bit of a learning curve. But, once you get the hang of things we will welcome you to the project!

Answer 11

Hi all! I'm happy to do what ever I can to help. My Italian ancestors are from Torricella, Pellgna, Chieti, Italy.

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Answer 12

I'm very interested in Italy because my husband and his family came to Canada in 1967 from Milan although they were born in Abruzzi. Italy is almost impossible to research because hardly any records are on Family Search or Ancestry. So I need all the help I can get.

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Hi. It would be very helpful to us if you were logged into the site so you can join the project. Please do so so we can add you.

Thanks!

Answer 13

I'd like to join. No one in my family has ever been able to find anything about our Italian immigrants that came over in 1900.

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Answer 14

My maternal grandparents came from Sessa Cilento, Italy.  I can only go back a few generations and would love to make it further.  This side of the family is very important to me.

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Answer 15

hey there, more than willing to join! born and living in Italy, with ancestors from Toscana and Piemonte

buon lavoro a tutti :)

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Answer 16

 Hi, I am Jenna and, new to WikiTree, I don't a Pre-1700 badge yet, but I am a Historical Fiction Writer (with degrees in Italian History and Art focusing on the Early Modern period (Roman Baroque to be exact). Also, I have Italian ancestors and I'd love to join.

I am doing research on a 17th century woman named Costanza Piccolomini and Would like to use this site to combine all of the sources I have found to find her mother and father. I have my own family tree and just do not have the time to enter it here yet. 

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Answer 17

thanks. Happy to join the group and network with potential cousins or local experts who can navigate the ancestry records from tiny villages

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Answer 18

Ciao a tutti!

Have relatives in the Frosinone area and can speak Italian.  I am a busy WikiTree'r but might be still able to help some.

Ciao

Antonoio

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Answer 19

Tracking ancestors from Corato, Potenza, and Campobasso.

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Hey. If you want to join a team, check this thread out: https://www.wikitree.com/g2g/1091444/italy-project-teams-assemble?show=1095320

Answer 20

I would like to join the Southern Italy team

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I will see that you get in. =D