Sicilian Genealogy

Welcome to your starting point for Sicilian genealogy. This collection of in-depth guides is designed to help you trace your ancestors in Sicily. From navigating the Antenati Portal to deciphering historic census records, you’ll find the expert tips and strategies you need to build your family tree and connect with your Sicilian heritage.

A historic Sicilian military record (Ruolo Matricolare) showing an ancestor's physical description, next to a sepia portrait of the young soldier.
Sicilian Genealogy

Italian Military Records

Beyond Births & Marriages: Using Italian Military Records for Your Sicilian Ancestors You’ve traced your family through civil registrations and perhaps even dipped into older parish records. But what happens when you hit a roadblock? What if you can’t find a birth record, or you’re unsure if you have the right person? It’s time to […]

An antique book open to a page of a "Riveli di Beni e Anime," a type of Sicilian census record, showing a list of family members and assets for genealogy research.
Sicilian Genealogy

Riveli di Beni e Anime

“Riveli di Beni e Anime”: Using Sicilian Census Records to Break Through Brick Walls What do you do when the trail of civil records runs cold around 1820? How can you leapfrog a generation back when parish records are missing or unreadable? For researchers with Sicilian roots, the answer may lie in a unique and

Magnifying glass over an old passenger manifest, showing place of origin in Sicily, including Palermo, Catania, and Messina, to help find ancestor's province.
Sicilian Genealogy

Finding Your Ancestor’s Province in Sicily

Palermo, Catania, or Messina? Finding Your Ancestor’s Province in Sicily One of the most common starting points in Sicilian genealogy is also one of the most challenging: your family knows they came from “Sicily,” but nothing more specific. Without knowing the province, let alone the exact town (Comune), your research is at a standstill. Sicily

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