ITALIAN-AMERICAN
GENEALOGY SEMINAR
MARCH 14 AT HOUSATONIC COMMUNITY COLLEGE
BRIDGEPORT -- Italian Americans will have the opportunity to learn about
tracing their roots back to Italy at the annual family history seminar to be
held at HCC on March 14.
Speaking at the event will be noted genealogist and author Marcia Iannizzi
Melnyk, the founding president of the Italian Genealogical Society
of America and author of several publications, including “The
Genealogist’s Handbook for
New England Research.” Iannizzi Melnyk is well known in genealogy
circles and has lectured extensively nationwide on the topic.
The
first part of the seminar, “Before You Jump the Pond,” will
explore how to use American records to document family members in vital
records, church registers, US census records and ship passenger lists. Part
two will cover Italian records in Europe and will let the researcher see the
type of records are available in Italian archives and how history affected
the record types and their availability.
HCC foreign language Professor Jonathan
Shea will also present a session on translating and making sense of
Italian language documents.
Bridgeport has historically ranked second behind New Haven in the
number of Italian-American residents in Connecticut.
Admission to the event is free and ample free parking is available
in the HCC garage. The seminar, to be held in the Events Center on
the second floor of Beacon Hall, will run from 12 noon to 4 p.m. Those
interested in attending should contact Robert Locke at 203 778-4794
(info@connecticutancestry.org) or Lisa Vasas
(csg@ctfamilyhistory.org.).
This is the third seminar of
its type held at HCC in the past two years. Previous seminars on Polish/Eastern
European and Irish family
history were
filled to capacity.
Housatonic is located at 900 Lafayette Blvd in downtown Bridgeport,
less than 150 yards off I-95 (Exit 27) and Rte. 8 (Exit 1), a block
from the arena at Harbor Yard.
