Records Extraction Guide            

About the Guide

If you are interested in learning how to read old Italian handwriting for the purpose of extracting parish and civil registration records, you may consult the  Italian Records Extraction - An Instructional Guide. This resource provides basic principles, examples, and practice exercises which will enable you to identify specific parts and characteristics of christening and marriage record entries. The Italian Records Extraction - An Instructional Guide was first published in 1981 by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and is now available for download on this website in PDF format.

To download the Italian Records Extraction - An Instructional Guide in its entirety, click here.

To download individual chapters, click on the links below.

	Introduction Italian Records Extraction
	Chapter 1: Brief Overview of Italian Records Brief Overview of Italian Records
	Chapter 2: Civil Birth Records Civil Birth Records
	Chapter 3: Parish Christening Records Parish Christening Records
	Chapter 4: Civil Marriage Records Civil Marriage Records
	Reference Sections​ Section A: Italian Handwriting  Section B: Numbers and Times  Section C - Italian Names: Part I: Given Name Identification and Gender  Section C - Italian Names: Part II: Italian Surnames  Section D: Glossary of Professions  Section E: Provinces and Regions of Italy  Section F - Glossary of Italian Terms: Part I: Specific Categories of Terms  Section F - Glossary of Italian Terms: Part II: General Glossary of Terms  Section G: Sample Records  Section H: Key