I'm Gloria, I was born in Friuli more than 30 years ago and I've always lived here.
I am passionate about local history and genealogy and I love archives.
I regularly visit the diocesan archives in Pordenone (it's the one I use the most). I can also access the archdiocesan archives in Udine, the State Archives in Udine and in Pordenone (although that one is undergoing some changes at the moment) and various other local archives (every town/comune should have its own) and libraries.
I've taken the on-line course: "Genealogy: researching your family tree" offered by the University of Strathclyde on the futurelearn.com platform.
I've also attended a number of webinars at legacy family tree webinars like:
The DNA Course 1 - Foundations 5 webinars by Blaine T. Bettinger and other webinars on the subject of DNA and its use for genealogy;
FAN+GPS+DNA: The Problem Solver's Great Trifecta by Elizabeth Shown Mills
Researching Your Italian Ancestors by Ruth Merriman
Civil Law Notaries - Using Notarial Records to Build a Family History by Melanie T. Holtz
Finding Your Roots in Catholic Records by Lisa Toth Salinas
I've learnt from other useful videos such as recorded sessions from important international conferences like Roots Tech (some examples):
Unlocking Roman Catholic Records by Brian Donovan
Mother, Daughters, Wives: Tracing Female Lines by Judy G. Russel
Don't Just Be a Searcher, Be a Researcher by Crista Cowan
and even though most of the webinars and courses I attend aren't about Italy, the methodology and the errors and assumptions one must avoid are the same.
I am a big believer in education, I have a degree but it's not related to genealogy. Unfortunately in Italy there aren't many opportunities to learn about genealogy, it's all self taught, there are no comprehensive courses. Lately I've seen more and more (usually small) conferences on the topic, family history research is spreading and I'm hopeful that one day there will be university programs teaching it.
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Note: I prefer the term Friulan to Friulian because it more closely resembles the Italian "Friulano" and the Friulan "Furlan".
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