Giuseppe Luigi Sinisi
Bringing your Italian ancestors' stories back to light.
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Researching 1803 inheritance acts at the Notarial Archives of Trani. Notarial records open a window into our ancestors' private lives. By analyzing early 19th-century wills, successions, and estate divisions, I can map out family relationships, discover what properties they owned, and uncover how wealth (or debt) was passed down through generations.
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Analyzing military sheets (Fogli Matricolari) at the State Archives. > These records are a goldmine for Italian genealogy. They detail an ancestor’s physical traits, education, military service, and campaigns. Researching these documents allows me to reconstruct the military history of World War I and 19th-century soldiers, adding vivid, personal stories to the family tree.
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Reviewing pre-1809 parish records at the Diocesan Archives of Andria. > Before official civil registries began in Southern Italy, church records were the only trace of our ancestors. Digging through these centuries-old Latin registers allows me to bypass the 1809 barrier, deciphering ancient baptisms and marriages to trace lineages back into the 1700s and 1600s.
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Researching the 1740s Catasto Onciario at the Barletta State Archives. > The Catasto Onciario is a unique 18th-century Bourbon tax registry. It provides an incredible snapshot of Southern Italian families, listing names, ages, professions, and assets. By deciphering these ancient documents, I can reconstruct deep family histories and uncover how ancestors lived centuries ago.
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