books by John Philip Colletta

books by John Philip Colletta

books:

John Philip Colletta

Finding Italian Roots: The Complete Guide for Americans
John Philip Colletta

Genealogical Publishing Company, 1996

Whether you choose to conduct your family research by traveling to Italy or by writing to town archives and other repositories of family information, this is the complete guide for you. Finding Italian Roots briefly discloses the resources available here in the United States for climbing your family tree back to your immigrant ancestor, then ...

They Came in Ships: Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor's Arrival Record (3rd Edition)

John Philip Colletta

Ancestry.com, 2002

Excellent Information
This is an excellent book for find passenger lists that are not at the National Archives.A must have for finding them.

Finding Italian Roots: The Complete Guide to Americans

John Philip Colletta

Genealogical Publishing Company, 2003

Very good advice and practical help for all genealogists
Dr. Colletta was very practical in his advice to genealogists - exhaust the resources here in the United States before beginning research in Italy. Once you get to Italy, there are numerous resources of which the book only gives a taste. He was also truthful when ...

Only a Few Bones: A True Account of the Rolling Fork Tragedy & Its Aftermath

John Philip Colletta

Direct Descent, 2000

The Best Way to Learn How To Write a Gripping Family Story
I've been fortunate to hear Dr. Colletta speak at several genealogy conferences. He is a master at gleaning facts from newspapers, family tales, and other sources to illustrate his family stories, and this story of trying to find the truth behind a family tragedy ...