Archives: Archives

Marital status

The State Archives in Modena preserve the civil status for the Napoleonic era (1806-1814) for the Austro-Estense period (1852-1865) and the post-unification period (1866-1920). The series of the Annexes (1852-1963), although incomplete for some municipalities, are a valuable additional source for tracing back to other archives with traces of ancestors, the places of residence of families and details useful for genealogical reconstruction. despite being incomplete in some towns, constitute a precious complementary source to other archives, such as the so-called “Parish Certificates” required to issue a specific certificate. The marriage and death certificates (1866-1920) are still being inventoried and are available for consultation at the Study Room of this archive.

Draft lists

Sources on military conscription are collected in the funds: Commissione di leva (1802-1814); Archivio militare Austro-Estense (1849-1859); Liste di leva di Modena e provincia (classi 1840-1947), Liste di leva di Reggio Emilia e provincia (classi 1917-1947; dal 1840 al 1916 presso l’Archivio di stato di Reggio Emilia).

Matriculation sheets and roles

In the Distretto militare di Modena e di Reggio fund, for conscripts of the classes between 1874 and 1945, there are matricular rolls, i.e. records of service rendered, war campaigns, body of assignment up to discharge. The Institute holds as well the registries of the 1846-1817 classes, a period in which many gaps have been reported.

For the previous periods please check the personal scripts of the recruits (1814-1859).

Other Sources In The Archive

The institute participated in the ‘Portale della Storia degli Italiano‘. It indexes the birth records from 1860 to 1899 of the municipalities of Bastiglia, Bomporto and Campogalliano.

The institute has made available (in PDF) Matteo Borelli’s thesis entitled La genealogia come strumento di ricerca storica nell’era digitale. Mappatura di profili, strumenti e sistemi .

The institute has made available online the rubriche dei ruoli matricolari del Distretto militare di Modena e Reggio Emilia of those born between 1874 and 1945 (albeit with several gaps).

Other sources in the Archives

In the series Atti di coscrizione(applications for exemption from military service), documents of interest for family history can be found, such as the applicants’ family status in which the composition of the family group at the time of conscription is attested.

Civil registry

The Ravenna State Archive holds the Ravenna Napoleonic Civil Registry files (1806-1813), which includes cities as Castiglione, Cervia, Cesenatico, Mezzano, Piangipane, Roncalceci, Russi, San Pietro in Vincoli, Sant’Alberto, Santerno and San Zaccaria as well. The Civil Registry files of Bagnacavallo, Brisighella, Faenza, Fognano (Brisighella) and Russi are held at the Forli State Archive.

Army census

The files Ravenna Province Recruitment Office (classes of 1854-1917), Ravenna Captaincy Navy Recruitment Office (classes of 1922-1982) and the Rimini Captaincy Navy Recruitment Office (classes of 1941-1982) hold the Recruitment Lists of young male residents of the circumscription called to the examination visit. The series are not complete, since some lists (the ones from Ravenna, Faenza and Lugo) of the 1839-1879 classes are filed at the Bologna State Archive.

Recruitment number and military draw number

The Ravenna Military District contains the Draft Cards (classes of 1866-1870). The Draft Cards of the classes of 1879-1893 are filed at the Bologna and Forlì State Archive (classes of 1871-1925).

Online Sources

The Ravenna State Archives have published online a database of Army census (classes 1880-1917) and a database of Draft Cards (classes 1866-1870).

Other sources in the archive

There are various series of registers, from 1682 to 1958, relating to children abandoned at the orphanage of Ravenna preserved in the funds: Brefotrofio degli exposed, Hospital of S. Maria delle Croci, Municipal assistance body (E.C.A.)of Ravenna. The acts contain the name, date of birth or arrival, the names of the people to whom the children is given and, in some cases, the paternity certificate signed by the biological parents.

Civil registry

The Reggio Calabria State Archive holds the Civil Registry (1809-1944) from 1809-1865, which contains the duplicates of the birth, marriage and death certificates and the “Different Act” series of all the cities in the province. Apart from the registers, the archive includes the Attached files (marriage processes) series. For the period between 1866 and 1900 the duplicates of the birth, marriage, death and citizenship certificates and the marriage announcements from Reggio Calabria and Locri-Gerace are available for consultation. For 1901 to 1944 the institute holds the local registries of the cities of the Reggio Calabria circumscription; the Palmi circumscription files are not yet available for consultation.

Army census

The archive Reggio Calabria Recruitment Office holds the Recruitment Lists of the young males of the classes of 1834-1944 residents in the district, whom, once age 20, were called to recruitment examination.

Recruitment number and military draw number

The Military Districtarchive holds the draft cards of the recruits (privates and non-commissioned officers) of the classes of 1856-1926.

Databases

A database of the cards from Information of Army and Navy soldiers Office, Reggio Calabria Subsection (1915-1918) is available for consultation in the Study Room.

Other sources in the archive

The Reggio Calabria State Archive holds around 63000 cards Information of Army and Navy soldiers Office, Reggio Calabria Subsection (1915-1918) is available Reggio Calabria Subsection (1915-1918),which concern to the dead, wounded or missing soldiers of the province during World War I. The cards contain information for name, paternity, degree, military records, corps, regiment, battalion, company, class and health (not all the blanks have been filled). The office was created in 1915 by Lina Bianconcini Cavazza and other bolognese women of noble origin. Their central office was in Bologna, but there were sections all around Italy. This archive allows us to know more about the World War I soldiers of the province.

Civil registry

The Faenza Section of the State Archive holds the City Registries of Faenza (1797-1815) Granarolo (1806-1815), Sarna (1805-1808) and Pergola (1805-1808). The file Faenza – Modern Archive contains city registries with population indexes from the city and its county in 1812.

Online sources

The Ravenna State Archives – Faenza section, has created a database containing the 1812 Napoleonic census of Faenza, in which anagraphic information is collected (date and place of birth, father’s name, mother’s surname and name, profession, family relations). There are currently 29,465 cards, sorted alphabetically by surname, but it is possible to search in each of the fields present. Of each card it is possible to view the digitised original.

Other sources in the archive

In the Faenza Section the local orphanage series (from 1803 to 1938) are gathered in the following archives: Ospedale S. Maria della Misericordia (later known as Brefotrofio provinciale degli esposti) and Ente Comunale Assistenza e altre opere pie raggruppate di Faenza.

Marital status

The State Archives in Messina preserve the civil status records, introduced in 1819 by the Bourbon system, are collected in the fund entitled Civil Status (1820-1865). It includes the birth, marriage and death certificates issued by the city registers of the whole current Province of Messina. Almost all the attached files are missing.

– List of conscription (1840-1948).

The fund called the Conscription Office conserves the land conscription lists for males born and resident in the municipalities of the Messina, Castroreale, Patti and Mistretta districts (1840-1948) and the sea conscription lists for the classes 1876-1985.

Matriculation sheets and roles

The Matriculation Rolls fonds contain matriculation rolls for the classes (born ) between 1874 and 1911, privates and non-commissioned officers enlisted in various corps.

Civil registry

The Ragusa State Archive holds the Civil Registry from the Ragusa and Modica Courts Civil Registry which contains the duplicates of the birth, marriage, death and citizenship certificates (mostly residence changes from 1866) of the cities of the current Ragusa Province, which were issued between 1820 and the 20th century. Only the documents from 1900 to 1911 are available by now.

Army census

All files related to recruitment have been gathered at Recruitment Lists – Ragusa Provincial Office. These lists include all male residents born between 1857 and 1949 in Ragusa, Siracusa, and Catania.

Recruitment number and military draw number

The military records of the municipalities of the province of Ragusa are kept at the State Archives of Siracusa.

Online Sources

The Institute has participated in “Portale della Storia degli Italiani“.

Civil registry

Il fondo Atti dello stato civile della provincia di Potenza contains the duplicates of the birth, marriage and death certificates, as well as the memorandum registers (which contain the marriage announcements and the personal data of the marrying couple), and the attached files and marriage processes different acts (in which are listed the children dead during labor, the sentences of rectification of the Civil Registry, the death certificates from abroad, the removals of dead bodies and adoption sentences). The Acts comprise the years between 1809 and 1865. If you would like information about the city list, please check the Potenza State Archive site at SIAS, Civil Registry files of the province di Potenza.

Army census

The Potenza Recruitment Office contains the Recruitment Lists of young males from the classes between 1842 and 1948.

Recruitment number and military draw number

The Potenza Military District holds the draft cards of the recruits (privates and non-commissioned officers) of the classes of 1840-1932 that give us information about the military service and campaigns, the Army corps in which the recruits served until their discharge.

Other sources in the archive

This institution holds the Archive Information of Army and Navy soldiers Office – Potenza subsection (1915-1919) formed by 37 files that gather 42.000 cards, written by volunteers during World War I. The cards contain personal data of the dead, wounded or missing soldiers and their families. The digitalization is currently in course.

Civil registry

The sources are not available at this Institute.

Army census

The Recruitment Office holds the Recruitment Lists (classes of 1890-1939).

The classes until 1889 are held at the Udine Province Recruitment Officeat the Udine State Archive.

Recruitment number and military draw number

The sources are not available at this Institute, since these were transferred to the Udine Military District file (classes of 1872-1912) of the Udine State Archive.

Online Sources

The classes before 1890 are available for consultation at the database “Friuli IN PRIN- Anagrafe storica delle famiglie friulane”.

Marital status

The Matera State Archive holds the Civil Registry files (1809-1915).

– List of conscription (1840-1948).

The Matera Circunscription was part of the Bari Recruitment Office. Thus this office sent regularly the Recruitment Lists to the Matera State Archive (classes of 1862 – 1920).

Civil registry

The duplicates of the Civil Registry from 1866 on have not yet been sent to the Macerata State Archive and its Camerino section. Thus, these duplicates can be found at the Macerata District Court, and the main source for the Civil Registry at the State Archive is the Napoleonic Civil Registry, the Napoleonic Civil Registry contains the birth, marriage and death certificates, marriage announcements and attached files of the Napoleonic department of Musone.

Army census

The Recruitment Lists hold the registries and alphabetical lists of the male residents of the Macerata District born between 1870 and 1948 that were called to military service.

Recruitment number and military draw number

This institution holds the draft cards of the classes between 1850 and 1945. Il fondo comprende anche un ruolo provvisorio della milizia di terra (1842-1854), un ruolo speciale dei militari rimasti sotto le armi dopo il proscioglimento della propria classe (1826-1876), un ruolo della Croce Rossa Italiana (1858-1900), ed un ruolo degli iscritti al Sacro Ordine di Malta (1878-1908).