On the website www. Italianancestry.com I found information about a newletter/magazine for Italian genealogy, called Comunes of Italy. The information about it states:
Comunes of Italy is published every other month. It consists of 20-24 pages that are packed with information. Each issue features a province in Italy. Meaning that issue will contain every ounce of information you need to research in that province, (postal codes, Roman Catholic church addresses in the province, Archivio di Stato address, tourist office address, newspaper addresses, census info, etc.) with some provincial recipes and history included for good measure. Copies of original Italian documents are displayed in the pages to give the researcher a better understanding of what they are, the information they contain, and the significance and importance of each.
This looks good to subscribe to, I am going to check it out.

ICAPGEN

I havn't posted for awhle but I wanted to give un update on the recent family history conference I attended two weeks ago. It was held at BYU and was the ICAPGen Conference, "How to become and excellent genealogist." So I learned that you can become accredited in Italy research. Some of the main classes I attended were about how to become accredited so here is some info:

Preparation:

• You must have 1000 hours of research in the area of interest to apply for accreditation.
• You should extensively research a wide range of records in the area.
• You must have a 4 generation study with well documented records, and a research log showing what records were research and if anything was found or not.
• Have a report reflecting research experience and competence.
• Have compliled a refernce notebook with reference materials.
• Must be able to read all the documents in the languages of the country.

The test will include:

• paleagraphy
• document recognition
• a research case
• a pedigree analysis
• questions and answers
• An oral exam

Well there is alot of work to do to get ready. It shall be fun.... now to the FHL.