SHERI VOLPE

Sheri is a Genealogy Reference Associate at the Midwest Genealogy Center. Sheri has a MLS and MBA. She has been doing genealogy for over 30 years for herself and others. Her current focus is international records (Europe, Canada, Latin and South America), surname origins, and DNA. She has taught classes from beginning to advanced and created classes for Irish, Scottish, and Italian genealogy among others. She writes blogs on the topic as well as belonging to numerous genealogy social media groups.

•  Finding Your Italian Ancestors: Italian Civil Registration Records: Saturday 11:30am
•  Irish Records Research: Saturday 3:15pm

Finding Your Italian Ancestors: Italian Civil Registration Records - Sheri Volpe If you have located where in the home country your ancestors are from, this class will show you how to find and request Italian civil records online to discover more about them. Learn about the history of recordkeeping in Italy, the types of records available, and how to extract information from them. 

Irish Records Research - Sheri Volpe Learn about Ireland’s jurisdictions, online resources, and the information needed to know to trace your ancestors in Ireland in the early and late Colonial, pre-Famine, and Famine periods. Learn about church records, civil registration, land records, migration, and much more