Corato Emigration Project
March 2026 : timeline, with accompanying documents
Timeline corato emigration project english Chronologie corato emigration project fr Cronologia corato emigration project it
–Coratolive article on the digitization project carried out by Pierre Marzocca in 2008
-Translation and publication in 2019 of Pasquale Tandoi’s book "When we were the illegal immigrants"
–70-page dossier sent to the Archbishop of Trani in 2021
English : https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1iZ6EdJ2Bhm2t6IXyZ0FAKtUiw-DZKHIX
Français :https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1rKdYxj-CIh8e33PLKPu5PbRhb3N9TYeO
Résumé contexte et perspectives de la reque te pour la curie
Italiano : https://drive.google.com/drive/u/0/folders/1h8XdR7D3sjYLhHcCEPjmjCB0ai9gEfl1
Riassunto contesto e prospettive della richiesta di digitalizzare e mettere online 2
- September 2021 : mission with the Coratini Jean-Philippe di Gennaro and Joseph Marzocca to
Corato, and organization of webinar with French and Italian historians on popular participation
in the writing of the history of emigration
-2022: 3 months’ fieldwork in Corato and creation of our project’s scientific monitoring
committee, chaired by professor Biagio Salvemini, Aldo Moro University, Bari
-May 2022: submission of 6 articles to the Oxford Migration Programme
Summaries submitted for publication on the compas blog
-September 2022 : meeting at Pembroke College, Oxford, at which Guido Bonsaver, professor of
Italian cultural history, suggests the creation of an international database on emigration from
Puglia
–CRIAT decision in March 2023 to create an international database on emigration from
Puglia
Fr intervention de james smith a la conference criat a bari 17 mars 2023
It intervento di james smith al convegno del criat a bari 17 marzo 2023
En communication by james smith at a criat conference in bari on march 17th 2023
–September 2023 : Pope Francis’s speech in Marseille in support of migrants
Pope francis s speech excerpts 3 langues
- November 2023 : digitization of passport applications of would-be emigrants from 1920 to
1960, at the request of the Mayor of Corato ; meeting in Barletta with veteran archivist Cavaliere
Michele Grimaldi.
-June 2024: Authorization obtained by CRIAT to digitize civil registry records from 1911 to
1938 held at the Trani branch of the State Archives
Criat letter to mayor of corato and database proposal with english translation copie
Archivio nazionale a dott buzzanca 3 lingue copie
Lettera del dr buzzanca con traduzione copie
-September 2024: meeting with the Bishop of Grenoble and a letter of support for writing the
history of emigration from Corato to Grenoble and its region
2024 09 19 mgr leonardo d ascenzo recherches historiques IT
Jean marc eychenne 2024 09 19 mgr leonardo d ascenzo recherches historiques copie fr
Jean marc eychenne 2024 09 19 mgr leonardo d ascenzo recherches historiques copie en us
October 2024: first meeting with Don Sergio Pellegrini, Vicar General of Trani, as well as with
Don Ruggero Lattanzio, diocesan archivist. Separately, they propose that we publish online the
indexes of the parish archives of Corato.
–October 2024: letter sent by Pierre Marzocca to the Archbishop of Trani on the
recommendation of Don Sergio
Gmail marzocca a archivio diodesani di corato copie
–October 2024: start of the digitization of civil records from 1911 to 1938 in Corato, held in Trani8 Corato, conservés à Trani
-October 2024 : work with Elder Kelvin Brewer at Oakland Family History Center on exporting
migration and census data concerning people born in Corato
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1V0YqHbrwYeUfLwSX1Pgnwf435vwGYsmR
– May 2025: second meeting with Don Sergio, who tacitly authorizes us to publish the indexes of
the parish archives online (without expressing a preference regarding the website)
– May 2025: presentation of the French National Museum of Emigration History ‘Ciao Italia’
exhibition in Grenoble and Corato, featuring three panels on the emigration of Coratini to
Grenoble, commemorating the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Grenoble and the
participation of Coratini in the French Resistance
800x2000 expo ciao italia copie avec compression copie
800x2000 expo ciao italia version italienne copie compressed copie
– June 2025: publication of the indexes of the Corato parish archives on our Google Drive
database, simultaneously with the publication of the Catasto Onciario of 1754 from Corato:
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1dOeGsruKGl1v9Qr5HN6dkcUL6On7wVG5
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1-3EiIl-j1pZX6Znot6s0VxcHCmRDgYcM
– June 2025: First article by Giancarlo Minardi: “Analyses of Corato’s catasto onciario and parish
indexes” (in English)
- July 2025: Rafael Caterina’s Matching System: Compiling the historical archives of Corato
Corato indexing and matching system 250707 copie 2
Rassembler les archives historiques de corato1 copie
Riunire i documenti storici di corato copie
– July 2025: publication in the Italian Parish Records newsletter of an article by James Smith
(the Genealogical Workshop) titled ‘Corato Emigration Project’:
https://drive.google.com/drive/u/1/folders/1QCnEyPA_zqFploJ7Cct3SpxtXoWRNNm1
- August 2025: Work in Marseille on restructuring the Atelier Généalogique, with Catherine
Virlouvet and Elena di Lernia
Ebauche d une restructuration de l atelier ge ne alogique 3 langues
-August 2025 : publication by Suzie Greco of Italian Parish Records of open letter to Pope
LeoXIV
Letter to pope 8 9 25 Letter to pope 8 9 25 fr Letter to pope 8 9 25 it
- September 2025: webinar organized jointly with Professor Catherine Virlouvet on changing the
perception of emigration, with the participation of Cristian Mannino (Familysearch Experience
Manager) and Annastella Carrino (University of Bari)
Report on atelier ge ne alogique s sept 23 2025 webinar
Relazione sul webinar organizzato il 23 settembre 2025 dall atelier ge ne alogique
Compte rendu du webinaire de l atelier ge ne alogique du 23 sept 2025
- October 2025: visit by the Mayor of Corato to Grenoble with 12 municipal officials
- October 2025: webinar on the collective approach to genealogical research
Report on oct 31st webinar on collective approach copie
Webinar del 31 ottobre su un approccio collettivo2 copie
Webinaire du 31 octobre sur une approche collective copie
–January 2026: report by Alessandro Lavopa on access to parish archives in the province of
Bari
Alessandro lavopa access to parish archives
– February 2026: Giancarlo Mainardi’s second article titled: “Genealogical Research in
Corato Based on Available 18th-Century Archives and the Limitations Arising from the
Inability to Access All Parish Registers: Case Studies and Future Prospects” (in 3 languages)
-March 2026: presentation of the “Corato Emigration Project” at the FamilySearch Family
History Center in Oakland
Corato emigration project presentation2
Corato emigration project presentation3 fr copie
Corato emigration project presentation3 it
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