How to celebrate Family History Month

Looking for ideas to celebrate National Family History Month and National Italian American Heritage Month? We have compiled a list of 17 ideas to inspire our followers and clients in the USA and beyond:

1. Share a living relative or ancestor's life story.

2. Record yourself telling a story about your childhood.

3. Enter to win the Order Sons of Italy in America contest with chance to win a genealogy project from My Italian Family.

4. Complete your family tree using local, national and international sources.

5. Record the origin of your family heirlooms.

6. Organize, digitize and share your family photos.

7. Write about your experience visiting your ancestral town

8. Research your surname.

9. Google your ancestral towns and virtually walk the streets where your Italian ancestors lived.

10. Uncover your maternal and paternal heritage through DNA testing.

11. Cook favorite family recipes.

12. Read books and watch movies about Italians and Italian Americans.

13. Create new family memories. Take a trip to a special family location, either in the USA or Italy.

14. Call, write or video chat with an older living relative and record their oral history.

15. Attend or participate in an Italian American Heritage event during the month of October, like The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF)'s #ExpoItaliana or thousands of other event happening all over the country.

16. Share your family documents and Italian family tree with others.

17. Book a trip to Italy with My Italian Family to experience the heritage, culture and language of your ancestors.

18. Find out if you are eligible for Italian Dual Citizenship.