Your family’s story
is still out there.
I’ll find it.
Already tried. Hit a wall.
That’s exactly when people call me.
Your family’s story
is still out there.
I’ll find it.
Most researchers search for your Italian roots from thousands of miles away. I’m based in Italy — and when the databases run out, I know exactly where to look next.
Welcome to our website and your opportunity to trace your Italian roots
Online-only research
Me — based in Italy
Services we provide
Ancestry tours
Our personalized tours provide an immersive and meaningful experience, connecting you with your heritage, culture, and family history.
Genealogy tree
Unlock the secrets of your family’s past with our expert genealogy service. Let us guide you on a journey of self-discovery as we piece together your unique history, one ancestor at a time.
Claim your roots
We are your trusted partners in Italy, dedicated to retrieving essential legal documents on your behalf.
Why should you trust us?
The answer is simple: the passion and dedication we bring to every search.
Founded by Joe De Simone, our business has been involved in genealogy research for 20+ years. You can find our name in many genealogy forums. With all these years of experience in the field of genealogy, we have honed our skills in tracing your family roots with precision and commitment. Every branch of your family is a mystery we are enthusiastic about unraveling, and we do so with the utmost attention to detail and using reliable sources.
The trust of our clients is our greatest reward, and we will work tirelessly to earn your trust in our family tree reconstruction service.
Your family’s records are in Italy. So are we!
Most records that matter — the ones that hold your family’s real story — were written by hand, stored in a Parish or in a Town Hall, and never touched by a scanner.
Finding them means walking through the right door, in the right town, and asking the right person — in Italian.
That’s not something you can easily do from across the ocean.
But I can.
Online only research
Our service — based in Italy
Everyday problems
Italian Town halls routinely ignore requests from abroad. I follow up by phone, by visit, by knowing who to talk to.
Thousands of parish and civil records were never digitalized. They're sitting in a drawer somewhere — and I know which drawer.
Some archives only release documents in person.
Old Italian records are in Latin, regional dialect, and script that takes years to learn to read. I've been reading them for decades.
Three ways I can help your family
Every project starts with a free conversation — no commitment, no upfront payment.
Ancestry tours
Private guided tours to your family’s villages. Turn research into a lived experience.
Genealogy tree
Full family tree reconstruction. Civil records from 1809, parish records from the 1600s.
Claim your roots
Official records for Italian citizenship by descent, as per Italian Consulate requirements.
What clients say
Real families. Real discoveries
Posted on GoogleTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Our family history tour with Giovanni and Dario was the highlight of our trip to Italy! We found some records at city hall. The priest at the church showed us our family baptismal and marriage records from the 1700's and even offered us an espresso. We visited the one of the family homes and met one of the last family members alive who still lives in the town. We had a wonderful lunch with Giovanni and Dario. It was a once in a lifetime experience that our kids will always remember!Posted on GoogleTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Joe & Dario did a great job helping reconstruct my family history in ItalyPosted on GoogleTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Wow, is there a way I can give Joe and Dario 10 stars? I would if I could. I had been trying to get a certified copy of a birth certificate from a town near Naples for many months. I even worked with a different service provider who got nowhere trying to help me despite their best efforts. Once I contacted Joe I had the official signed document in my hands writhing a matter of weeks! Communication was excellent. Shipping was coordinated and tracked. The documents arrived in perfect condition. highly highly recommended!Posted on GoogleTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Outstanding Service and Perfect Deliverables for Italian Family History! I hired Joe and Dario De Simone from Italian Genealogy Pro to conduct a targeted search for my grandparents' and great-grandparents' civil records in the Campania region (Pozzuoli, Salerno, and San Giovanni a Piro). I could not be happier with the outcome! I had very specific digital formatting requirements to ensure compatibility with my family tree archive on Ancestry.com. Joe and Dario followed my instructions perfectly: • High-Resolution Document Images: They provided clear, high-resolution JPG files of the original handwritten ledger pages. This allows me to actually see the original handwriting of the civil acts. • Accurate English Translations: All English translations were neatly delivered in a structured Word document, making them easy to review and copy. • Flawless File Organization: Each translation document accurately matched and referenced its corresponding JPG filename, saving me hours of matching files manually. • Flowcharts of my paternal and maternal Italian Grandparents and more. The English summaries captured every detail I needed, including full names of the couples, maiden names of my great-grandmothers, town origins, dates, ages, exact occupations, record numbers, and vital marginal notation translations. Their communication was highly professional, their turn-around time was exactly as promised, and their pricing was straightforward and transparent. If you need a reliable expert to dig into local Italian archives and deliver clean, well-organized digital assets for your genealogy research, I highly recommend Italian Genealogy Pro!Posted on GoogleTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. After much searching for quality genealogists in Naples, Joe and Dario were an excellent choice! The records I sought could only be found in the Archivio di Stato di Napoli. The whole process took less than two weeks. Thanks Joe. Thanks Dario.Posted on GoogleTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I was really struggling to get solid information about my Italian ancestors due the fact that Italian births, deaths and marriages records are held locally at churches and municipal offices and are rarely digitised. I found Joe online and hey presto, several months later he had traced my family back on both sides several hundred years!! Very easy to communicate given his Italian American background and information was researched and presented in an easily digestible format.Posted on GoogleTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Joe's assistance in making the heritage portion of our trip to Italy spectacular, was a gift!! It was truly a surreal experience (and surprise) when he was able to arrange a meeting with cousins to learn, first hand, more of our family history. To find the churches where my grandparents were baptized in the late 1800's, and to travel through the small towns where they grew up was amazing. They did an amazing job and we are forever grateful!Posted on GoogleTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Had the opportunity to work with Joe and Dario this past April. What an experience they provided for us! My brother and I brought my 84 year old father back to his roots in Monteforte. IGP did an amazing job locating birth records and explaining our family history. Joe was extremely generous with his time and knowledge. His knowledge of the town and history was unbelievable. Highly recommend Joe, Dario and IPG if you want to create memories for a life.Posted on GoogleTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. I had an excellent experience with Italian Genealogy Pro. Joe and Dario successfully located and retrieved birth certificates for six different Italian ancestors for my citizenship case. They were responsive to emails, knowledgeable about the Italian records process and local comuni, and professional throughout. Some of the records were challenging to locate, and they handled everything efficiently. I highly recommend them for Italian dual citizenship or genealogical research. The process does take some time (months in some cases), but that's largely out of their hands and more of function of local comune timelines.Posted on GoogleTrustindex verifies that the original source of the review is Google. Joe De Simone and his son Dario did a fantastic job in researching my family’s history. Their research was used as a basis to visit the city of my grand parents (Sorrento) and use them to give us an unbelievable tour of where our family lived. I would highly recommend them..
Areas that we cover
Here are some of the areas in Italy that we can cover:
– Isernia and Campobasso provinces (Molise)
– Latina and Frosinone provinces (Lazio)
– Potenza and Matera provinces (Basilicata)
– Foggia province (Puglia)
*If your home province is not shown, please contact us and we will try to find a solution.
Areas that we cover
Here are some of the areas in Italy that we can cover:
– Isernia and Campobasso provinces (Molise)
– Latina and Frosinone provinces (Lazio)
– Potenza and Matera provinces (Basilicata)
– Foggia province (Puglia)
*If your home province is not shown, please contact us and we will try to find a solution.
