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John Philip Colletta

Portrait of John Philip Colletta Ph.D. (Medieval French Literature)

Lecturer: Courses 1, 2, 5


John Philip Colletta, Ph.D., taught workshops at the National Archives and courses for the Smithsonian Institution for 21 years. Now he lectures nationally and teaches occasional courses at local universities. Dr. Colletta is a faculty member of the IGHR and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. His publications include numerous articles, both scholarly and popular, two manuals -- They Came in Ships: A Guide to Finding Your Immigrant Ancestor's Arrival Record and Finding Italian Roots: The Complete Guide for Americans - and one "murder-mystery-family-history," Only a Few BONES: A True Account of the Rolling Fork Tragedy and Its Aftermath. Dr. Colletta has appeared frequently on local and national radio and television, and is featured in "Ancestors," the PBS series. His Ph.D. in Medieval French is from The Catholic University of America.


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