The Co.As.It. Italian Family History Group (IFHG) was founded in 1999, formalized in 2001, and operates under the auspices and support of Co.As.It (Italian Association of Assistance), as per “Policy & Procedures” governance document found under ‘Membership’. The IFHG is a non-profit genealogical group consisting of Australians and Italian-Australians, and aims to assist its members by providing informative guest speaker events (9 times per year), an extensive library for genealogical research material, pooling members’ family history information and research experiences, and liaising with other similar genealogical groups.