info on surname of silipigni born in reggio di calabria

[tdetzi]

looking to gain information on my mother and her parents.
my mother, annunciata silipigni ,born in reggio di calabria in 1912 emmigrated to usa in 1919 with her mother, Fortunata. her father, Antonio was already here in the states.
how woud i go about getting info on the town and the church she was baptized in, since we may be visiting there this year.

[adelfio]

Welcome to IG website
Fortunata Ciccone was Annunziata Silipigni mother they came from Seminara is a comune in the Province of Reggio Calabria heres the shipmanest Line# 7&8
PG LINK TO RECORDS PG 1
http://interactive.ancestry.com/7488/NY ... turnRecord

PG 2
http://interactive.ancestry.com/7488/NY ... _2935-0677

Marty

[tdetzi]

thanks. the info you supplied me i do have. i am more curious as to how to research their background once in calabria.

[tdetzi]

the problem with ancestry.com is that i cannot trace back to italy only once they arrived at ellis island

[adelfio]

The records are not online yet
You can rent and view and copy film records from Registri dello stato civile di Seminara (Reggio di Calabria), 1809-1915 Births, marriages, deaths, miscellaneous records, marriage documents, ten year indexes, residency records from Family History Library

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FAMILY HISTORY LOCATOR
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ORDERING FILMS FROM FHL
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/ ... ory_Center

ABOUT ITALIAN RECORDS
https://familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/ ... al_Records

ONLINE CLASS FOR TRANSLATING ITALIAN RECORDS
https://familysearch.org/learningcenter ... 22Italy%22

Marty

[tdetzi]

yes i'll give it a try