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San Michele is a frazione (hamlet) belonging to the comune (town) of Piazza al Serchio
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Research in S. Michele by writing to the comune:
Italian form letter generator with instructions:
http://www.circolocalabrese.org/resourc ... civile.aspOr other helpful form letters:
http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/pearlsofwi ... tters.html---
address:
Ufficio di Stato Civile
Comune di Piazza al Serchio
Via G. Marconi 6
55035 Piazza al Serchio (LU)
ITALYhttp://www.tuttitalia.it/toscana/39-piazza-al-serchio/---
Website for finding comune addresses:
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Research on MicrofilmAlso, your nearest Family History Center can order civil records for Piazza al Serchio on microfilm.
The cost is about $7.50 mo (rent), you’ll need to go to the center to order & view them.
Family History Library Catalog:
https://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlc/ Film notes for Piazza al Serchio:
https://familysearch.org/eng/library/fh ... umns=*,0,0Italy, Lucca, Piazza al Serchio - Civil registration
Title: Registri dello stato civile di
Piazza al Serchio (Lucca), 1866-1929Authors: Piazza al Serchio (Lucca). Ufficio dello stato civile (Main Author)
Notes: Microfilm dei registri originali nell'Archivio del Tribunale di Lucca.
Microfilm ad alta riduzione (42x). Si consiglia di adoperare una macchina ad alto ingrandimento.
Births, marriage banns, marriages, deaths, ten year indexes.Includes indexes.
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And, just in case you aren’t familiar with the Family History Center & Italian records
FamilySearch Centers Home Page
Includes how to find your nearest local Family History Center
https://www.familysearch.org/locationsabout Italian Records:
http://www.italygen.info/2010/09/italia ... ction.htmland Italian Records Extraction:
http://www.italiangenealogy.com/italian ... extraction