Church records in Italy

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How can I get help with some body in this town ,Oppido Mammertina, in Italy to get church records there.
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Hi and welcome to the forum,

You did not say which town in Italy you need records for? But here is a site that may help.

http://en.comuni-italiani.it/
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This also may be of some help...it is a website for the comune of Oppido Mamertina


http://www.comune.oppidomamertina.rc.it/
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1stGeneration wrote:How can I get help with some body in this town ,Oppido Mammertina, in Italy to get church records there.
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Joe L
If I may ask, what records are you hoping to obtain? Churches are a good place for baptismal records and for very early birth/marriage/death records. But, for anything beyond the mid-1850's (and sometimes much earlier), you may do better to inquire at the comune's Stato Civile or Anagrafe office.
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www.tuttitalia.it/calabria/51-oppido-mamertina is the adminstrative website . Scroll down to MUNICIPIO which is the address for the Ufficio di Stato Civile for requesting documents.

ww.angelfire.com/ok3/pearlsofwisdom/italian-form-letters.html to request for documents free of charge. =Peter=
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PeterTimber wrote:www.tuttitalia.it/calabria/51-oppido-mamertina is the adminstrative website . Scroll down to MUNICIPIO which is the address for the Ufficio di Stato Civile for requesting documents.

ww.angelfire.com/ok3/pearlsofwisdom/italian-form-letters.html to request for documents free of charge. =Peter=
I have written to the Uffico di Stato Civile requeting records of my ancesters. I have some replies for them. I think I have to get the rest from church records. I need BIRTH, MARRIAGE, DEATH records .I wish there was some one ther to help me getting the church records of my family ancesters.
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If you have not already used this resource, the LDS records at your local Family History Center include films from Oppido Mamertina (1809-1910)

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library ... ato+civile++

To find your local center use the link below, scroll down to the "Find a family historyl center" and put in your zip code.

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/default.asp

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1stGeneration wrote:
PeterTimber wrote:www.tuttitalia.it/calabria/51-oppido-mamertina is the adminstrative website . Scroll down to MUNICIPIO which is the address for the Ufficio di Stato Civile for requesting documents.

ww.angelfire.com/ok3/pearlsofwisdom/italian-form-letters.html to request for documents free of charge. =Peter=
I have written to the Uffico di Stato Civile requeting records of my ancesters. I have some replies for them. I think I have to get the rest from church records. I need BIRTH, MARRIAGE, DEATH records .I wish there was some one ther to help me getting the church records of my family ancesters.
Joe L
What are the approximate years of interest?
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I need records from about 1928 back as far as they can.
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1stGeneration wrote:I need records from about 1928 back as far as they can.
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Ufficio dello Stato Civile should easily have birth/marriage/death records back into the 1870's and further depending on the comune. If they don't, there is a chance you are barking up the wrong tree (that is, researching in the wrong comune).

As for church records, your best bet for dealing with these is to hire a local genealogist/researcher. I know, expensive, but whereas comuni are required by law to provide these documents in a timely manner, success when dealing with churches is hit or miss.
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Dear First Generation I hope you requested the documents in Italian language and not in English, The service is normally free but you have to submit one application for each document. Church records research can be unpredictable and can cost money in excess of $20.00 for each document since before the dollar took a nose dive it used to be considered $15.00 per document based upon the Mormon church advice.

Now if you wish to try with these form letters go to this website:
http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/pearlsofwi ... tters,html

You also have to take into consideration Italy Privacy Laws which permit public viewing starting around 1910. Anything later may not be available.

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I got records from the Stato di Civile allready. They don't seem to have the records of my family. I was told to write to the church in Tresilico and Oppido Mamertina,in the province of Reggio Calabria. Any tips on how and to whom to write to there?
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1stGeneration wrote:I got records from the Stato di Civile allready. They don't seem to have the records of my family. I was told to write to the church in Tresilico and Oppido Mamertina,in the province of Reggio Calabria. Any tips on how and to whom to write to there?
Thanks, Joe
Hello Joe,

Here are church addresses and links in Oppido Mamertina and Tresilico di Oppido Mamertina:

http://www.parrocchie.it/gear/qlist.htm ... tta=Oppido
(ignore the first listing)

from this website:
http://www.parrocchie.it/index.html?CCH ... bella=&id=
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From Peter's earlier post,
here's a form letter to a Parish Priest and others:

http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/pearlsofwi ... tters.html
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Hi joe jut to famiarize yourself with Italian church records go to this websitre and skip a grade.

http://www.anzwers.org/free/italiangen/ ... cords.html
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How do you find out which churches in Oppido Mamertima were around in 1880s and earlier?

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