Molto grazie Debbie. That's a fantastic strategy for success. I'll have to find the church(es) in Giovinazzo and do just that. What is the title of the book you reference (?Tafford Cole.) I very much appreciate the information -- Thanks!

Thanks so much wldspirit! I had read that things were difficult. Maybe this will just have to be a "show up and fly by the seat of your pants and can't speak italian" trip

Hi there! I've done a bit of research already and have traced my Grandfather's birth (1885), as well as his parents' marriage (1878) to Giovinazzo, a city in the Bari province. The information is all from civil register documents. I will exhaust the source I'm currently using (LDS-borrowed microfilm ...

Hi there! I've done a bit of research already and have traced my Grandfather's birth (1885), as well as his parents' marriage (1878) to Giovinazzo, a city in the Bari province. The information is all from civil register documents. I will exhaust the source I'm currently using (LDS-borrowed microfilm ...