I went to Holy Cross Cemetery in Brooklyn to visit the grave of my grandparents and mother. All I did was go to the cemetery office and give them the names of my relatives and they looked up the info, which they keep on index cards, and let me copy the info. It listed the names, ages, date of burial ...

not uncommon....examples...Gambino - Gammino, Giambanco - Giammanco, Tolumbello - Tolummello. These differences happen even within the same commune.

When I research these names I check for both spellings.

there is a NYC death certificate for a Teresa Rescigno of Queens - aged 69... died 6/10/1936. Certificate #4322..seems to match up pretty well.

http://www.italiangen.org/NYCDeathresul ... &B1=Submit

see page 2

I think they're adding images and are temporarily not allowing viewing images. I'd wait a day or so and try again

I think the number you're talking about is the one in the index next to the name. That number would be the page number that is part of the original..HOWEVER, it is not the image number you're wanting to look at.

From what I've seen...the books were scanned from the opening page of the book, which ...

Sections of the City of Palermo

Acquasanta
Altrarella
Baida
Brancaccio
Felde
Falsomiele
Mezzo Molo
Mezzo Morreale
Molo
Mondello
Oreto
Pallavicino
Proiezione
Resuttana
Sant'Agata
Santa Christina
Santa Ninfa
Sant'Oliva
Sferracavallo
Tommaso Natale
Uditore
Villagrazia
Ziza

Map ...

the church records for Prizzi are online at:

https://www.familysearch.org/s/image/sh ... PRagg%253D

I'd check http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi first.

if you go to the Ellis Island site and search for Tartaglia you'll find there were about 750 travelers with that name from all over Italy. Too many communes to mention.

Try this link

http://www.jewishgen.org/databases/EIDB/engine/gold.php?uid=12809562941401280956304531&referrer=httpstevemorse ...

that was the common thing. he went to her commune

This is an Ellis Island file...

if you drag the image into an email, you should be able to print it from there.

Domenico is the Italian version of Dominick

http://www.ellisisland.org/EIFile/popup_weif_5a.asp?src=%2Fcgi%2Dbin%2Ftif2gif%2Eexe%3FT%3D%5C%5C%5C%5C192%2E168%2E100%2E11%5C%5CIMAGES%5C%5CT715%2D0679%5C%5CT715%2D06790262%2ETIF%26S%3D%2E5&pID=102194070091&name=Domenico%26nbsp%3BMusacco&doa=Mar+23%2C+1906&port=Napoli&line=0011

Domenico's manifest

good night child

We had zeppole (no anchovies) for the feast of San Giuseppe in March

ZEPPOLE WITH ANCHOVY

1 1/2 cups flour
1 package yeast
Pinch salt
3/4 cup water
16 anchovy fillets
6 cups oil

Mix flour, yeast, salt, and water. Let rest in refrigerator.

After dough rests for about 2 hours, divide dough into 16 pieces. Place an anchovy in your palm. Fold dough over and make ...