Ciao a tutti, I just received from NARA my grandfather's petition for naturalization. Next to two children's names is the abbreviation " DO" in place of the "place of birth" and the "place of residence" this abbreviation "DO" also appears next to the address o...

Thank you elba. Your answer is reassuring. The only time I did not receive a response from a comune was when I sent a request without a return envelope to Fagnano Castello so I was concerned about this request. I think that the request to Calabria somehow got lost. It has never been aknowledged as b...

Thank you Biff. The thank you note is a great idea.

Joseph

Ciao a tutti, I mailed a letter to my grandmother's comune today and forgot to include the self addressed envelope. Should I follow up with a letter and apology and include an envelope referencing the letter I sent? Would this create bigger probems? I forgot to mention that the follow up letter is a...

Ciao a tutti, I am requesting my grandparents' marriage certificate and my grandmother's birth certificate from the same comune. I understand how these offices are often very busy processing requests and I don't want to appear rude by making both of these requests at the same time. Would I be better...

Vi ringrazio a tutte e due!

Joseph

Ciao a tutti, With a request for "l'estratto dell'atto di matrimonio in carta libera" will this supply the correct information if I want to use it in the future for citizenship consideration? If not what should I ask for. At the present time I am interested in my ancestry, but because of t...

I thought I would update everyone on my research with the National Archives and Records Administration. I made a second attempt through the NARA online feature only changing the date range of my grandfather's naturalization. I just received an email that the document had been found and a copy was sh...

Thank you all. Suanj, I have the copy of his arrival in 1952 from a trip to Italy. I noticed that the first entry was shown as a citizen but none of the following entries. Do you think this means no one on that manifest was a citizen of the US or does the first entry mean the following names were al...

Ciao a tutti, I have found my grandfather's (Giuseppe Di Pasquale) manifest dated March 30, 1911. I also have his 1920 (Newark, NJ) and 1930 (Elizabeth, NJ) census. On the 1920 census he is identified as an alien and on the 1930 census he is identified as NA, which I understand means he was naturali...

Wow, you as a source of information are invaluable! I understand your point about the subtle difference especially since in cursive writing an "i" is often confused with a closed "e". Although maybe in the 17th and 18th centuries there was more care taken with writing.

Richard

Ciao Peter,
Ti ringrazio, sei troppo gentile!

Richard

Ciao Peter,
I have just discovered the name Sirena in my ancestry. These relatives came from Cosenza. Would you mind checking to see if it is in the surname dictionary? I have been unable to find its origin.

Thank you,
Richard

Thank you VJ! After doing a bit more research the manifest you found is the Antonio Nazzaro I am looking for.

Joseph

Thank you for your responses. Since your posts I have researched the name Di Pasuale and I cannot find one instance of this spelling so the clerical error seems to be obvious. Thanks for sharing your experiences.

Joseph