I have 95% of my documentation completed and am trying to schedule an appointment with the consulate in Los Angeles. Can anyone offer me advice on getting an appointment? I am registered at the consulate and go to the appointment site regularly to no avail. Is an intermediary helpful? What do you ...

Rcollins
Hello cousin,
Yes, I believe I met your grandfather in Bakersfield, CA in the early '50s'. He was a few years older than me. 5 or 6 yrs older. Your great grandfather and my grandfather were related. Cousins I think. I remember the names Fred and Virginia.
Did your grandfather have a sister ...

Moreno,
Welcome. We are probably distant cousins. I am working on Italian Citizenship therefore my research has been very specific, that is not general genealogical research. I needed information specific to my grandfather, Paolino Panelli, born 1881 immigrated to US 1903. His parents were Giovanni ...

Mike,
The are MANY Panelli's in the Commune of Capannori, province of Lucca. I notice you are from San Jose. My name is Nello Panelli. I had a cousin Fred Panelli, who lived in the Bay Area.
My Grandfather was born in Capannoi in 1881. He was from a large family. I have been doing very specific ...

I agree! Useage is a bit confusing. I finally go out Webster's Italian Dictionary. MARITARE is a verb as is SPOSARE a verb.
Maritata is an adj.
I wonder if they are interchangeable?

I would like to hear from one of the native speakers too. Unless I hear other wise I will go with the near cognate ...

Poipuo4
Thank you for the beautiful grammar instruction. It is very helpful. If you think MARITATA will work I would prefer to use it simple beacause non Italian readers might figure it out more easily.
Nello

I am working on a VERY tigthly written short story. 101 words or less.
Need help with a translation of a couple sentence.
(Broken English w/ Italian)

She rarely spoke of her Tuscan home and only with anger. “No education women. No work. No food. No tolleranza! Non maritata, mama e' bambina siamo ...

Pastasugo,
Please check your private message this site. Also can you give us information about the letter? How far in the futer is her appointment?
Thanks,
Nello

On March 20th I received a Certificate of Noneistance of Record in 45 days.
It came from 111 Mass Ave, Washington DC. There is a critical typographical error on the Certificate, so I called the only phone number I had which is Lee's Summit. They told me that all requests dealing with genealogy go to ...

John,
Timing is always difficult. The only public library with Ancestry is a miserable ride for me. A genealogy volunteer there told me to use the phone book and call an FHC within my area and ask them for the name of the largest "stakes" then call and ask hours. There were six some with only one ...

John, I hope you are refering to Ancestry. LDS is the "good guys" in this. While not a LDS member I have used their centers, staff support and access for 4 months. I would not have been able to accomplish my goal without their help.

Most of us are not willing to pay the $300 fee that Ancestry asks ...

mler,
Thanks! With the help of nuccia and suanj, the last document I need has been located, but not in my hands yet. I still have to wait for and amendment to a California document. In the mean time I will get the translations started and get Apostilles.

My biggest delay is an appointment with the ...

Good News. I have received a Certicate of Nonexistance of Record, for my grandfather, from US Citizenship and Immiration Services in 45 days including mail both ways. This is good news in that others have told me it takes many months to get this.

For the record here is what I did. Maybe it made ...

Suanj,
Thank you! A month ago I spent 2 hours at the Kern County Recorders Office and did not find their marriage record. I used every possible spelling of Panelli, but never, ever thought to look under his first name.

I kiss your hands and your feet. Nuccia, yours too.

Nello

Other good news! See ...

Nuccia,
Paolo never called himself Peter, but it is possible that the census taker listed him that way. In the '20 & "30 census they were in Kern County, Calif.
I have copies of there birth record from Italy. Paolino is the name on it.

Before I write the church, pls clarify this. If was required ...