Thank you Livio, I appreciate the translation. I was wondering why the father's name was not written in that top section but down below with the mother's name. Now I know. Hopefully I get better at reading these records. Thanks again. Mary

Thank you for the information. I'm glad I checked before putting the date in my records. I still would like someone to summarize the last paragraph for me. If you click on the image it will become larger if that helps. I scanned the image at the fhc but the volunteers didn't really know too much ...

Hi Everyone:

I need some help with this birth record. The parents are Anna Magnone and Pietro DeLuca. The date at the top is suppose to be the birth date, which is January 22, 1887. Then 1/3 of the way down there is a date of 21st of current month. Does that refer to the birth? I'm not sure. Also ...

Thank you SusanJ. Maybe I'll wait for the LDS and look myself. I'm new at genealogy but I'm having fun researching and then asking my mother about things that I find. In my original post I said that my grandfather was an orphan but I should of said that he was illegitimate. This is the story that ...

Thank you for your replies. I did request the LDS microfilm but it hasn't come in yet. I have some cousins that live close to Belmonte, so I will ask them to go and search for some records. They will have better luck since they speak Italian and they are from that area. Thanks again.
Mary

My grandfather is Roberto Cassiadoro. A name given to him because he was an orphan. He was raised by the De Luca Family in Belmonte Calabro. His birthdate is October 1894. Should I try to find the biological parents of Roberto? Would there be any records that would show a birth mother or father ...