renatopapa,

I also found 1887 Verbicaro birth records that show Francesco Spingola was married to Maria Papa. I had a great grandmother Angelina Spingola.

Jim

renatopapa,

You english is way better than my Italian! I have have ready MANY mircofilms of the Verbicaro records. I found marriages between Papa and an Addiego (two different marriages); a Lamoglie; and a Germano.

Rachella Papa married Alberico Germano, who is my great-grandmother's brother.

Jim

Thanks. I have a membership and have not found passport info for him - yet. Unless there is something special to do searching other than the Immigration collection.

Hi,
I have a mystery... Francesco Picerno and Maria Giuseppa Germano had 3 children in Verbicaro before 1901. Then Francesco Picerno came to the US in 1901 on the Karamania. I know he was in S.F. and have info to confirm this is the right Francesco. His wife and children were behind in Verbicaro ...

Thanks for the the ideas/comments. So challenging!

Yep. I really don't want to manually enter the 380 names I have... I'll have to see if there is an easy import form Excel. I'm sure I can figure something out.

Pretty nice job James. The films from Verbicaro are terribly hard to read or I'd entertain logging more names. I got about 380 people from the films from 1866-1887. Until I go back further, I can'd figure out how the families are related.

Hi,

I need an explanation. I see names like the following

Giuseppantonio and Giuseppe Antonio

Thre's many other examples. Is there some general practce about writing names combined or separate? Is making it one a lazt shorthand?

Jim

Thanks. I have a good spreadsheet alread and it nicely can be saved as a web page. I'll have to decide where to post it.

I've been combing through microfilms from Verbicaro (not done yet) and have a list so far of about 340 people, many of whom, once I can go back another generation or two, are likely relatives. In doing so, the total number of different surnames I have is large because when searching for a surname ...

Hi,

I have a living relative, 107 years old, who's name is Matilda Basso. She married my grandfather's brother. They did not have any children. She was born about 1900. I just found this out and have not researched her as yet.

Jim.

Hi,
If you find out that D'Andrea is the surname in your family, there are quite a few people with that surname in Verbicaro FHS films. I have been researching different surnames, but I'm finding Spingola fathers married to a D'Andrea.
Jim

Thanks. If you spot a Picerno or Russo on the films, I'd love to know which film and record number.

Jim

I need to look at birth records for Genova for around 1894 and for 1850 periods. The FHC Library lists these:

1 Biography
2 Church records
3 Civil registration
4 Civil registration - Inventories, registers, catalogs
5 Directories
6 Genealogy
7 History
8 Nobility

Any one come accross this ...

A stretch, but... I ahve to ask. Do you have any record of a Russo in your tree married to a man with the surnam Picerno? They'd be my great-great-grandparents. I've not yet learned their first names.

Jim
Rocklin, CA