Thanks so much Pippo!!

You are wonderful.

Nick

Hi all

Just hoping for some help translating a summary for a little book I am writing for my family:

The Patrissi family lived through the era of mass migration from Italy to America. This book details their lives and pays homage to their courage and tenacity as they confronted the confusion and ...

thank you so much Farassino!!

Nick

Hi everyone

Happy new year!
Just need help with one word on my relative's ww1 record (underlined in red). I would like to have the Italian word written and a translation please.

Kind regards
Nick

thanks so much cedrone!!!

Information very much appreciated,

Nick

Thanks again Erudita for your time and research. I am not sure what parish records exist in Rapone but I will try to find out. I will also check if signatures match on other documents. I note that some signatures are written in almost childlike form (which supports the view that the person at least ...

Thanks again Erudita for taking the time to explain things. Now I understand how it worked.

I also have noticed that many of my relative's signatures have appeared at the bottom of documents even though they could not write or read. Is that their signature? or did someone sign on their behalf ...

Thanks Erudita so much. This is fascinating to me. So does this mean that there was no church marriage?? It sounds so weird that in those very religious times (around the turn of the century) that a marriage would be signed off in the municipal hall and that was it.

Kind regards
Nick

<t>Thanks Erudita and PippoM. I have attached an example. My great grandmother was apparently registered as being married on 24 April 1895 (4pm on a Wednesday). If this is just a civil recording then where can I find out the actual date that they were married??? I don't think that it is mentioned on ...

Hi all

Just noticed from wedding registration records (1895-1920) from my dad's town (Rapone, Basilicata) that relatives were sometimes getting married on other days apart from Saturdays (like Monday, Wednesday, Thursday). Was this a common occurrence during those years? What would the reason be ...

Thanks Angela!!
It does look like tavern. And I just realised that 'manufacturers'
was referring to the industry the next person on the census worked in:
'Electrical equipment manufacturers'.

Many thanks,
Nick

Hi everyone

Just cannot read what industry my great uncle was working in as noted in 1950 US census. Please see attachment - I have marked section in white. I know that he was a waiter in a brother's restaurant but census also mentions that he was working in some type of manufacturing job. Please ...

Many thanks for the assistance!!!

Best wishes
Nick

Hi everyone

Would love for a translation of end portion of my great grandparent's wedding record from
1895 (Rapone, Potenza, Basilicata). I also have a question regarding the wedding date:
It appears that they married at 4pm on 24 April 1895 - which was a Wednesday???
Is that right? Was it common ...

many thanks for your assistance mmogno!!

much appreciated as always,
Nick