Ok,
Thanks for all the information, I am truly grateful.
My next question would be - there are 4/5 different churches - how do I find out which one to write to and pay the $15 to - or should I write a standard letter to each, with money for reply postage and then wait to hear from them to find out ...

Thankyou so much for your help, I have found the addresses and telephone numbers.
I won't make the same mistake as milagiro made this evening, by telephoning, as I don't speak Italian either. :oops:
So my other choice is to write a letter to the churches.
I would like the marriage certificate and I ...

I have now been given a exact date.
yipee!
regards,
Tricia

Because I am new to this, I didn't know whether to add on to my other posting or do another one - because it is a different question, I am doing it this way.
If I have an exact marriage date of a couple, but that is all I have, what should I do next to find out more? I have only this date and I know ...

Hi, Thanks for all that info guys, I am certainly learning by my mistakes.
I will take all your advice on what to do next.
I think one of my main problems will be that I lack exact dates and headstones would have helped.
No doubt, I will be back with more questions.
Thankyou all,
regards,
Tricia ...

Hi Peter, thankyou for your help. I did what you said and put in the name and up came 'la ricerca di pisarello non ha prodotto risultat'. I don't speak Italian but I guessed it said that there were no results for that name. I then put in another four possible spellings and nothing came up.
Am I ...

Hi Peter, Thankyou so much for your help - you probably know that I am new to this site and I will need lots of guidance.
Thanks
Tricia

Hi, my sister visited Varazze, Genoa this year looking for more information on our ancesters and when she went to the graveyards, there were only fairly modern headstones. She was unable to find out where records were kept. Is there anyone out there that could tell me where they are kept?
Tricia ...

I would like to hear from anyone who is a Pisarello/Pizzarello (there are many spellings), whose ancesters started in Varrazze/Genoa and went to Gibraltar and then strayed anywhere. I am doing a family tree.

Tricia