Thank you so much! I have not seen this record before. Any information about her life is very helpful.

I appreciate your efforts. Thank you again.

Amazing! We were there in the summer in late July / early August a few years ago, so I suspect many were already away on vacation.

I remember finally seeing her birth record in person at the municipality in Bruzzano Zeffirio. The only thing I could think of was how one fire or flood would easily ...

Hi! That would be great! Thank you so much!

We did visit Locri a few years back and went to the municipality but we were told by the employee there in Italian, "what do I care?". Anyway, you may have more success with the diocese. When we tried to visit the diocese in Locri, it was unfortunately ...

Hi everyone,

I am providing an update on my grandmother. This past summer my mother and I went to the town where she was born (Motticella) as well as the town where the records are kept (Bruzzano Zeffirio), and asked directly in person to see her birth record. We were not permitted to have a ...

So it's been a year and I haven't received anything back. I'm going to send the same letter again this week.

How long should I wait before sending another letter after I send this one? Is it normal to not hear back after a year?

My grandmother passed away this May. Would that have any kind of ...

Thanks everyone! I will draft a letter and request the estratto per copia integrale. I'll let you know what I get back

I have attached the birth certificate copy that I received in the mail.

My grandmother was born on Feb. 11th 1927. I suspect the last name was given to her because of the month she was born in. My grandfather mentioned that my grandmother was born in Bruzzano Zeffirio, Calabria. I need to take a look through my files to find her birth certificate copy.

Trying to find my grandmother's birth parents. She was an orphan, possibly in an orphanage in Locri.

The family that adopted her lived in Grotteria, Calabria. Her maiden name is Anna Febbraio.

I requested a copy of her birth certificate some years ago hoping it would list her birth parents but it ...

here is a great site that will assist anyone with creating a letter in Italian that can be sent to any Ufficio dello Stato Civile to obtain birth certificates:

http://www.circolocalabrese.org/resources/letters/statocivile_additional.asp

additionally I found this resource to be very helpful as well ...