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by jamiejamie
24 May 2010, 19:38
Forum: Italian language, handwriting , script & translations
Topic: My last five documents for translation
Replies: 11
Views: 7211

Re: My last five documents for translation

Hi jamiejamie! :-)

What made you think the documents were mundane to me?? :(

Every little link to the past (and I think these are HUGE links) is sooooo important...and very exciting!!!!

Wish I had a cache of records like the one you have. :)

Glad to have helped.

T.

T, I find it all VERY ...
by jamiejamie
24 May 2010, 19:30
Forum: Italian language, handwriting , script & translations
Topic: My last five documents for translation
Replies: 11
Views: 7211

Re: My last five documents for translation

liviomoreno wrote: The right side is the request to obtain the Criminal record
The left side id the actual criminal record.
So, are there criminal records listed on the left? 'Cuz that would be a great topic of discussion at the next Family Dinner!

Thanks!
by jamiejamie
23 May 2010, 04:18
Forum: Italian language, handwriting , script & translations
Topic: My last five documents for translation
Replies: 11
Views: 7211

Re: My last five documents for translation

Tessa, these may seem mundane to you (I hope not!) but they are so amazing to me. Thank you for your work!
by jamiejamie
22 May 2010, 19:54
Forum: Italian History & Culture
Topic: Naming Children Traditions
Replies: 21
Views: 21695

Re: Naming Children Traditions

Yes! I have noticed this too! I can go back six generations in my father's paternal line and find at least 2 "James" per generation. For example, my grandmother had 6 children, only two lived past 16, and 5 of them were named James. My mother's maternal line (Irish, though) were also big fans of ...
by jamiejamie
22 May 2010, 19:54
Forum: Italian History & Culture
Topic: Naming Children Traditions
Replies: 21
Views: 21695

Re: Naming Children Traditions

Yes! I have noticed this too! I can go back six generations in my father's paternal line and find at least 2 "James" per generation. For example, my grandmother had 6 children, only two lived past 16, and 5 of them were named James. My mother's maternal line (Irish, though) were also big fans of ...
by jamiejamie
22 May 2010, 19:23
Forum: Italian language, handwriting , script & translations
Topic: My last five documents for translation
Replies: 11
Views: 7211

My last five documents for translation

This site has been very helpful! If someone could decipher and translate these, it would be so helpful! These are the last of the Italian receipts and certificates I have found. Thanks to help from this site I understand who my ancestors were. Many other people have the same type of documents and ...
by jamiejamie
22 May 2010, 18:49
Forum: Italian language, handwriting , script & translations
Topic: Help with deciphering and translating
Replies: 7
Views: 5316

Re: Help with deciphering and translating

Thank you! That was very helpful, I am very appreciative. Now, what do you think it means? "Withdrawn the registration" is that foreclosure or a sale of property?
by jamiejamie
22 May 2010, 02:11
Forum: Italian language, handwriting , script & translations
Topic: Help with deciphering and translating
Replies: 7
Views: 5316

Help with deciphering and translating

My dad handed me a bundle of paperwork from my grandmother's attic. This was in the middle of emigration papers, birth certificates and, I think, a will.

http://yfrog.com/87unknown1j

Any help in translating what it is would be most appreciated.

JAMIE