That's great that you have the civil marriage document! That makes things so much easier. I'm sure the churches will have the records of the baptism, etc. I desperately want to go to Italy to trace back my history. I've been saving for awhile now and am almost ready to go. I just need a little more ...

I just wanted to check back and see if your daughter was able to get her EU student loans. Going to college is such an exciting time; I'm excited for her! I think you can just fill out all the forms online now. It's so much easier than it used to be. Don't forget to make everything else ...

I talked with my grandparents about this and they did confirm that it was commonplace for your age to be guessed when the marriage forms were filled out. I really don't think that would go over well if ages were guessed on documents today. Can you imagine someone fudging their birthday on an ...

This is really helpful information. I think all immigrants and expatriates face similar problems in one way or another. When a relative passes, it's really hard to provide all needed documentation. Even when living it's tough to get all documentation for things like loans and expatriate health ...

That's so fascinating that a football wedding has nothing to do with sports. I never knew it was all based on a sandwich. I wish we had football sandwiches still around today, that would be much cooler than calling them subs. These weddings sound so down to earth and fun. I want to bring the trend ...

The churches typically hold more information than the government facilities. I'm sure you'll get the bulk of the information you need from the church. I'm glad you've narrowed it down to 3 churches. That will make your search so much easier! Good luck and I hope you have a safe trip abroad!

That's really cool that she would still qualify for loans even though she lives in the States. That's the benefits of dual citizenship! You get the best of both worlds! I think there are lots of other issues when you're planning on going to school overseas. Everything like student insurance needs to ...

This is not a problem because in much country the age indicated in the old marriage certificates does not correspond with the real age of the person.

Nothing extraordinary four years apart.

It's common for the marriage certificates to put an incorrect age? How can that be? Was it typical to lie ...

This is really helpful information. I think all immigrants and expatriates face similar problems in one way or another. When a relative passes, it's really hard to provide all needed documentation. Even when living it's tough to get all documentation for things like loans and insurance. Thank you so ...

That's so fascinating that a football wedding has nothing to do with sports. I never knew it was all based on a sandwich. I wish we had football sandwiches still around today, that would be much cooler than calling them subs. These weddings sound so down to earth and fun. I want to bring the trend ...