Tessa78 - thank you so much for all of your help today!

AmandaP - my family pronounced it Vi-ola the i is like the word eye

Wow! Thank you so much!
So that I can research further - Was there a directory to find these or did you just go page by page through the book?

I am working on researching my great grandfather's family line and thought I'd post on here hoping to find someone with a connection or knowledge of the family and area. My great grandfather was Donato Francesco Maria Viola born 14 December, 1874 in Gorgoglione, Matera, Basilicata, Italy. Parents ar...

Thank you Marty.
By the way - I see we are nearby neighbors. I grew up in Chicago and now live in Orland Park.

Thank you so much for the explanation. Your help has been very much appreciated!

I had a question for those of you who were able to give me help - how are you able to find these on familysearch.org. So far I've done all of my genealogy research through ancestry.com. When I try going to the Caccamo pages for familysearch all I get are the actually books, many of which are 500 pag...

thank you so much for your help! It will definitely help in my genealogy work!

I am trying to find out more about my great-grandfather and his family. The only record that I have of him is his birth certificate stating he was born on June 15th, 1886. His parents may have been Giuseppe Saso and Marianna (Randazzo). I would love to find out anything more about him and his family...

I have a birth certificate for my great-grandfather showing he was born in Caccamo in 1886. I know nothing else about him or any of his Italy family. He migrated to the United States and married Mary Lucy Asaro. I would love to find out who his parents were and if he has any siblings. Upon doing res...