Swanson5467 I am experiencing the same confusion. My paternal grandfather filed a declaration of intent, but I can not find a record of him ever becoming a citizen. In fact, his last census before he died just has him listed with “Pa” indicating first papers were filed.

Interested in whether that ...

I just noticed that LDS has finally begun indexing Palermo records!

If there is anyone on this site who would be capable of reading the records (in Italian) and transcribing them, it would be a great service to all of us who have ancestors from Palermo!

I am hoping to try my best at doing some ...

Many of the members of my family tree from my Father's side (Nasca) were "stazzonaro." They lived in Palermo, Sicily.
They were artisans who worked with clay to make earthenware (it is a dialectal word) This is a link to an article about this old tradition:
http://palermo.repubblica.it/cronaca/2013 ...

I think having the records online is far superior to microfilm - if indeed they can get all records digitized in time - and provided they do not limit access to the images. However, none of the records that I need are indexed. And each time I check the indexing projects, the towns I need are still ...

Joe,

The link I follow to get to the Palermo site is:
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.anc ... index8.htm

Other links (births and deaths) are at the bottom of the page.

Mary

Heather,

Welcome to the forum.

If you know your biological grandfather's name, family name, and his parents' names, as well as the town in Italy he is from, there is a great deal of information you might be able to find. I would recommend that you list all the particulars that you know on this ...

I'm trying to decipher the handwritten portion of the attached.

May I please ask for help with translating a Latin Church record for the death of Johannes Nasca from 1797? I believe this is the record for my 4X Great Grandfather. It was in the records with my 2X G grandfather's marriage records ...

Pippo - thanks again - that was not a word I was familiar with.

Mary

Any hints on what Rosa's last name could be?

Thank you.
Mary

Thanks again, Pippo!

Now I know the Latin version of Gaetano.

Mary

Hi,

Is there anyone who is able to translate Latin documents? If so I am particularly interested in the portion of the attached document which is handwritten - My GG grandfather - Gaetano Nasca's baptism record listing his parents, Salvatore and Francesca Giacalone, but some other names are listed ...

Thank you so much for your help Pippo!

Mary

May I please have help translating two professions listed on F.P. Nasca's birth record?

1) Gaetano Nasca on the first page
2) Filippo Ajello on the second

Thank you so much for the help.

Mary

Thanks for the correction!

On the first of June, 1891, Giuseppe (age 23, landowner) appeared before the civil authorities of Viterbo to report the birth of his daughter, Maria Giuseppa. The baby was born to his wife, Lucifa Morini, on the 31st of May.

This is the main portion of the translation. The remainder is the names of ...