Hi , Thank you so much for responding. I just tried to submit a response but I don’t see it posted. Sorry lol new to this site. I did see the 1 year old Michele Costa entry in the records but the entry I am referring to is in the Decennali morti C 1906 to1915 pg 177 3rd up from bottom lists #26 and ...

The timeline seems to coincide with the unification of Italy I think.

Hello, I had a family tree done and it shows my 3rd Great Grandfather Letterio Spinelli was a Halberdier in Messina Sicily in 1859. I don’t know the original date he became one just on his son Placido’s birth record in 1859 it says that. Does anyone have any information on what a Halberdier from Sic...

Hi, New to this site and would really appreciate any help. I was just able to find the record that my great grandfather Michele Costa died Dec 30 1908 in Messina. I can only assume that he died from injuries from the earthquake. I found this death record on “family search”.. Villaggi di Messina Indi...