Hello and welcome

Could you upload the document for us to see?

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Hello Leigh Ann :-) Welcome to the forum... Emigrants from Italy would need a passport... It is my understanding that they could not purchase a ticket without one... This site may shed some light on what the departure "check-in" was like... http://www.emigrantletters.com/IT/output.asp?Arti...

Thanks Laura

Do you think the other word starts with an "f" as well?

Or maybe a form of "permanere?"

T.

Hi Carmine,

I would agree that the word looks like "periodo" and makes sense ...

And the next line could be "permanento"

edit: typo...meant to type "permanendo"

T.

The Italian Phone book has 10 listings for Ret in Province of Udine.

http://www.paginebianche.it/execute.cgi ... &om=0&td=0

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LOL... SS Cordis Sacris "Sacred Heart"

We weren't far off Peg

Glad you found it Jaime

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Hi Peg

When I looked at it yesterday I had the same problems you did with the distortion in enlargement.

I was seeing SS Cardis also, but as you say, couldn't find a church of that name...

You made more of the script than I did after matrimonium...

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Continuing...

E____al A. Esercito Distretto Militare di Reggio Calabria al
38205 di matricola ______________________sulla leva marritima
approvato con R. C. 28 luglio 1932 u136/xx. 9

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Hi Carmine...

I can get the process started...

"Arruolato quale inscritto di leva del compartimento marittima(?) di Reggio Calabria con la classes 1895 per la _____di anni tre
Quale aggiunto essendo stati ______la dichiarazione di ____
Marxxx
Riceviato in congedo illimitato

T.

The year of marriage looks like it could also be 1913

T.

Hello and welcome

Great photo

Let us know when we can be of help...

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This is from the processetti. According to her other birth record, Maria Rosa was an abandoned baby, found in the Convent of San Matteo. I can't find reference to that here. Please correct my mistakes/omissions below. Thank you! http://a.imageshack.us/img339/3663/mariarosabirthprocesset.jpg Certifi...

then you might find these sites interesting:

Magna Graecia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Graecia

History of Abruzzo
http://www.vinitalia.com/History.htm

T.

Happy to assist

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Glad to help!

T.