I am curious about applying in Italy and would like more info and to hear from those who have successfully done it. I'm looking for names of services (i know there's one gentleman that people seem to like but I can't recall his name), how much was the cost, where did you apply, how was the service, ...

Can you be more specific as to what you need help with?

Attached is the marriage record for Francesco Taormina and Francesca Minardo from 1749. I would like to know the names of the parents of the bride and groom. Thanks https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-YMFH-SY?i=61&wc=MG33-VZS%3A351041101%2C351041102%2C351078501&cc=2046915&ca...

Attached is a death recorded in the church for Francesco Taormina, husband of Francesca Minardo. Please help translating...month of death? Age at death? (60yrs?) Parents? and/or other important information. It also looks like it says "alias" next to his name as well? Thanks https://www.fam...

I am zero percent Sicilian, my family came from Caserta in Campania, but I think this is not a 'Sicilian' thing, but rather temperament from family to family no matter which region they live in or came from. My grandparents families came from different villages within Caserta but still fairly close ...

https://books.google.com/books?id=zbEJfw-RdOMC&pg=PA49&lpg=PA49&dq=the+church+vs+the+civil+state+in+italy+after+the+unification+and+marriages&source=bl&ots=qeVXkQfIng&sig=MDM1uN6X70OzTPiH8C6bb4YYRoc&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjpnoG12ZPXAhWg0YMKHdPRCpcQ6AEIODAC#v=onepa...

liviomoreno wrote: ↑28 Oct 2017, 07:38 The 1891 civil marriage was not valid for the church, in 1894 the decided to have also a religious marriage.

Thanks Livio. I’m guessing this was common with all civil marriages and the church not recognizing them.

Here's the marriage record...

It looks to me that it just references the 3 publications of the banns, 31 December, 1 and 6 of this [month], and that no impediment was found. Why do you say they were married in December 1891? Kevin Because I have a copy of their bans and marriage record from 1891. Attached is the cover page from...

I would like to know what the beginning of this church marriage record says starting beneath the Groom's name (Petrus Taormina) and ending at the Priest's name. I'm also curious as to why this record takes place in Jan 1894 when the marriage happened in December of 1891. Is this when the marriage wa...

Grazie Livio. I saw that other name listed but didn’t know what the abbreviation was for Godfather, that’s good to know.

mmogno wrote: ↑24 Oct 2017, 23:38

Rossonero3 wrote: ↑24 Oct 2017, 23:22 What I cannot read/understand is what is says following the mother's surname of Di Mercurio.

jugalium

Thanks, but I guess I meant to say that I do not understand anything after that point, do you know what the rest says and refers to?

This document is the Christening for Mercurio Taormina #212, son of Pietro Taormina and Rosa Di Mercurio. What I cannot read/understand is what is says following the mother's surname of Di Mercurio. Link: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:9Q97-YMF9-7LD?i=62&wc=MG39-BZ9%3A351041101%2C35...

Excellent!

I went through the entire passenger list for the Vancouver to Boston on the family search website and there aren't any pages there for passengers detained or held over for special inquiry. I can't seem to access the passenger list from the stevemorse. org website. For some reason, the images aren't...