May I suggest that you edit the post and withdraw the address... just to avoid spammers!

I will post a translation of the letter in the next few minutes.

PeterTimber wrote: You may wish to go to www.USCIS.gov/portal/site.uscis and then clickon citizenship for more information. I hope this helps. =Peter=

The above link is broken...

Maybe the correct spelling is http://www.uscis.gov/portal/site/uscis

This site will show you how the surname Maccini is spread in Italy
http://gens.labo.net/it/cognomi/genera. ... me=maccini

borderline wrote:
Now, if this is all the info I have, and I look up the birth certificates for this village in 1851, what if I find two Antonino Amatos? How could I determine which one eventually married Giovanna Oliva and had those sons?

Usually the birth acts have an annotation with the marriage information.

wldspirit wrote:Try the following site:

Pagine

cognome = surname
dove = town or province
cerca = search

wldspirit

Same site in English: http://www.paginebianche.it/index_en.html

I'm sorry, I've corrected the link in my post. There was an extra ")".

The link is http://www.lordsofdoom.com/michelmarriage4.jpg, and I got it from this post http://italiangenealogy.tardio.com/Foru ... html#87780.

Virginia Ann's parents were Giuseppe Miceli and Giuseppa Campiere and they married on January 24, 1895 (see http://www.lordsofdoom.com/michelmarriage4.jpg ) in New Orleans, Church of St. Philip.

The surname to track back in Italy is Miceli.

I did google translate so I understand what it all says but what I don't understand are the forms, what are they for? (it seems as if you create your own) http://www.comunescalettazanclea.it/moduli.asp Thanks Autocertificazione = Self-Certification In Italy, in most cases, instead of presenting (wh...

I would not send money upfront but I would rather offer to pay any expenses and wait for an answer from the priest.

The image posted starts with the sentence è comparso Bordessa Antonio on the 5th line you can read è pure comparsa Robba Claudina As an aside, when both of the bride's parents are dead, who then is giving permission for her to marry? Claudina is 28 years old, she already reached the major age so s...

You may find some form letters at http://www.angelfire.com/ok3/pearlsofwi ... tters.html

PeterTimber wrote:.......e poi ci sono persone che capiscono le due lingue? =Peter=

That's true, however the majority of the people contributing or inquiring in this forum understand only English and I personally believe it is unfair to use another language.

CABBA is a first name as I indicated above. This is located in the first item in Google.com. If someone wants to they can research the origins of the first name Cabba which seems to be of Spanish Origin but this is more anecdotal on my part than substantiated. In additon to being a first name in th...

Se vai sul sito www.paginebianche.it puoi trovare 694 Licitra e 644 Tumino in Sicilia... Ma non credo sia questo lo scopo della tua ricerca, dovresti essere più preciso o precisa. Sarebbe anche opportuno esporre le tue richieste in inglese in quanto questo forum è frequentato soprattutto da person...

Lucap wrote: Mi sono fatto fregare dal nome scritto a macchina alla quinta riga, dove si legge "Uffiziale dello Stato Civile del Comune di Treja..."
Luca

Lucap wrote: Maybe here:
209.85.129.132/search?...clnk&gl=it
books.google.it/books?...lt#PPR4,M1

Grazie!