CEFALU and ISNELLO records search? Gibilmanna records?

[connie loud]

I am trying to locate the correct site to search for births, baptisms, deaths, marriages for the towns of Cefalu and for Isnello. I do not read/write/speak Italian -- wish I could -- as I am trying to help find ancestors for my mother in law. For example, I have a birth year of 1852 for an Artillio Bartolotta -- how can I find it? Will I find his parents' names, and if there are church records available, will it tell me more about the entire family?
There is a story in the family that Filippo Bartolotta, b. 1877 and his sister Rosa were raised in Gibilmanna Monastery after mother, Giusippina, died. Father was Artillio Bartolotta, and I found him on a trip to the U.S. in 1908 at age 56 -- anything would be appreciated.
Connie

[suanj]

I am trying to locate the correct site to search for births, baptisms, deaths, marriages for the towns of Cefalu and for Isnello. I do not read/write/speak Italian -- wish I could -- as I am trying to help find ancestors for my mother in law. For example, I have a birth year of 1852 for an Artillio Bartolotta -- how can I find it? Will I find his parents' names, and if there are church records available, will it tell me more about the entire family?
There is a story in the family that Filippo Bartolotta, b. 1877 and his sister Rosa were raised in Gibilmanna Monastery after mother, Giusippina, died. Father was Artillio Bartolotta, and I found him on a trip to the U.S. in 1908 at age 56 -- anything would be appreciated.
Connie

Hi: you can read Isnello's microfilm from Mormons(The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)and you can know every records forThe
Attilio Bartolotta coming from Isnello(on ship's manifest from ellisisland.org, place birth is Isnello and relative in Italy is Giuseppe Bartolotta brother) ;
more probable the monastery is:
"Convento di S.Maria di Gibilmanna
Loc. Gibilmanna
Cefalù (PA)
Italy
tel. +39 0921-421835
regards, suanj

[connie loud]

Thank you very much for the correct church name and address/phone. If I send a letter with a request for information, is it appropriate to send a donation to the church along with the request? Also, is there a site you can recommend where I can write the letter in English and translate my words into Italian? I do not read/write/speak Italian, so I want to be very respectful when I do write a letter to this church. Thank you again!
Connie

[suanj]

if the text of the letter is short, I translate in Italian. The donation you will be able to make when you obtain answer... suanj

[gerald325i]

Well, there is the LDS Films at any mormon church...what a beauty! and you also have Jennifer's page! And it is also a beauty: It has what you need, but not all the years are there.

I have the LDS film for 1881-1993 right now, so it would not help you. But you can't beat the $5.50 price you pay to see the actual books on film!

http://www.sicilianfamilytree.com/databases.htm

Ohh, BTW, the name Bartolotta does not appear to be very common in Cefalu...at least not as common as Greco, Cimino and Culotta.

Good luck

[NOLA]

Hi,

Bartolotta is a very common name in Castrofililpo, Provincia di Agrigento. My friend's family came from there.