I have reports of an ancestor being born in Belle Franca on the island of Sicily. However, I am unable to find any reports of this city/town on any map or any website.
Does anyone know where this is? I would like to request records to obtain a birth certificate, but I don't know which town I should ask for!!!
p.s. if you are looking for a particular ancestor who made it to the USA 1930 or sooner... a search could be done and hopefully discover exactly where he/she came from... all you would have to do is provide the details... I'm sure you'll get lots of help here.
During the mass emigration from Italy during the century between 1876 to 1976, the U.S. was the largest single recipient of Italian immigrants in the world. However, their impact was not as great as countries like Argentina and Brazil. That was due to the fact that hundreds of thousands of immigrant...