My grandmother, maiden name of Francesca Paola Cursio, was born about 1878 in Castrogiovanni, now renamed Enna, Sicily. I would like to find the exact date of her birth and the name of her parents. I think her father's name was Angelo Cursio and he died in Sicily, most likely Enna. The name of ...

We will visit Capizzi this October to search for ancestors. I checked the map and the road that goes up to Capizzi from highway S120 appears to have a lot of switchbacks. Does anyone know if this is a high mountain road?

Alternatively, Capizzi can be reached from highway 133 on the north coast of ...

We are seeking information about our famiy. We believe that they were from the town of Capizzi in Sicily. We think the family name while in Capizzi was Manerchia-Mesara. Since our family name in the USA was Manerchia, we assume that the family shortened the name after they emigrated to the USA ...

Thank you. Nice picture of Capizzi. We printed a copy for our genealogy binder.

Thanks again for finding this information.

Regards,
Bob

We recently learned that our family is from Capizzi in Sicily.
Does anyone have any information about this town? Looking at a map, it appears that it is in the mountains.

We plan to visit this region in 2007 and were wondering if the roads that lead to Capizzi are in pretty good condition. We do ...