I think my posts have made quite clear how you can help. You asked about biased italian history and i gave u my response.....which makes quite clear how certain histories distort the real history and ethnology of the italian peninsula..... you dont seem to be very helpful by the way..... maybe ...

In the interest of discouraging what are perceived as "negative" stereotypes of Italians, a number of organizations (particularly in North America) prefer to foster their own notions of what constitutes "Italian" identity, and their ideas do not always reflect historical or sociological fact. The ...

This is really far off topic. DNA testing has nothing to do with anything in this post and is unreliable at best. The history of the Italian peninsula and its peoples is vast. Every source seems biased in its information so I dont think a history lesson here is really appropriate. Im here, im ...

thank you for this information, everything helps!! The basic info here is good however there were two sets of family members that came over from italy in different years. both sets of immigrants names are different here. It doesnt seem likely that shipping agents would be responsible twice in ...

anyone have any knowledge about birth recordings of both paternal and maternal sunames in the mezzogiorno?????? With the stories of arrainged marriages in the family, (only one century ago mind u) it does'nt seem it would be extraordinary..... anyone have anything????

Maybe the port of entry in Ecuador kept a passenger list? good luck!

Im having this issue with an entire family who emmigrated at different times.... A bit more intense than one letter change tho. It has a totaly different italian surname etemology!!! In my case its been brought to my attention the possibility of 2 different birth surnames. One name perhaps from a 1 ...

there are 4 birth records that are acceptable to the consulate. There are the Certificato di Nescita and the Estratto Per Riassunto Dell’anno Di Nascita, obtainable from the town clerk in the town of birth. There is the napoleanic birth record obtainable from the regional commune clerk and the ...

What is the port in Boston? Who keeps the records? the immigration records have not been looked at on my end, tho it is said some of family came thru Boston. These records might also yeild clues to the family name mystery. See the post on top of this one tittled Italian Birth Documents. Can u ...

Has anyone had or is having a similar genological experience?

It is storied there were several arrainged marriages back in Foggia as well........

Anyone in Italy or around the world know if it is common to have different sir names on birth registration papers in Foggia? For instance the surname a ...

thanks carmine!!!
i will let you know how it turns out!! there are a few "local" documents i need to get and we are collectively sorting through assorted documents looking for the conection between the two names and trying to determine exactly when and why the name changed. there are holes in the ...

my father was born in 1925 but my grandmother from Foggia was not naturalized until 1952. i think i could qualify for jure sanguinis on my grandmothers lineage. Only the a was turned into an o in her surname. My grandfather was naturalized in 1937. In his name the apostropy is gone and the l became ...

hello i've gathered all the info i need in order to gather documents to apply for dual citizenship. The question i have is this. Ive got photo coppies of my grandparents birthcertificates from italy and BOTH of their names were not transcibed correctly at Ellis Island. My grandfathers name is ...

laura, when u say request to the Comunes the "Estratto dell'Atto di nascita in modello plurilingue" that is a request to the clerk of records in the birth town for the certificates, yes?

i went to the family history center at the mormon church and they were not of any help whatsoever. They went on the internet to ancestory.com to look up my grandparents. They did not have any interest in helping me with the mormon microfilm. I dont think they knew how to actually.