how do i get birth record, and death records for relatives who lived in ogliastro cilento ,italy.church records too.

how does one go about finding grandfathers siblings, his name is carmine ruggiero born 1892 in ogliastro(salerno) italy. according to my mother who is 77 there were anywhere from 5 to 7 children, one i know was florintino(frank )he was here inthe usa. she remembers letters from brazil from another s...

debbie, how do i go about checking census records, and i believe that she was from the town of messina, thanks lillian

i just found out that my granmother was born in messina, not taormina, where is messina( not sure about the spelling)? i was told in sicily that is all. her name was lillia ingegneri, born smetime in 1896, she died in massachusetts on nov 17, 1968any help would be appreciated . im not sure if she ma...

thanks for all your help, now i know what i have to do. thanks again lillian

i was told when writing to officials in italy, i needed a self addressed stamped envelope and 2 international reply coupons, what are these coupons? thanks for your help lillian

do certain names pertain to certain areas in italy, like is the bruno name more or less from the sicilian area, where say ruggiero would be from the mountain area? someon told me this years ago and im just wondering if this could be true? lillian

brujaojos, thanks for your help, but the ellis island arrival would not be my grandfather, Giovanni (john) was a bruno not an ingeneri, lilla was the ingeneri. i could see how this can get really confusing, if you didnt have at least a birth date to go on. i know how popular the bruno name is and i ...

suamj, giovanni bruno was born in italy, in 1889. lilla was married to giovanni, when i dont know, on their death certificates it stated lillas father name as candeloro ingeneri and rose donato. both john and lilla both died in the usa, massachusetts, either brighton or east boston, giovanni died on...

I need help, just found my fathers mother and father were born in sicily. can someone help me as to where they were born? my mother seems to think the town is (sounds like) talamina? Their names were john(giovanni) bruno born in 1889, i dont have a month or day. fathers name was frank mothers name w...

how does one go about finding a bank in italy? i have some papers that need to be seen by someone in a bank to determine their worth. thanks for any help lag031

i am looking for free info on the 1930cenusus if any thanks lag031

i am having trouble finding how to track down the 1930 census records any clues? thanks for all your help you people have been great , i have been at a standstill for so long and you people have pushed me thru thanks again lag031

the name fiorentino could it mean frank in english? i just found out my grandfather carmines brother frank lived here in the usa thanks for your help lag031

does any one have any information or web sites or books related to the region / town of ogliastro cilento salerno italy? lag031