You may already have this, but here is their 1930 Census Record:

http://search.ancestry.com/iexec?htx=Vi ... d=42047459

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Joe

Hi Sara, Here is the link to the NYC Vital Records online order form....I think it will cost between $15 and $20 to get your great grandparents marriage certificate: http://www.nyc.gov/dorforms/marriagecert.jsp Tortorella Paolo Jul 8 1925 Manhattan Certificate # 22453 Maratano Carmela Jul 8 1925 Man...

Hello, That could be them but it says they are going to visit his wife/their mother Maria Patalina/Fatalina in Brooklyn...does that make sense? One thing I did find is a marriage for Paolo Tortorella in July of 1925 to Carmela Maratano...are those your Great Grandparents? If so, the certificate numb...

I have been using the Newtown FHC for the last 6 months or so. They must have upgraded the equipment since you were last there....they have multiple lenses, an "electronic" viewer and a PC connection to scan/print images directly from the viewer. The volunteers are very helpful.

Joe V.

Hello Lisa,

You may already have this, but here is the Italian-English birth record translation. The more of them you go through, the easier it will become. Good Luck!

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Joe V.

Sorry....looks like the image is not coming through...e-mail me and I can send it to you....thanks!

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Hi Vickie, Yes, Uncle Rich is trying to locate him through the gentleman from the UK who bought the house in Roccagorga....they called him Pepe...I assumed that was short for Giuseppe, but Uncle Rich was not sure...will let you know. There are still 85 Ciotti families in tiny Roccagorga (probably 10...

Thanks...and considering I found a Gelsomina Spina Immigration Record (from Atripalda....my Grandfather's town...not her, but probably a relative) we are probably correct!

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Joe

Hello All,

This is not even from Italy, but I am having a hard time deciphering my GGGG Grandmother's name....Gelsomina Spina??? Not a very common Italian name, is it??? Any help or thoughts would be much appreciated. Thanks!

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Joe V.

Hello, Your next step is the Mormon Church and their Family History Centers....there are microfilms of the civil records for Roccapalumba (they look pretty extensive too!): http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=471755 There should be a church/cente...

Hello, Your next step is the Mormon Church and their Family History Centers....there are microfilms of the civil records for Roccapalumba (they look pretty extensive too!): http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/printing/titledetailsprint.asp?titleno=471755 There should be a church/cente...

Hello Talamini, Part of my family is from the Avellino area (Atripalda) and the civil/town records are very complete and orderly. As I understand you are interested in tracing the history back in Avellino. The following link shows you the microfilm numbers for the various years/facts: http://www.fam...

Thanks Donna....that is a great site but no translations of death records...or did I miss it? Those will be my next set of documents, but I can probably wade my way through them....I have just enough Italian/Spanish....thanks!

Joe

Hello, On ancestry.com, I found the 1930 CT Census of the Scalia family...looks like he came over in 1910 and Josephine in 1913. There is definitely quite a bit on ancestry.com which will get you started. Also, the Mormon Church does have microfilm records from the town of Favara: http://www.familys...

Hello, On ancestry.com, I found the 1930 CT Census of the Scalia family...looks like he came over in 1910 and Josephine in 1913. There is definitely quite a bit on ancestry.com which will get you started. Also, the Mormon Church does have microfilm records from the town of Favara: http://www.familys...

Hello All, Another great site for those of us who were lucky enough to have had most of the first generation live, marry, be born, die, etc. in the NYC area....the Italian Genealogical Group has "digitized" the names, dates, certificate #'s, etc. for the five boroughs in the early-to-mid 1...