Italian Parish records explained
Parish records began about 1540 in some parishes but by 1630 they were instituted all parishes although not all complied immediately. Although some Catholic parish registers can be found on microfilm most of those filmed were from the Church of England parishes in Italy or from other religious denominations. The Catholic Church generally speaking is … Read more
2012 in review
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: 600 people reached the top of Mt. Everest in 2012. This blog got about 6,600 views in 2012. If every person who reached the top of Mt. Everest viewed this blog, it would have taken 11 years to get … Read more
Donation of 700 Euro to Restore 3 parish record books in Patrica
Don Pietro was very happy to receive a donation of 700 Euro for the restoration of 3 parish record books. Donations were offered from Kathy Palladini, Enio Montini, Larry Koehler, Barbara Hardesty Wes Oliver, Chris Perry and myself.
Restoration Fund for Picinisco
The Parish Census of San Lorenzo Martire in Picinisco was taken in 1853 and updated with births, marriages etc until the late 1890′s. It is an invaluable resource for tracing your family in Picinisco. Entire family groups complete with paretns names and birthdates can be found in one place. Today, I was at the church … Read more
Brick walls in Isola del Liri come tumbling down
Vincenzo had done all his own research both in the microfilms and in person in the town and parish records but the brick wall was still standing. He asked me for help. He couldn’t find a birth record for an ancestor born about 1819, and two of the five children he had found had the … Read more
Adventures in Canna, Calabria
The adventure began in the train station in Rome where I met with two cousins to take them to the town of birth of their Grandparents. He had spent a lot of time researching their family in the LDS microfilms and the town records with the help of a lawyer cousin in another part of … Read more
Annoying the Saints
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2011 in review THANKS TO ALL OF YOU!
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog. Here’s an excerpt: A New York City subway train holds 1,200 people. This blog was viewed about 4,700 times in 2011. If it were a NYC subway train, it would take about 4 trips to carry that many people. Click here to … Read more
What’s going on in Ciociara?
If you are planning a trip to this area, in the Province of Frosinone you’ll wnat to check out this site http://www.inciociaria.blogspot.com/ Unfortunately its all in Italian but the dates are there and you will get the idea. Notte Bianca is a festa with shopping and music that goes on all night long. Many are … Read more
Fontechiari
Civil records in Fontechiari go back to 1809 and have been microfilmed by the LDS. The town has records after 1865. In the town archives there are census records for 1816(updated to 1823) and 1855. These two appear to be parish census’ as they follow the same format I have seen in other parishes. The … Read more
