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Simple ancestor searches covering as many generations as civil and parish records permit.  The work in completed in stages to allow clients to spread the cost over time if necessary.

Full packages including civil and parish record searches presented in book form ready for printing.

Preliminary or complete research, followed by a tour of the ancestral towns with on site research if desired.

‘Brick wall’ review of your research completed to date with advice on what to do next.

Finding the town of origin in Italy of an immigrated ancestor.

On site civil record searches back to where the client can do their on research in the on line records.

Parish record searches after the client has exhausted on -line resources.

Detailed translation of civil or parish records or other documents obtained by the client or by us.

Citizenship documents acquired from the town of origin.

Land/Property records obtained from the Italian Government for ancestors born after 1870.

Legal assistance with your Dual Citizenship application.

78 comments

  1. Dear Ann
    My husband I are in Valle Grande/Immoglie – apartment mobile no. 3341850322. We are members of \italian Genealogy and you have replied to me – my name is maenadpl in Australia. we are searching for Cocozza, and Panetta. Giovanni Cocozza from Vallegrande is my husband’s grandfather.

    Are you available for a research project? We are actually coming to Sora tomorrow, Sunday, to see the antique market. If you are able to help, are we able to meet with you some time tomorrow. If so, you would need to phone us on the apartment mobile number as I will not be in an internet cafe for some days now.

    Thank you and kind regards,

    Helen Lewis
    Australia

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    • I am so sorry not to be available for you but I am in Canada until May 23rd.
      I can do a search for you when I get back if this is something you would want.
      Valley grande is actully part of Villa Latina and if you go to the anagrafe office (next to the church in Villa Latina) they might be able to give you some information. Your surnames also exisit in Picinisco so there may be some intermarrying with Picinisco families.
      Ann

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  2. My site deals only with Italian research and I would prefer to keep it that way. Your site deals with the USA research that must be done prior and covers mostly current information for people looking for relatives.

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    • I am going to Villa Latina and wondered if you had any information on the following family names
      GIOVANNI DANNUNZIO Born 1842
      FILOMENA ARCARI/DANNUNZIO married in St Annunsio Villa Latina
      Parents Raffael Dannunzio/ Maria Dunnunzio

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      • I don’t keep information on individual families but treat each research project as a separate search. If family trees cross then I put the two parties together.
        D’Annunzio is a surname of Villa Latina and you may well be related to another client. I have also researched Arcari families from Picinisco.
        When will you be there?

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      • Thank you for your reply.We hope to Arrive in Cassino for 2 nights on Sunday 29th May. flights permitting . What are your fees or cost of services for any searches please. Thank you. M Guzy

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  3. Mark. & Helen Lewis
    P.O. Box 25,
    Ormond, Victoria, Australia 3204

    Telephone: +61-3-5772.2479 (leave message)
    email: maenadpl@bigpond.com

    Mrs. Ann Tatangelo Thursday July 7th 2011

    Dear Ann,

    RE: COCOZZA & PANETTA – VALLE GRANDE

    We emailed you on May 7th when we were in Italy, actually staying at Alan and Carole Haworth’s apartment at Casa Bella Vista, Immoglie. You kindly responded to our email on May 8th but unfortunately we did not receive it until now, so I do apologise for our late reply.

    This is just a quick reply to advise that we will seek your professional services. Meanwhile, we will set out some facts that we have gathered, and a list of questions/information we would like you to attempt to supply.

    Perhaps you could advise us your usual modus operandi – what you need from us, your usual schedule of fees, method of payment, the form/structure of your replies to us and the intervals between your supply of information.

    (We did attempt to go to Sora on the Sunday but took a wrong turn somewhere and ended up at Pescosolido. It was Mother’s Day; we arrived in time for a village procession of a large painting of the Madonna and Child, priests and men in red and white robes, led by a fantastic brass band with cannon and fireworks from the opposite hilltop then Mass at the fantastic church. On the way home we called in at Gallinaro “Babino Jesu”. It was without doubt the best and most unexpected day of our entire Italian trip.)

    Kind regards,

    Helen and Mark Lewis (Cocozza)
    maenadpl@bigpond.com

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    • HI Ann,
      I’m very interested in your services. My mom came from Cesa, Italy, via Naples, with her mother and sister They sailed here on the ship the Roma in 1903. My search has been to find out why, on the manifest, my grandmother’s name was Felicia Rampone, and my mother’s and aunt’s names were Rose and Marie Esposito. I am wondering if they were foundlings.

      My grandmother settled in Providence R I and supposedly my grandfather’s name was Vincenzo Esposito. (I believe it was changed from Tieri to Esposito.)

      Not too many years after settling in RI Felicia died during childbirth and eventually Vincenzo and the girls left for Netcong, NJ.

      I want to know if Felicia was married to Vincenzo and if Rose and Marie were indeed their children or were they foundlings (given the fact that their last names were Esposito.

      Please let me know what your services would cost. I would be grateful if you could help me.

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  4. I am researching my family in Italy Someone on Italiangenealogy.com suggested tha I contact you. My great gradparents names were Carlo D’Amico 1873-1917 Concetta Buzzelli 1881-1952. They were married march 6 , 1901 in Castel Di Sangro At the Church of Mothers. The left italy in 1901 to come to Pennsylvania US. I have no idea of who to contact in Italy to find out if I still have Relatives alive in Italy. I have found relatives in the US his is all they know about family history. My goal is to travel to Italy with my children so we can learn about my family. My mother died when I was a Baby so I thought this is one way I can learn about her family. Any information would be greatly appreciated

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    • You need obtain a copy of their marriage certificate from the Comune of Castel del Sangro. This will tell you their parents names and from there you can discover who their siblings were and if they stayed in Italy. If you are not comfortable doing this yourself please contact me at italysearch@gmail.com for a quote.

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      • I was able to get the names of my Great great grandparents from death certificates. but I have not idea of who to write to in Italy to get a copy of a marriage certificate. I can’t find the church online.
        Do you have any suggestions?

        Thanks,
        Edith kennedy

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      • All civil records are maintained in the town where the act took place. So, if you know the name of the search do a google ssearch Comune di …… and you should find the towns website with its address. Even if there is an email address you should write in Italian and enclose an addressed envelope.
        Depending on the town you may be able to find the civil record on microfilm at your local Family History Centre. http://www.familysearch.org (click on library)
        Ann

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  5. Ann,

    I would like to research whether a U.S. citizen born in Montemonaco, Italy obtained a degree from Nobile Collegio Campana Istituto di Ragioneria Marconi in Osimo, Italy in 1957. He purportedly attended the college from 1952-1957.

    Best,
    Charlie

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    • I assume you are referring to the candidate for election. Based on his age and the years he spent there I can only assume that the impressive sounding name is merely the name of the high school where he specialized in accounting/bookkeeping. Even today young people are streamed into high schools that specialize in a certain subject. Potential University students attend the ‘Liceo Classico’ or ‘Liceo scientifico’. The rest specialize in bookkeeping, draughting, early childhood education, etc. I hope this answers your question.

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  6. Greetings Ann: Both my Mother and Father’s family’s are from the town of Patrica (Mom’s Family is Montini and my Father’s is Biancucci). My Father will be visiting Rome in June 2012 and I would like to arrange a tour of Patrica for him as he has always wanted to visit. I’d like to arrange car service and a day tour as a 70th bday gift so he can learn abouth is family history. I see you offer research services– i’d have to make transportation arrangements from Rome to Patrica as well.

    Thanks so much for any help/information!

    Mille grazie, Nicole Biancucci

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  7. Ann, Thank you so much for helping me discover and resolve a problem with a local Comune. I recently acquired my Italian Citizenship, but when I asked for copies of my some of my vital records from my Comune, I did not receive any response. Thanks to your inquiries, we discovered that there was a scanning error with the documents the Comune received from Italian Consulate. The documents have been resent by the Consulate and are now being processed. I would never have discovered the problem or been able to resolve it without your assistance. Thank you again for all your help!

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  8. Hello,

    I am searching for my Great Grandfather. His name was Salvatore Giannascoli or (Gionnoscoli, as we were told). He was born in 1888 in Francavilla al Mare. He came to the USA in 1908. How do I start contacting Italy for records such as birth and if anyone else is still there?

    Thank you
    Yvette Wilson

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  9. Good Afternoon, Would you be able to help me trace my mothers family, she was born in San Gennaro Picinisco. Her fathers name was Alfredo Jaconelli and Mother Florinda Valente.

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    • Hi..my name is Michelle Aiello born Jaconelli ….my dad was Alessandro Jaconelli who had a brother called Alfredo born in Newcastle upon Tyne. Is your uncle called Bruno and your mum called Rosina? I am sure we must be related…Bruno is my cousin (son of Alfredo) If so…then your mum is my cousin too!

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      • Michelle,
        Your comments need to be directed to Amelia Savill personally. Amelia did not contact me about researching her family so I cannot put you in touch with her.

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  10. Hello Ann
    I am looking for my Gizzi relatives; Nunziato and Maria (Grilli) Gizzi both Picinsco, who went to England sometime between 1866 and 1877. Their children Loreta and Giacinta (and possibly others) were born in Picinsco but Antonio and Teresa were born in England. I would love to find Nunziato’s parentage.
    I would appreciate any advice you can give
    regards
    Diane

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    • If they were from Picinisco they should be found in the parish census of 1853 which was updated with births etc until 1899. Parish records go back to 1540.
      I can get a copy for you if you wish. It shows their names and birth dates, and names of their respective parents. Also names and birth dates of any children born in Picinisco. Please contact me privately at italysearch@gmail.com.
      Alternately, you can write to the town office for a copy of their birth records, marriage records etc until you reach a person born before 1866. At this point you can search the microfilmed civil records at any Family History Centre. http://www.familysearch.org.
      Thank you for posting your question. If you would like photos of the town you should be able to find them on the website.
      Ann

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  11. Hi Anne, goodness you are a busy researcher for picinisco, I hope you will be able to find my grandas houses in San Guiesspe and L,immoglie, have a safejourney home, kind regards Anna Valente

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  13. Hello Ann
    I will be traveling to Roccasecca Italy in September 2015. I would like to find any information on my relatives Divito or Violla or DeSessa Wondering if you could help me

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  14. Hello. My name is Kris Colucci and my husband Dave and I are looking for information on his great grandfather Raffaele Colucci. My husbands grandfather was Michele Colucci and his father was Raffaele. We have documents and records on Michele but have been unable to locate birth, baptism, marriage or death records on Raffaele. We have visited the town of Trasacco where Michele was born (in 1892) and done research at the Family Research Library in Salt Lake City and worked on ancestry, family search and Italian geneology to no avail. Someone in Trasacco told us Raffaele came from Cassino (unconfirmed) and some family here said he may have been in the seminary or a priest earlier. We know Raffaele was not from Trasacco nor did he die there. Is this a project you can help us with? Can you give me a quote for your services?? Thank you so much! Kris Krislauriecolucci@yahoo.com

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  15. I am looking for information on the De Angelis family of Esperia. Michele De Angelis was married to Angela A Franco and had at least 3 children. Simone born in 1884, Tommaso born in 1886 and Teresa Unknown birth. I was wondering how much it would cost of get copies of their birth certificates? I believe the family originally came from San Pietro in Curulis and before that Atina.

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    • Unfortunately Linda Esperia was one of the worst hit towns, after Cassino, in WW2. It lost all of the parish records. Esperia has no actual civil documents before 1870 except those that were reconstructed after WW2. They do have a card file system that dates back to 1866 that gives the basic information on births marriages. If you need these certificates to apply for Italian Citizenship or for family history purposes please contact me privately at italysearch@gmail.com for a quote. Alternately you could try writing to the town offices. Once you have the name of Michele’s father you could continue the search in the microfilmed copies at http://www.familysearch.org.

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    • First you need to find the ship manifest. Then we can call the priest. If we don’t know his birth name the priest won’t be able to find him, since he is unlikely to be listed with his foster family in the parish census records.

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    • Hi John,
      Although I have visited Falvaterra I have never researched in the parish there. However it would appear they have records back to the early 1600’s and we have a great relationship with the Diocese for whom we have restored records for other parishes. Email me at italysearch@gmail.com and I’ll give you a quote.

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  18. Hi Lorenzo!

    I live in Brazil and I have a tree of my family on myheritage. Among the ancestors, I have Anna Polsinelli, born around 1735, wife of Gian Battista Capuano. They married and lived in Arpino. I look for information about Anna’s ancestors, so I would like to ask you if you would help me with this research. Thanks a lot.

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  19. Hi can you please advise me on how to get my mums birth certificate and my grandparents marital certificate. They are both registered at Valvori.

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    • Aslong as they were registered after WW2 you should be able to get them at the town office. COntact me if this is something you want me to do for you.

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  20. Hola .
    Estoy buscando la partida de nacimiento de mi abuelo tengo fecha exacta de nacimiento el nació el 16 /06 /1930 en la región de fresinone no se la comuna.
    Deseo saber sus presios para empezar la búsqueda con ustedes .
    Gracias

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  21. Hi Ann,
    I am researching my family origins in Sicily. I have found some records on Familysearch.org but they are difficult to read and impossible to translate. Do you offer translation services for Sicily? if so please send a cost sheet. If not, do you have a trusted resource in Sicily?
    Thank You,
    Denette

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  23. Dear Ann

    After exploring your site with great interest I write with reference to a potential search of my grandmother’s ancestors. She was born on the island of Ventotene in 1883. You may be aware of the fact that Ventotene was populated during the 18th century under the auspices of King Ferdinando by 20 or so families who were from the Bay of Naples mainly, I believe, Torre del Greco and Torre Annunziata. I would be interested in tracing the lineage of my grandmother and to find exactly where her ancestors were from. The only documents I have are my grandmother’s birth and death certificates in addition to a merit award presented to her father in connection with the unification of Italy. I wonder though if this could be outside of your area of interest since I only just noted that you focus on Lazio whereas I had always thought your family was Neapolitan.

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    • Hi Richard,

      Thank you for your interest in our site. Before I decide whether we can be of help or whether to refer you to another researcher I would like to see the records that you have. Can you please send a copy to Italy search atgmail.com and I’ll give you a quote

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  24. Ann
    Your name was given to me from the Pontecorvo ancestry Facebook page. Can you tell me about your costs for researching family in this area. Looking for my grandparents relatives and my significant others grandparents from the same region. I know my grandfather was one of 13 children last name Lena and my grandmother was from Miturna. My partners family was Pontecorvo his great grandfather was DiRollo

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  25. I am interested in document look-ups in Campoli Appennino and Broccostella, How shall I send you the details of what I want? Thanks.

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  26. Ann, I am highly interested in you doing research for my paternal side. My name is Julie Peticca. The Peticca family immigrated to the USA in 1915, I believe. Originally from Sora, Italy, you make the perfect research expert to undergo this project for us. I got your information through Elena Gissi.

    Thank you!

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  27. Hi I’m trying to find more details of my Italian birth father, Francesco Pavia.
    I was adopted as a baby so only have limited information although from my dna matches on Ancestry I have traced quite a bit of information on his family who originate from Villa Santa Maria. I think he & his 2 older brothers possibly trained as waiters at the famous chef school in VSM . Francesco & his brother Mario worked & lived in Rome although I do not know how long for but know my birth mum met him in Rome when he was a head waiter. The other brother Luigi emigrated to the US.
    Francescos parents were Assunta DiFranco 1895/Nicola Pavia 1899 (?). I had a marriage certificate 03.03.1923 & birth certificate for Luigi from commune of VSM but they didn’t send any certificate for Francesco or Mario. I do not know his full dob only approximate age when I was born which puts his dob around year of 1939/1940.
    I’ve traced his US family but they refuse to give me any details on him apart from telling me he has since passed away
    Is there anyway I can try & trace his details in Rome on the small information that I have?
    Would welcome your advice & what the costs might be

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    • Unless you were adopted from Rome you need to deal with the town offices in Villa Santa Maria. Since the information you want falls in the area of privacy (70 years)

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  28. Dear Ann,

    My grandfather’s birth is registered in Nerola, Italy on June 28, 1884, where on the following day he was taken to the Brefotrofio of Santo Spirito in Sassia, Rome. My grandfather emigrated to the U.S. at age 20, and many U.S. documents indicate his last location of residency was Esperia, Italy. I am in search of records that may explain his departure from the Brefotrofio and the identity of an adopted family or perhaps an agricultural sponsor that would position him in the town of Esperia. Do these founding records exist for public access? If so, I can gladly avail myself in Rome next year (2022) if necessary.

    Thank you,
    Peter V. .

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    • The records are not publicly available and for 1884 the only thing you can discover is the family who adopted him. It’s unlikely that you’ll find records in Esperia unless he married there.

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  29. Looking for information on my grandfather Luigi Fiorillo. I know he was in the 1st world war and died in 1918 and is buried in Bari. I would like to know his background; where he was born, his parents names, and if he had any siblings

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  30. Hi could you help please I am trying to locate records from my Great Grandmother. Her name has different spellings of Fiorina, Fiorinta, Fiorinda Coletta nee Russo or Rossa she was born in Cervaro in 1880s to Antonio Coletta in 20/08/1908.

    I am trying to locate her Birth and marriage Certificates, I have Antonio Coletta’s certificate, even if I Knew what commune they were recorded in would be of some benefit. Can you help at all.

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  31. Hello Anne,

    I am hoping you might be able to help me with a search. I am looking for my great grandfather Querino Colaiacovo. I found a marriage license from Pennsylvania of him and my great grandmother. On that record it said he was from San Vincenzo Valle Roveto, L’Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy. I have him being born on August 4, 1885, however, it could also be August 4, 1884. Never really did get an accurate date. Would you be able to take a look for me to see if you can find his Birth Record? Please let me know what I would need to do in order to get this. Thank you

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      • Hello,

        The below is the marriage record I have for my great grandfather Querino Colaiacovo. Again, I am not sure the exact year. I have seen two different years. I have August 4, 1885, on my tree. Thank you fro the help. His record is the 2nd one on the bottom left.

        Kristin Tomasetti

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  32. Hello,
    I’ve been researching my family in the towns of Trivligliano and Piglio…Lazio, Frosinone. I’ve been through all the records on the Antenati site. There are not many records available. Do you have any recommendations as to where else I can look? I’ve got a brick wall.
    Thank you

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  33. Anne my wife’s grandparents are from Pofi and I’m trying to trace her family. Your guide lloks like it would help in this. Is this only available in printed form, or is it possible to get an e-book or pdf version

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  34. I have a question concerning brick wall research. Am searching for any information on my GGF Tony. The only document I have that could lead me further is a marriage affidavit from the state of Kentucky, which lists his parents names. His mother’s name is written as Vinceza “Fihitra” and fathers as Domenico Luppino. The date of Tony’s marriage is 2-15-1915 and age listed as 36, which would put his birth year at 1879. A military registration card gives his DOB as 8-7-1873, age as 45, and was filed 9-12-1918. I’m completely at a loss in my search, as I do not know where in Italy anyone was from. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.
    Dennis Harper

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    • Have you searched for his ship manifest? There are 25 Antonio Luppino that came through Ellis Island. You need to go through them and locate one of the right age and hopefully with a notation of a father’s name. If you need help with this let us know.

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  35. Hi Ann, I need birth and death certificates for Francesco Rossi (1868 – 1946) and Annunziata Rossi nee Cornacchi (1871 – 1958). The were both born and died in Villa Latina and are buried in the cemetery there. The birth estratto need to have a wet stamp and wet signature from the town clerk. Is this something you would be able to help with?

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  36. Hi Ann, I finally got to look at the records for Passports & Immigration di Napoli. But when I typed in a few of mia famiglia nome, but Nothing Happened! The box went blank!
    Somehow I found the link to: “STRUTTURA GERARCHICA, Questura di Napoli – Archivio generale 1888 – 1901, Passaporti ed Emigrazione 1888 – 1901, serie Archivio generale. Passaporti ed Emigrazione (1888 – 1901)” that page had a listing of names. On page 44 I saw my nonna’s brother, with “di Ferdinando” [mia bisnonno] after it. But that was It! Nothing else.
    Somehow I thought I’d be able to see his passport? I know the ship & date, he came on. But this did not go to a passport, per se. I don’t know how to get to see it, or did I type in the wrong thing?

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