Thanks you Jan. 1, 1876) and his family are from Geraci, Siculo. He collected the Sicilian information during his visits to Sicily. Rosarios birth record shows he was born on 23 January 1904 at Via Orologio. doing new searches, I do not find any churches that may be online, but perhaps you know of some? Any knowledge of other family members I would love to know about. However, if you know your history, then you know that the Kingdom of Sicily is ruled by Italy, so I guess you could call me Italian. Civil records are much more informative than church records. Their names are Gervasi and Di Raimondo (Raymond). Look through examples of grandma translation in sentences, listen to pronunciation and learn grammar. Do you have a copy of her 1897 manifest? Born January 7, 1882 in Mascali , Nunziata , Catania Region My ancestral village is Serradifalco, also in Caltanissetta province, and I too had Butera ancestors. A list of the available Castelvetrano films is at http://bit.ly/CastelvetranoCivilRecords, You can find a local FamilySearch Center (or Family History Center) by going to http://bit.ly/LocateFSCs. If you're of They had a son, who they named Antonino (the Another interesting possibility revolves around the dialect of the Sicilian language that is spoken in the old quarter of the city of Bari. The birth records for the early 1900s are not on the Antenati site, but are on Ancestry.com through 1909. You did not give any birth dates, which are essential for proper research. info on great grandparents from Caccamo Sicily Landolina &am What would be the next step for me? At the time the civil records were made, a clerk wrote out two virtually identical copies. Now I make it whenever I'm feeling nostalgic. and now CRISCI and BALISTRERI confirmed DNA family as well! My knowledge of Caccamo is vicarious, Ive never been there. Compound surnames often arose in Racalmuto. Connie:Do not use information from undocumented trees on genealogical websites. Nobility and the wealthy kept private records of their families, but ordinary folk were generally not a concern to them. Although I had emailed (in Italian) before we left Australia, about a month before we arrived; they were not expecting us, so we were very grateful for the time she spent with us. Images of civil records of birth, marriage, marriage banns and death for Ciminna for the years 1821 through 1902 exist on microfilms that can be ordered on line at familysearch.org for viewing at a Mormon FamilySearch Center. I cant find a Gerall, Italy anywhere. On the other hand, many years ago, my cousin moved from Sicily to Rome and, having no surname, he was simply called Siciliano. If the children had her surname, it could mean that they were born out of wedlock, and had their mothers surname. than a grandparent should die shortly before the birth of a couple's My great grandfather Michele Grifasi(1873-1951) came from Sicily about 1906. Baldassares father Calogero Licata was born I believe March 14, 1844 to Angelo Licata and Angela Mangione in Licata, Girgenti, Italy. I would love any information, records or any ideas to further my search. Angelo, to my knowledge the great grandmother in sicilian. The lack of response, unfortunately, is typical. My sons paternal lineage is based in Santa Flavia CRISCI married a SANFILLIPO and again, had some luck in procuring records to get us back a few generations for each side, including siblings and their spouses. The uniform format of the records was so widespread and popular that even after Napoleons abdication the system was retained by the civil governments of the evolving European nations. great grandmother. Their surnames are on my maternal side: Cristaldi and Caltabiano; on my paternal side: Sambataro and Giglio (Mondalto) Besides their names and the actual towns, (Aci Bonaccorsi, Tre Castagni, mascaluccia, Via Grande, and I believe Castel Vitrano) what other information do I need to find relatives, when I visit Sicilia next summer?