[TI] Cerda FHL Films

[Gloria Otto]

Oops! Sorry Paul. Now I see that you have seen the Cerda records. Wow you are fantastic! 7 films in such a short time. Did you also make copies of the records you needed.I am anxious to hear more. Thanks. gloria 

----- Original Message ---- 
From: Paul J. Caito <pjcaito at frontiernet.net> 
To: terminiimerese at comunesofitaly.org 
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 9:12:02 PM 
Subject: Re: [TI] Cerda FHL Films 
Correction: I was researching the Ardizzone Caito family in Cerda when I 
went through all the birth, marriage and death records in just 1 and 1/2 days. 
PJC 
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul J. Caito" <pjcaito at frontiernet.net> 
To: <terminiimerese at comunesofitaly.org> 
Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 9:51 PM 
Subject: [TI] Cerda FHL Films 


> With all the discussion of Cerda and surrounding towns....you might be 
> pleasantly surprised to know that Cerda was such a small town that all of 
> it's birth records (1820-1910) fit on just seven (7) FHL films!! Compare 
> this to Termini where it takes 31 FHL films to cover the time period from 
> 1820-1910. It is not difficult at all to order the films and go through 
> almost 100 years of births in very little time. When we met in Salt Lake 
> city in 2005, I was researching the Ardizzone Caito family in Termini and  I 
> was able to do all the birth, marriage and death records in just about 1 and 1/2 days! The marriage records are recorded in just four (4) films and  the  death records are recorded in five (5) films. The Allegati records, on 
> the other hand, are quite large by nature and they take up 21 films. I only 
> used the Allegati films for searching after I found a marriage in the  regular marriage films. 
> 
> I have a compiled list of all the films for Cerda. If anyone would like  to 
> have it for reference for ordering films from the FHL or for use the next 
> time we all go to Salt Lake City (or if you go there on your own - 
> definitely a worthwhile trip), e-mail me OFF LIST at: 
> pjcaito at frontiernet.net 
> I suspect other surrounding towns would also have their records in just a 
> few number of films. 
> Paul J. Caito 
> Rochester, NY 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gloria Otto" <gotto at ameritech.net> 
> To: <terminiimerese at comunesofitaly.org> 
> Sent: Thursday, April 24, 2008 9:21 PM 
> Subject: Re: [TI] Dolce from Aliminusa-Gloria 
>> There must be some connection between Termini and the nearby towns. My 
>> great aunt, Lucy Longo, married a Rinella from Campofelice. I noticed 
>> also 
>> that our family names are in Cefalu also as well as Cerda Mascolino's. 
>> Some day it may all make sense. I have yet to look into Aliminusa. I 
>> wonder if the Communes of Italy list has people investigating these 
>> towns? 
>> I have a paternal ggaunt born in Montemaggiore Belsito, PA. My great 
>> grandparents were married in Cerda and all their children were born in 
>> Cerda except for one and she was in the middle. Maybe they were just 
>> visiting or went there for work. I hope to visit all these towns someday.