[TI] Descriptsion of Cathedral Archives.

[Jim McCarthy]

> Volume 1, 1542-1548. List of Baptisms.  This volume has been transcribed 
> and
> translated by Chick Lehrer.
How can a person access this "transcribed and translated" volume?  Jim 
McCarthy, Somerville, MA
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>
> A description of the Archives of the CATHEDRAL Church of Termini Imerese,
> Sicily.
> By fr. Anthony Delisi
>
> The archives of the Cathedral are contained within a metal cabinet 
> measuring
> about 5 by seven feet high, with two sliding doors in front, making it
> inconvenient to get to the volumes.  The collection is made of over 108
> volumes found on four shelves.
> The top shelf contains volumes 1 thru 44, dating from 1542 to 1776,
> containing lists of births, marriages and deaths.
> Volume 1, 1542-1548. List of Baptisms.  This volume has been transcribed 
> and
> translated by Chick Lehrer.
> Volume 2, 1565-1584  Chick Lehrer is working on this volume.
> Volume 10, 1590-1610
> Second shelf: Volumes 33 thru 52.
> Volume 45. 1777 thru 1796. List of marriages and baptisms.
>
> Third shelf: Volumes 53 thru 90.-
> Volume (61?) 1802-1803. Baptisms, marriages and deaths.
> Volume 62, 1803-1804.  List of baptisms, births and deaths.
> Volume 63, 1804-1805  Same.
> Volume 65, 1805-1806  Same.
> Volume 70, 1808-1810. Same
> Volume 72, 1810-1812. Same
> Volumes  74, 1813-1814 Same
> Volume 76, 1814-1817 Same.
> Volume 79, 1818-1822. Same.
> Photos of the births were made from the above books.
> In the rush we seemingly overlooked  1797-1801, and 1806-1808
> (booklet for 1873 was also copied.)
> Fourth shelf:  Up to volume 108.
>
>
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