[TI] Descriptsion of Cathedral Archives.

[Laura Johnson]

Thanks

Bobbye Gayle wrote:
> I know others have said it more eloquently, but I am constantly amazed that 
> you have transcribed all this information for us.  You sent me pages that I 
> requested and I still cannot make head nor tails of any of it.  Can't thank 
> you enough.
> bga
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Laura Johnson" <rngade57 at madisontelco.com>
> To: <terminiimerese at comunesofitaly.org>
> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 6:36 PM
> Subject: Re: [TI] Descriptsion of Cathedral Archives.
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>> No, this was the index transcription only.
>>
>> The documents that Chick transcribed are NOT transcribed correctly.
>> There are too many mistakes to publish them at this point.  He
>> mistakenly read many of the entries from the old Latin writing and made
>> too many assumptions of things that were not on the documents.
>>
>> The one thing that is VERY necessary to anyone who looks at the index
>> for these baptisms it that we have NO way to tie these individuals to
>> anyone who exists in the certificate database at this time.  We will
>> need the documents BETWEEN these early baptisms and the 1820 records to
>> bridge that gap.
>>
>> Another thing to not is that most of the early baptismal records do NOT
>> list a surname for the mother - just list her first name.
>>
>> Until I can find time to sit with my Latin dictionary full time on them
>> and be able to correct, they will cannot be published.  We have been
>> trying to finish the births and deaths thru 1910 first.
>>
>> At the present time, there are only 4 of us transcribing and Rosi
>> filming.  Pam and I have been working on the handwritten births and
>> deaths in the 1870's and these take extra long.  We still have about 30
>> years of births and deaths to finish.
>>
>> Rosalie wrote:
>>     
>>> http://www.termini-imerese.org/SanNicolodiBari/SanNicola-00.htm
>>> Rosalie Amison
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>> From: "Jim McCarthy" <jimhmc at comcast.net>
>>> To: <terminiimerese at comunesofitaly.org>
>>> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 11:26 AM
>>> Subject: Re: [TI] Descriptsion of Cathedral Archives.
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>>> 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
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- 
>>>> From: "Fr. Anthony Delisi" <franthony at trappist.net>
>>>> To: <terminiimerese at comunesofitaly.org>
>>>> Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 8:29 AM
>>>> Subject: [TI] Descriptsion of Cathedral Archives.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>         
>>>>> 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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