Finding genealogical info for Riposto, Sicilia

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Finding genealogical info for Riposto, Sicilia

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I have used several genealogical sites (e.g. Family Search.org, Ancestry.com, etc) in an attempt to obtain information on my maternal and paternal sides (both parents born in the same town) in the town of Riposto (province Catania) Sicily. I was very successful with Family Search.org in researching my husband's family in Palermo since this site had church records of the specific town all his relatives came from. I went back as far as the 1600's. Unfortunately, Ancestry has no records for Riposto and Family Search has indicated they may, but not on line. I would have to go to a LDS and research their records that are on microfiche, and that, unfortunately, is a hardship for me since I cannot get around very easily. Does anyone out there know of any sites where I could research this particular town? Any suggestions or assistance would be appreciated.
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Online records of Riposto
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https://familysearch.org/search/image/i ... %3D2043496

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There might be some records available here: http://www.archivi-sias.it/consulta_arc ... =300080000 - that's the state archive of Catania but I can't tell if it includes Riposto (only glanced over it though).

If not, they probably aren't available online. You can try contacting the State Archives of Catania and asking if they will send you copies of records via the mail but I've never had luck with that, personally.

Otherwise, the only solution I can think of is to ask or hire someone else to look through the microfilm for you.
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