I have a death certificate for Maria - she was in a mental hospital when she died and had been there for around 40 years. Lorenzo changed his name to Larry Colby and died in the 80’s I think. I don’t have his death certificate but I do have a family tree back to his grandparents. Were you thinking ...

Tessa78 I do have those records, and I also thought he may have traveled to Ripi with his sister and family (my grandparents). Unfortunately there are no Ripi records available on line. My cousin had hired a genealogist to look for him there, but nothing was found. Not sure how extensively the ...

I think I checked the post-1920 Ragusa records a couple of years back, but I’m going to go through them again. I have his birth record and there are no notes on it.

Thank you for your reply - the link you sent was my original post, and as you can see I am still stuck! I was hoping for information about arrivals in Italy in the early/mid 1920’s. Probably should have made that more clear in my query!

I’m trying to find out if my great-uncle, originally from Ragusa, Sicily, who migrated to NY in 1913, returned to Italy some time after 1920. No record of him in the US after that year. Name Emanuele Naviglia or Naviglio, also went by first name Giorge. DOB 16 June 1892.

Thank you so much! Do you have any idea why they would have given her the surname Asturia? I literally have found no other records with that surname, other than my great grandmother. 1894 was the year my great grandfather died - his surname was Naviglio, and he and my great grandmother had four ...

Any help translating this birth record for Bernadine Asturia would be appreciated. I believe she was given up by her mother/parents, probably to a church, but I can’t figure out where they got the surname Asturia, which was my great grandmother’s name and is very uncommon in Italy - in fact, I have ...

Tessa78, one other question - is Caterina’s maiden name De Licini, or Noble? Is Ginami a family name? And is Caterina’s age given? Thanks!

That is so helpful! Thank you so much!

It appears that records from 19th & 20th century Frosinone are available if an email request is sent, but not being an Italian speaker or writer, I don’t know how to format and translate such a request. Is there a template available where I just have to fill in the pertinent information? If not ...

I’m really having difficulty understanding the writing, as well as the mother’s name, which appears to be more than one name??? I tried putting this into a translator, but apparently I am not getting the words correctly. Can’t even figure out the date of birth! Link to the record (Crescenzi, the ...

Ann, Thank you for your response and the information about Ripi. I looked at the photos on your site but none of then are labeled as being in Ripi - is there some other name for the area? I would so love to see photos of Ripi! The photos you have are wonderful - such a sense of antiquity in those ...

Concetta’s death certificate lists her parents as Giovanni Asturia and Maria Campo.

I have the ship manifest from March 1914 showing Concetta Asturia arriving in NY with her daughter Maria Naviglio (my grandmother).
https://www.libertyellisfoundation.org/passenger-details/czoxMjoiMTA0OTMwMDEwMTIzIjs=/czo4OiJtYW5pZmVzdCI7

I also have Maria’s birth record showing Concetta Asturia ...

I think that link shows Concetta Antoci, not Asturia, so no, it’s not the right person. Close, but no cigar!