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Research in Other Countries => Europe => Topic started by: Pam57152 on Thursday 16 July 15 02:44 BST (UK)

Title: Research in Palermo, Sicily
Post by: Pam57152 on Thursday 16 July 15 02:44 BST (UK)
I am attempting to help a woman who has no knowledge of her birth father.  She has recently undergone DNA testing and we now believe that her father's ancestry would be a mix of Western European, Southern European and Middle Eastern.  We have found a DNA match and we are working on his family lines in the hope of identifying her father.  I am currently looking at a family from Carini, Palermo, Sicily.  While I have found some Sicilian info on Ancestry and Family Search, I cannot find the marriage of the particular couple I am looking for.  I also do not understand any Italian so research could be difficult.  Is there anyone who could point me in the right direction and offer suggestions of how to proceed?
Title: Re: Research in Palermo, Sicily
Post by: garstonite on Thursday 16 July 15 07:37 BST (UK)
www.geneanet.org
register for free
put in surname - leave the rest blank and search
when results show - then go to place - country - Italy - Sicily - Palermo - Carini and click search again .
good luck
if you need any help , post the surname and years you are researching and someone may be able to help
 :)
Title: Re: Research in Palermo, Sicily
Post by: Pam57152 on Monday 20 July 15 09:24 BST (UK)
Thanks for your help.  I have been to the site you mention and performed a search - no luck with the name in that place however.  I was trying to put a request in the "Collaborative Assistance" section but it doesn't seem as though there is any assistance available for Italy.  A very interesting site though - will be back to check it out more carefully. :)