Due to the fact that there is no central depository or computerized record system for old Italian birth, marriage, and death entries, family history research in Italy can be extremely time consuming and frustrating. First, if you don't read and write Italian, you're going to have to find a translator for all communications. Even then, most local (understaffed) record offices are overwhelmed with their regular business and genealogy requests received by post must be politely ignored. It's not all the fault of the record system. American and British researchers are usually surprised to learn that their ancestral family names are so common in a locale that it is often impossible
for office staff to make proper identifications without someone present who can further interpret details as they pour over indexes and registers... (full Testimonial iin www.aguideinside.com)

...Angela's research world spans the Amalfi Coast from Sorrento to Salerno. Her base of operation is Ravello.
I was fortunate in that she was local to the four record centers most necessary for my investigation. Research
done further afield will obviously cost more due to travel time. If your serious about family history research in
this region of Italy, I would recommend you contact Angela Imperato at angela.imperato@gmail.com.
Also check out her website: www.aguideinside.com.

Bill Baldwin
Hollywood, California

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