Hi Adrienne, You probably already know the following site, which I use to find out where the people of the same surname are located today (in my case ARNABOLDI in Lombardia). Initially, you see a map which, in the case of Musso, says that 48% of the phone numbers for that surname (total 1808) are in the Turin area, with 786 in Torino, 405 in Cuneo and 369 in Asti. Just south in the Genoa region there are 17% (656) with 353 in Genova itself. Southern Italy is less than 5% today and I assume it is Piedimonte Matese you refer to, north of Naples. You might of course have been referring to Piedimonte Etneo which is at the bottom of the slopes of Mount Etna, south of Taormina. Sicily is the third sizeable concentration of phone numbers with 17% (638). If you click on a region, it list the towns. Click on towns and you have a full list of names, addresses and phone numbers and you can bring up a street map of the exact location. How you use the information is up to you. I cannot speak Italian otherwise I might be tempted to write to a small number of that surname and ask if anyone has recorded family history (probably unlikely) or can direct you to the nearest office for registration of births and deaths. I am about to start this process myself for the Como area. Perhaps one or our expert members can give us some short cuts on how to obtain info from the relevant local authorities. I hope this is of some help. Best wishes. Brian Symonds, Bristol UK AIFHS No 10. Bye!. http://elenco.libero.it/elencotel/public/RicercaOmonimie.jsp