Hi Gretchen I just went to this site <www.familysearch.org> with your name of interest and the data is only available from 1865 to 1915. That means that they did follow the rules that said you must take data from 1809. So your only shot is the church records. Go to my family website http://www.dellarocchetta.com/ and on the favorite Links Page there are lots of research sites. There is one that can find most towns in Italy and give some history on that town. There are links to LDS Family History Library, Surname Navigator, and many more. You may want to put your name on the Surname Navigator and see what you get. There are so many that it wouls be to long a email. If you need any help email us personally. Gretchen Kraft -Costanza wrote: > Dear List, > I learned from my ancestor's passenger arrival card that the family > was from the Cagliari, Sardinia area are they any catholic church or > civil records available for this area about the 1850's time frame? > Thanks! > Gretchen