I have just started researching the Bouvier family in Dronero (CN). I wrote the parish there three months ago for a birth record from c. 1848 and have heard nothing. How do you conduct research from a distance when the only source does not respond??? Do you know anyone there who could do the lookup for me? Bob Bouvier Virginia "Regina Gualco" <rgualco@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:7c801dfe1c749063a0c32c79bd681e79.8736@mygate.mailgate.org... > Are you researching in Northern Italy? > > ItalyNW is a mailing list dedicated to family history research in > northern Italy and the surrounding areas. This list covers the Italian > regions of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Liguria, Lombardia, Piemonte, > Trentino-Alto Adige, Valle d'Aosta, and Veneto. > > In addition to Italian genealogy, posts on related topics -- such as > immigration and naturalization,Italian culture and cuisine, etc. -- are > welcome and encouraged. > > There is also an ItalyNW website with an archive of messages, a surname > database, images of sample genealogical records, a directory of related > web sites and more. > > To join, send an email to: > ItalyNW-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > > Or subscribe at the website: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ItalyNW > > Regina Gualco > Moderator, ItalyNW > > > -- > Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG

Try with www.genealogica.it There is a list of searchers with the description of the area. Ask for a help. "The Bouviers" <bbouvier@erols.com> ha scritto nel messaggio news:a8oguk$go6$1@bob.news.rcn.net... > I have just started researching the Bouvier family in Dronero (CN). I wrote > the parish there three months ago for a birth record from c. 1848 and have > heard nothing. How do you conduct research from a distance when the only > source does not respond??? Do you know anyone there who could do the lookup > for me? > > Bob Bouvier > Virginia > > "Regina Gualco" <rgualco@yahoo.com> wrote in message > news:7c801dfe1c749063a0c32c79bd681e79.8736@mygate.mailgate.org... > > Are you researching in Northern Italy? > > > > ItalyNW is a mailing list dedicated to family history research in > > northern Italy and the surrounding areas. This list covers the Italian > > regions of Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Liguria, Lombardia, Piemonte, > > Trentino-Alto Adige, Valle d'Aosta, and Veneto. > > > > In addition to Italian genealogy, posts on related topics -- such as > > immigration and naturalization,Italian culture and cuisine, etc. -- are > > welcome and encouraged. > > > > There is also an ItalyNW website with an archive of messages, a surname > > database, images of sample genealogical records, a directory of related > > web sites and more. > > > > To join, send an email to: > > ItalyNW-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > > > > Or subscribe at the website: > > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ItalyNW > > > > Regina Gualco > > Moderator, ItalyNW > > > > > > -- > > Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG > >

"The Bouviers" wrote: > I have just started researching the Bouvier family in Dronero (CN). > I wrote the parish there three months ago for a birth record from > c. 1848 and have heard nothing. How do you conduct research from > a distance when the only source does not respond??? Do you know > anyone there who could do the lookup for me? Three months is not so long a time. It took six months for my request to a priest to be answered. There is a shortage of priests in Italy, so that many priests are often in charge of a large area and as a result are overworked. Additionally, some priests must take outside employment, such as teaching, to support themselves when contributions from parishioners are not sufficient to live on. Did you include a donation to the church with your request? I enclosed 100,000 lire (about US$50.00) with my request. If you like, you can try writing to the Diocesean office to ask if they have a copy of the record you seek in their archives. Alternately, you can look into hiring a professional researcher. Regards, Regina Gualco Northern Italy Genealogy Discussion List http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ItalyNW/ -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG