On 19 May 2004 12:33:17 -0700, [email protected] (della) wrote: >I would like some help on finding out familey background on my grandmothe > Consolata Pelosi of Frigento Italy. She came to the U.S.A. in 1910 after my > grandfather died in FREGINTO .Her married name was Ciullo. thank you Let's see. Here you can find the Pelosi's on the phonebook in Frigento: <http://elenco.libero.it/elencotel/engine/WebPersoneOmonimie?nome=&cognome=pelosi&localita=FRIGENTO> and here are the Ciullo's: <http://elenco.libero.it/elencotel/engine/WebPersoneOmonimie?nome=&cognome=ciullo&localita=FRIGENTO> The commune of Frigento is in the province of Avellino, in the Campania region. Here's the website for the Commune of Frigento: <http://www.comune.frigento.av.it/> Looking in there, I found some references to Pelosi and Ciullo: 1. Palazzo Pelosi Oreste : attribuito a maestranze locali, è nato come abitazione privata. Latrio interno chiuso, pavimentato a blocchi squadrati, è arricchito da un bellissimo pozzo in pietra BABELFISHENGLISH: Pelosi Oreste Palace: attributed to local builders, it is been born like private room. The closed inner entrance hall, paved to squared blocks, is enriched a beautifulst sink in stone You can find a much more complete description and photographs here: <http://www.regionecampania.org/beniCulturali/beneCulturale.asp?IDBene=1254&IDComune=6298> ------ 2. A Carmine Ciullo, email: <[email protected]>works for the Commune of Frigento as a City council member - Social Urban planning, Reconstruction and Transactions You can check his picture here: <http://www.comune.frigento.av.it/Giunta/Images/Ciullo.jpg> ----- You may also want to check at the nearest Family History Center. They have Public Registers on moicrofilms from 1809 to 1910 containing Births, marriages, banns, deaths, miscellaneous documents, citizenship records. Many records between 1866 and 1910 are missing, though. ----- Your grandfather's Italian name probably was Pietro. Peter is it's English form. ----- Have you talked to this person ? <http://www.italywithus.biz/ezine/May03/page3.htm> His name is Peter Ciullo and his email should be <[email protected]> ---- The Pelosi Family had a little castle near Frigento. Check here in the history section. Babelfish writes 'HAIRY' because it translates Pelosi, remember it ;) <http://babelfish.altavista.com/babelfish/trurl_pagecontent?lp=it_en&url=http%3a%2f%2fwww.ilpesco.com%2fDefault.html> here's the original Italian: <http://www.ilpesco.com/Default.html> Hope it helps, Fabio