The parish records exist...they just haven't been microfilmed.  A professional researcher located them.  The Catholic church keeps impeccable records....which is such a "plus" for family history research!  Many times, people researching in Sicily will need to look in a neighboring village/parish for records, too. --- On Mon, 6/15/09, Mary S. Scott (Michigan) <mscscott28@yahoo.com> wrote: From: Mary S. Scott (Michigan) <mscscott28@yahoo.com> Subject: Re: [LDS-WC] Italian research To: lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com Date: Monday, June 15, 2009, 11:00 AM Perhaps the parish with records back to 1800 wasn't in existence until then. When was the parish created? What parish did it spring from? These thoughts may not be useful but they are worth exploring. I remember looking for some Church records in the Netherlands and finally discovered that the parish was organized from part of another parish. Then I was able to find my family members again. In Sweden, the same thing has happened. Luckily there is a book "Cradled in Sweden" with a table which lists every parish and when it was started. Does a similar list exist for Italy and Sicily? Mary Scott Northville Ward Westland Michigan Stake Detroit Michigan Temple District       Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message