If you search your ancestors in Aliminusa, in the province of Palermo, Sicilia region, the documents about your Italian family are stored in the City Office archives and in the parishes in the town.This is where to start your family history research.
Civil Records in Aliminusa
In towns and villages of Sicilia and in Palermo province registry offices were established in 1809: it means that you could find your ancestors records in Aliminusa town hall archives as of that date.
(If your goal is to get your Italian Citizenship and you need official certificates from Aliminusa, please follow this link)
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So, if your ancestors lived in Aliminusa during the past centuries, then you should start your family research from the City Office of Aliminusa to know more: our local expert is ready to help you in your research!
Otherwise, if you think to contact the town hall by yourself, we suggest you to read our tips for your search. They are useful advices to search in Sicilia and of course in Aliminusa too!
Next picture shows the demographic trends in Aliminusa from the Italian Unification (1861).
This is a necessary info to understand how many people lived in the town in the past.
To go on quickly in your research is important to know if the last name you are investigating is a frequent surname in Aliminusa. As more your surname is common, as more it could be difficult to find the right branch of your ancestors family in Aliminusa archives, expecially if you have not exact dates.
It could be useful for you to know that some of the most common surnames in Palermo province are:
Aiello, Amato, Barone, Battaglia, Bruno, Caruso, Catalano, Costa, Cusimano, D’Amico, D’Angelo, Di Maggio, Di Salvo, Ferrante, Ferrara, Gambino, Geraci, Giordano, Greco, La Barbera, La Rosa, Lo Cascio, Lombardo, Macaluso, Mancuso, Maniscalco, Mannino, Marchese, Marino, Martorana, Mazzola, Messina, Mineo, Orlando, Palazzolo, Parisi, Pecoraro, Piazza, Randazzo, Rizzo, Romano, Russo, Sciortino, Siragusa, Taormina, Tarantino, Vassallo, Vitale.
Church Records in Aliminusa
Church archives in Palermo province may store even older information. You will find religious records of the same events (births, marriages and deaths) but, most important, you could go further back in time!
So in case you would like to go back in centuries, it’s good for you to know that the parish registers in Sicilia started during 1500!
They are far less accessible expecially from abroad and very hard to read and decipher if you are not used and skilled.
But our local genealogists, are graduated in history and archivistics so, with their expertise, they can research the church registers of Aliminusa on your behalf.
In case you want to visit churches, these are the addresses of parishes active today in Aliminusa:
S. ANNA – P.zza S.Anna
S. ANNA – P.zza S.Anna
Anyway for our experience, if you plan to come here, we always suggest to start the research months before the arrival.
In this way you will avoid to waste your holidays in the offices or in the churches dealing with italian bureaucracy .
(Remember that archives are not open to public and officers and priests are not required by law to give you access to the local archives)
With the results gathered by our genealogist before your arrival, you will have more free time to visit the town and surroundings on your ancestors footsteps.
Another important source of information are the notary documents available to expert researchers in the State Archives.
If you are in Sicilia and you are able to decipher old italian handwritten documents you can reach the archive here:
Archivio di Stato di Palermo
Address: Via Vittorio Emanuele, 31 – Palermo
Phone: +39 0912704001 .002 .003
Days and opening hours: monday – friday 08:00 – 18:00 saturday 08:00 – 13:30 weekly closing: Sunday and holidays; no reservation
If you need a professional help from our local genealogist in Aliminusa area , write to aliminusa@italianside.com or fill the form here.
Our expert will study your request and will reply to you with a plan and a quote for your family research.
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My maiden name is Agnello, my Dad’s family came from Aliminusa. My Nanu’s name was Dominic and Nana:s name was Angelina Grisanti. They married there and had two children before their emigration to US.
Hi Kathleen,
My maiden name is also Agnello. My grandfather Rosolino Agnello was born in Aliminusa in 1874.
He married Agata(Ida) Genco in Aliminusa. Came to US in 1900.
If you haven’t been to Sicily, it is beautiful!
MY GREAT GRANDMOTHER WAS NAMED MARIA TEDESCO. WHEN I LAST VISITED ALIMINUSA IN THE 1990s I WENT TO THE CHURCH
AND TALKED TO THE PRIEST . HE SHOWED ME PAPERS THAT INDICATED THAT MARIA HAD 5 SONS AND THE FATHER WAS UNKNOWN.
THERE WAS SOME SPECULATION THAT THE FATHER WAS A GERMAN BARON NAMED D’OTTO. ONE OF THE SONS MIGRATED TOM TUNISIA
WHERE HIS VILLA WAS USED BY FIELD MARSHALL MONTGOMERY DURING THE SECOND WORLD WAR.THIS I KNOW IS A FACT SINCE I SAW
PICTURES OF HIM WITH MONTGOMERY AT THE VILLA. THE OTHER SONS WENT TO ROME , PARIS, AND THE USA. MY GRANDFATHER
GIACOMO TEDESCO CAME TO THE USA AND SETTLED IN IRVING NY. HE HAD 3 SONS AND 1 DAUGHTER. MY FATHER CARMEN P TEDESCO
WORKED AS A LETTER CARRIER FOR THE US POSTAL SERVICE.
I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHO MARIA WAS AND IF SHE WAS GERMAN OR ITALIAN
Hello, my great grandfather was named Ignazio Tedesco born in 1885 in Aliminusa. Son of Giuseppe Tedesco. Ignazio eventually settled in the Forestville/Hanover NY area before moving to Buffalo. With how small the town was at the time I have a feeling we may be related.
My Grandfather was from Aliminusa and I was trying to contact somebody that may be a distant relative. I plan on visiting Aliminusa in May of 2017. My Grandfather was a twin and came to America in 1912 or 1914 my Dad thinks my Grandfather was 10 or 12 years old when he arrived in America but his brother stayed in Aliminusa. Any contact information would be helpful. Thank You.