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===Writing for Civil Registration Certificates=== | ===Writing for Civil Registration Certificates=== | ||
If the records are not online or microfilmed, civil registration records in Italy can be obtained by writing to the local civil registry. This is also necessary for more recent records. Recent records are covered by privacy laws, so they are not released for microfilm or online. But relatives are allowed request them for genealogy. Civil officials will generally answer correspondence in Italian. Your request may be forwarded if the records have been sent to the tribunale or the provincia. | If the records are not online or microfilmed, civil registration records in Italy can be obtained by writing to the local civil registry. This is also necessary for more recent records. Recent records are covered by privacy laws, so they are not released for microfilm or online. But relatives are allowed request them for genealogy. Civil officials will generally answer correspondence in Italian. Your request may be forwarded if the records have been sent to the tribunale or the provincia. | ||
[http://www.comuni-italiani.it/ '''Links to provinces and municipal ities'''] | [http://www.comuni-italiani.it/ '''Links to provinces and municipal ities'''] | ||
'''Format for address for local office: Use this address as a guide, replacing the information in parentheses:<br> | '''Format for address for local office: Use this address as a guide, replacing the information in parentheses:'''<br> | ||
::Sindaco<br> | ::Sindaco<br> | ||
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::(Street address, if known)<br> | ::(Street address, if known)<br> | ||
::([http://zip-codes.nonsolocap.it/ postal code]) (city) (Province abbreviation:TN) | ::([http://zip-codes.nonsolocap.it/ postal code]) (city) (Province abbreviation:TN) | ||
::Italy | ::Italy | ||
[http://zip-codes.nonsolocap.it/ '''Find the Italian postal code here.'''] | |||
'''Address for provincial office:''' | |||
'''Address for provincial office:''' | |||
::Ufficio dello Stato Civile<br> | ::Ufficio dello Stato Civile<br> | ||
::Provincia di Trentino-Alto Aldige/Südtirol<br> | ::Provincia di Trentino-Alto Aldige/Südtirol<br> | ||
::38100 Trento TN | ::38100 Trento TN | ||
::Italy | ::Italy | ||
After you have determined what office has jurisdiction over the records you need, write a brief request to the proper office. '''Write your request in Italian whenever possible. For writing your letter in Italian, use the translated questions and phrases in this [[Italy Letter Writing Guide|Italy Letter Writing Guide.]] Send the following:''' | After you have determined what office has jurisdiction over the records you need, write a brief request to the proper office. '''Write your request in Italian whenever possible. For writing your letter in Italian, use the translated questions and phrases in this [[Italy Letter Writing Guide|Italy Letter Writing Guide.]] Send the following:''' | ||
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*Reason for the request (family history or medical). | *Reason for the request (family history or medical). | ||
*Request for a complete extract of the record | *Request for a complete extract of the record | ||
If your request is unsuccessful, search for duplicate records that may have been filed in other archives or search in church registers. | If your request is unsuccessful, search for duplicate records that may have been filed in other archives or search in church registers. | ||
==Websites== | ==Websites== | ||