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*Some '''dioceses''' of the Catholic Church have gathered duplicates of their older church records into a diocesan archive. You can write to these archives and request brief searches of their records. Use [http://www.parrocchie.it/qlist_home.php?cercointabella=parrocchie&id= '''Parrocchie.it'''] to find addresses. Use '''[[Italy Letter Writing Guide]]''' to help compose a request in Italian.
*Some '''dioceses''' of the Catholic Church have gathered duplicates of their older church records into a diocesan archive. You can write to these archives and request brief searches of their records. Use [http://www.parrocchie.it/qlist_home.php?cercointabella=parrocchie&id= '''Parrocchie.it'''] to find addresses. Use '''[[Italy Letter Writing Guide]]''' to help compose a request in Italian.
*However, Catholic records are usually kept by the local parish. You can write to local parishes for information. Use [http://www.parrocchie.it/qlist_home.php?cercointabella=parrocchie&id= '''Parrocchie.it'''] to find a parish address. Use '''[[Italy Letter Writing Guide]]''' to help compose a request in Italian. Depending on the local priest's willingness to help (on a monetary basis, of course) it may be possible to correspond back and forth over time.
*However, Catholic records are usually kept by the '''local parish'''. You can write to local parishes for information. Use [http://www.parrocchie.it/qlist_home.php?cercointabella=parrocchie&id= '''Parrocchie.it'''] to find a parish address. Use '''[[Italy Letter Writing Guide]]''' to help compose a request in Italian. Depending on the local priest's willingness to help (on a monetary basis, of course) it may be possible to correspond back and forth over time.


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