About
this letter: It is addressed to the Anagrafe
office in the town of particular interest to the
researcher. This office is primarily concerned
with records of the current populace, but also maintains
records on households (similar to a census) in the
historical sense. From this office, one can
gain the Certificate of Residency (which is for
peoplewho currently live
in the town. Do not request
this for people who are dead or have moved elsewhere)
and the Certificate of Family Status (which has
vital data for an entire household, historically).
The office is usually co-located with the Stato
Civile office. Be advised, they are usually
tremendously busy with the day to day operations
of the office they are required to run. They
are continually servicing the patrons who show up
at the desk and have very little extra time to devote
to honoring requests for information from abroad.
If you do get a reply (usually not very timely
for obvious reasons), be thankful for their time
and effort--it was above and beyond their normal
call of duty. I highly recommend sending NO
PAYMENT until/unless they request it. Of all
forms of payment, a cashiers check from a bank drafted
in Euros is the BEST choice. Please allow
a little extra in the amount to offset their cost
in cashing it in. Of all forms of payment,
a U.S. Postal Money Order is the WORST. It
is extremely difficult and time consuming for them
to get the money from the USPS. It takes months!
They are more likely to give up and forget your
request. Again, only send payment when specifically
requested by the Anagrafe. With your letter,
include a self-addressed, UNSTAMPED envelope.
Also, please send ALL of your letters REGISTERED
post.
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