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>>Hi, I am from Calabrian descent. My father was >Pietro Cardamone and he was born in Nocera Terinese, >which is in the provence of Catanzaro. I have been to >Conflenti and it is in the same vicinity as Nocera. I >have never heard of Decollatura. Have you tried >contacting the Italian Consulate in your State to see >whether they can assist you in finding what you are >looking for. I do know that dealing with the >authorities in some parts of Calabria is like trying >to find a needle in a haystack! Good luck! By the >way by grandmother on my mother's side was also >Mendicino! Coincidence do you think?? >I've been trying to obtain proof of birth for both my >>Calabrian grandparents. The village of Conflenti sent >>out my grandmother's paperwork [Mendicino] in less >>than 2 weeks after I had mailed my request [in >>Italian] from the US. Absolutely no word in over 7 >>months from Decollatura for my grandfather's paperwork >>[Santo Cardamone]. I sent them my request with return >>postage twice. Does anyone have any ideas on why they >>might not be responding, or what I could do next??? >>Thanks.

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