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Dear all,
After 10
days spent in Procida and Ischia, always too short and always very difficult
to return home and going back to work… However, our projects progressed in
brilliant conditions, under the Neapolitan sun, with the colours and
flavours of the lemon and orange trees, and in the festive atmosphere of
Easters. You’ll find below the last news from Procida and Ischia… as well as
all the details on the activities and projects going on this quarter.
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New registers
digitalized
I have
the pleasure to tell you that the digital archives of the Association have
considerably grown with 30 more registers digitalized!
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The
parish San Vito Martire of FORIO has now been completed!
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The
parish San Vito e Spirito Santo of ISCHIA is nearly complete.
Only remain the registers of engagements.
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The
parish San Domenico of CAMPAGNANO is also nearly complete. Only
two registers of baptisms and the registers of engagements need to be
digitalized.
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The
registers of the antique parishes of the Aragon Castle of ISCHIA
have been digitalized.
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The
digitalization of the registers of souls in PROCIDA has also
progressed.
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Regarding the parishes of CASAMICCIOLA and TESTACCIO, the
contacts are continuing. The next step is planned in July. Let’s hope
this will be conclusive.
Please
go to the Web site to consult the list of new registers and download the
last few indexes that have been computerized. You’ll note that some
registers needed to be renumbered. Thank you to take into account this
change for your next requests.
Pascal SCOTTO DI VETTIMO
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Encounter
on 13th and 14th Mai at Le Val!
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"Journées
généalogiques"
organized by the Cercle Généalogique Lorrain de PACA on 13 and 14th May in
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Like last
year, I will have the pleasure of represent our Association and welcome you
there. This will be another opportunity to meet or see each other again,
spend a moment together, and if you wish, consult the registers of Procida
and Ischia, with a glass of Limoncello
J!
Two
computers will be available to you for consulting the registers.
Free –
from 10:00 to 17:00
More details on the Web site
Indexation
of "various documents"
Limited to
3 countries for now (Algeria, France, Italy), this project consists of
recycling the various documents (certificates, contracts, diplomas, etc.)
that you may have collected over the years but that do not interest you.
The aim is
to create a database allowing the members to share and obtain the documents
in the same way as for those of Procida and Ischia.
We will
publish next month all the instructions and procedures for this new project.
Henri SCOTTO di VETTIMO |
Translation of certificates – rules and tariffs update
The requests for
translations being too many and above all too systematic, we are no longer
able to face this increasing demand.
I wish to remind you
that:
- This additional
service is covered by only three people, all with heavy agendas from our
employers and from the Association.
- You have on the Web
site a glossary of the terms, names and abbreviations encountered in the
Italian certificates, as well as templates of translation and
transcription. The same thing still needs to be realized regarding the
Latin certificates but brains are missing.
Therefore:
- We would be grateful
if you could limit your requests for translation, thanks to these
information and templates we provided. Using also a good dictionary may
help a lot too.
- The tariffs and the
rules for translations have been amended in order to reflect the real
work load and value of this job.
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The new
search engine for our Web site
Finally! I
have been able to recruit a student in computing who will work for us this
summer in creating the database and implementing the new search engine for
our Web site version 2007.
The next
step will be to constitute a working group for the conception and validation
of this new tool.
I will
contact some of you in June to get you to participate into this project.
To be
continued…
The 2nd
Forum of Italian Associations
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It
will be held in Paris on Saturday 10th June,
thanks to the magazine FOCUS and the Mayor of 13e
arrondissement, and with the Consuls of Italy and San Marino.
On
this occasion, we will have the honour to welcome on our stand
Maria CAPODANNO, Vice-president of the Town Council of Procida.
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Cinema from Naples
During an Italian cinema festival in Paris, I had the great pleasure to meet
with Vincenzo MARRA, the famous Neapolitan cineaste. His last movies
are:
If you wish to obtain these DVDs, the Association will soon have a small
stock of each. You may reserve your copy right now at the price of 22
Euros (v.o. with French subtitles).
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On our Web
site this month
You’ll
find the following novelties:
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Denise BOSSARD-D’AGOSTINO tells us the story of our family who
emigrated from Procida to Marseille during the 19th century.
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The
IMAGAENARIA catalogue of books on Ischia and edited by this
library of Ischia Ponte. You will be able to get them directly there or
through the Association.
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5 new indexes computerized this past month for Ischia and Procida.
Many thanks to all volunteers working hard!
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