Here are some pictures of the treasure trove of information in the side vestibule of the Chiesa Madre in Calatafimi. During our trip of February, 1999, we located Father Scavurzo and he kindly agreed to show us the registers of the baptisms and marriages to find the location of the entry of the oldest known ancestor of the Vultaggio clan in Calatafimi.
Here is the bookcase with the registers. They go back to
the
1500's.
Father Scavurzo took out the register which spanned the years
1564-1610
and looked through to find the marriage record.
After this fantastic journey back into time, we posed for a
picture
with our genealogical mentor.