Info from Old Valle D'Olmo page - to be incorporated into OPS

Small town in the central part of Sicilia, Italia founded in 1650. Named for the Elm Trees that grew in the valley.

HIstory and Geography

Valle D'Olmo has been part of several countries: Sicilia, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and the modern country of Italia.

Situated in the central part of Sicilia, Italia, Valle D'Ulmo/Valle D'Olmo/Valledolmo was purchased in 1636 and settled beginning in 1650. A famous castle was built there named Casel Romanno beginning in 1650.

Inhabitants

Early Censuses of Valledolmo

Original settlers were from 50 contracted Vassal families who subjected themselves to purchaser Baron Don Antonio Cacali, and his nephew or grandson Don Cutelli who founded the town. We are trying to find the origins of these families.

Surname censuses are available for 1682 and 1714. We are hoping to find full name censuses for these dates.

Later Census of Valledolmo

1. Valledolmo Census of 1835 - Surnames recorded:

SURNAMES - APELLIDOS - COGNOMI

• ANDOLINA,
• BARONE,
• BATTAGLIA,
• BAUDO,
• BELLAVIA,
• BORZILLERI,
• BUONAFEDE,
• CACCAMISI,
• CAMPIERI,
• CANELLA,
• CANNAROZZO,
• CHIAVETTA,
• CONTI,
• D'ANDREA,
• DRAGO,
• EPOLLITO, ESPOSITO
• FADALE, - https://www.wikitree.com/wiki/Space:Fadale_Family_of_Valledolmo%2C_Sicilia%2C_Italia?fbclid=IwAR2OLPQmkPdEu52sKHweHnyuJ31AviG60zNHj0ZwFe8ZrEiY8ekvqY80za4
• GENCO
• GENNUSO,
• GIMBRONE,
• GIOELI,
• GIOIA,
• GUERCIO,
• GUESCIO,
• GUZZETTA
• IPPOLITO,
• LATONA,
• LAZARONY,
• LAZZARONE,
• LAZZARONI,
• LEONE
• LO BUE,
• LOIACONO,
• LOTEMPIO,
• MANCUSO,
• MANZELLA,
• MEZZIO,
• MICELI
• MOGAVERO,
• MUSCARELLA,
• MUSCATO,
• NOCERA,
• OGNIBENE,
• PANEPINTO
• PANZICA,
• PARLATO,
• PERRELLA,
• PIAZZA,
• POLITO,
• POLIZZI,
• POLVINO,
• PRIVITERA, PRIVITERRA,
• PULVINO,
• QUAGLIANA,
• RAIMONDO,
• RHINCHUSO
• RICOTTA,
• RIZZO
• SALETTA,
• SALMIERI,
• SAN GIORGI,
• SCAGHIBENE,
• SCIBETTA
• SPAGNOLO,
• TAURGRASSO,
• VACANTI,
• VILLA

Immigration

Many of it's inhabitants immigrated to western New York in the late 1800s and the 1900s settling in Chautauqua County, Erie County, and Niagara County in towns like Jamestown, Fredonia, Buffalo, Niagara Falls, Lockport, Leroy, and Rochester New York.

Research and Sources Links

• Valledolmo on wikipedia - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valledolmo

• History of Valledolmo (translated from Italian) - https://familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/22567956

• Earliest Beginnings of Valledolmo - https://familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/22568960

• Official Website of the Commune of Valledolmo with information in English' - http://www.comune.valledolmo.pa.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=96&Itemid=209

• Valledolmo on rootsweb
  • http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cheetah/Valledolmo.html
  • http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=:2285136&recno=0
  • Families of Valledolmo - http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=SHOW&db=:2285136&recno=0

• Valledolmo on Itatianside - http://www.italianside.com/sicilia/palermo/valledolmo/genealogy/

• Valledolmo on The Italian Heritage:
  • http://www.theitalianheritage.it/?content=town,Valledolmo%7CPA%7C9f96f&L=english

• Valledolmo Genealogy dot org:
  • The People of Valledolmo - http://valledolmo-genealogy.org/the-people-of-valledolmo.html
  • http://www.valledolmo-genealogy.org/index.html
  • Marriage Indices - http://www.valledolmo-genealogy.org/marriages.html
  • Death Indices - http://www.valledolmo-genealogy.org/deaths.html

• Records from Valledolmo on familysearch.org - (Handwritten in Italian) - https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9MZ-WKZR?mode=g&cc=1947613
  • https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L9MZ-WKZR?mode=g&owc=MDBZ-TTL%3A245876001%3Fcc%3D1947613&cc=1947613

• Valledolmo-L listserv archive:
  • http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/

• 1682 Revili Census for Valledolmo from Valledolmo-L listserv message by JLong and Frank Loiacono Thursday, Feburary 17, 2000 - http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/VALLEDOLMO/2000-02/0950829078

• Valledolmo Census of 1835 - http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/VALLEDOLMO/2007-09/1191121913

• Barons of Valledolmo - portrait paintings - https://familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/22569138

• Documentation of Valledolmo Commune - (in Italian) - http://www.valledolmo1.com/pagina0001.htm

• Landowners of Valledolmo - Possidenti - (in Italian) - http://www.valledolmo1.com/pagina0017.htm

• Valledolmo Genealogy group on facebook - https://www.facebook.com/groups/161945713930802/

Valledolmo OPS Site Map of Space and Category Pages

To view a site map of all the Space Pages and Category Pages and their hierarchies for the Valledolmo OPS please click the link below.

• Valledolmo OPS Site Map of Space and Category Pages