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Santa Marina Salina Marriage Index, 1797-1825 These are parish marriage records for the church of Santa Marina on the island of Salina, Isole Eolie (Italy).  There are only 96 marriage records in total – a few for each year from 1797 up until 1825 and one for 1833 (not included in this index). The recordingRead More

Olimpia Olimpia – a female name that was relatively more common on Lipari during the late-1500s and 1600s than in later centuries although it did continue to be used in some families for many generations thereafter. From the Ancient Greek Olympiás (Ὀλυμπιάς), the feminine form of Ólympos (Ὄλυμπος), of Olympus, that is, Mt. Olympus (theRead More

Splendoria Splendoria – a female name found on Lipari during the late-1500s to early 1600s but not afterwards. Derived from the Latin splendor, splendoris = brilliance, brightness; from splendere = to shine, be radiant. Hence, to shine, be bright, radiant, resplendent. So there was Splendoria di Taranto (1567), Splendoria Sbeglia (1574), Splendoria Russo (b.c.1580s), SblendoriaRead More

Aeolian Islands Word Search There are 78 place names in the Word Search. The remainder of the letters sequentially spell another 6 words for a total of 84 towns and locations found on the Aeolian Islands. But you don’t know which words are in the puzzle and which are from the leftover letters. All lettersRead More

How well do you know the Aeolian Islands Quiz by Joe Russo October 2, 2016 Try the quiz:  How well do you know the Aeolian Islands?