The Craco Society holds unique material about the town and its inhabitants from both Italy and North America.   The records currently available are:                   

• The Craco Census of 1857

• The Index of the 1865 Craco Census

• Index of  Births, Deaths & Marriages for Craco from 1866–1895

• Ellis Island Arrivals from Craco

• 1900 American Census - Crachesi Immigrants on Baxter Street

• Craco Vital Records

• Locating Property in  Craco Vecchio

• Craco Foglio Di Famigila

The Society also has copies of publications about Craco which may assist members in identifying ancestors.  These are:

• Note Storiche Sul Comune Di Craco

• Omaggio alla Stella

• San Vincenzo un Martire a Craco

                     

All of these documents have proved to be valuable tools in aiding members' genealogy research.  The Craco Society continues to pursue obtaining copies of more genealogy documents from Craco.

Current members' family surnames include: 

Baldasari, Barberia, Benedetto, Beradone, Bianculli, Blancieri, Bonadies, Calitri, Camperlengo, Canusano, Caricati, Caropreso, Casolaro, Cassano, Cataio, Catalano, Chiamente, Colabella, Consoli, D’Alefsio, D’Elia, DeCesare, Diamondo, Dipierro, Dolcimele, Ferrante, Finzio, Forgione, Fortuna, Francavilla, Frantino, Galante, Grossi, Lapilla, Lavaro, Lobasco, LoCaso, Lorubio (LaRubbio), Lospenuso, Lospinoso, Lumate, Magistro, Magriotti, Marmo, Marrese, Mastronardi, Matera, Morati, Mormondo, Montesano, Moscogiuri, Nardandrea, Nigro, Paduano, Pignataro, Pirretti, Ragone, Rapso, Rinaldi (Canada), Rinaldi (New York), Roccanova, Rubertone, Russo, Salomone, Santalucia,  Sillani, Spera, Stabile, Tocci (Toce), Tanico, Torraca, Tuzio, Valinato, Viggiano, Zaccaro and Zafferese.

 

 

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