Rich, my wife is a genealogist.
Try starting here:
http://www.italianancestry.com/
Every link Italian is here.
If you think the folks on this site are helpful, wait til you make some contacts with the Italians.
Searching your roots is the 2nd or 3rd biggest hobby in the US.
As for the seal, I'm thinking that another relative was brought into the country with a "doctored" document.
And you thought only car docs were changed?
Send me a PM if you need any help.
Andy
