Are ALL genealogy sites useless?

First you should understand that Genealogists do more than just look up public records,. Ancestry is an excellent site for beginners. There are Italian and Sicilian genealogy sites on line and if you use Google the information can be translated into English.. You might want to check with your local Family research Center, library, Genealogical or History Society, many offer free cles on how to perform Genealogical research and as part of the cles you may be given a listing of other sites to try.