Heritage
The Essence of Italy: What Makes Italy Italian?
April 2018 | Myra Robinson
More people than ever before are exploring the world in search of the undiscovered, the new, the ultimate experience. All too often, though, you can travel thousands of miles only to find a kind of bland familiarity. But Italy is different. Italy...
Exploring Pasqua: Italy's Easter and its Traditions
April 2018 | Danielle Selvaggio
La Pasqua è una ricorrenza molto sentita in Italia giacché il significato religioso commemora la passione, la morte e la resurrezione di Cristo. Per questo motivo, durante la Settimana Santa, in tutta Italia tantissime città celebrano la...
Discovering La Famiglia: Finding Your Family in U.S. Death Records
March 2018 | Roslyn Torella
A death record will be the most recent record available for your ancestor. There are several types of records available that record not only death information but may also contain other genealogical information such as an original Italian surname,...
Discovering La Famiglia: Finding Your Family in U.S. Marriage Records
February 2018 | Roslyn Torella
When your ancestors settled in America, many of the important events that happened in their lives and their families’ lives were recorded in United States vital records. The main types of records that may yield valuable information about your...
Discovering La Famiglia - Finding Your Family in U.S. Military Records
January 2018 | Roslyn Torella
You may not have thought about using U.S. military records to find out more about an Italian-born ancestor, so in this month’s column, I am going to share with you what records may exist and contain information about your ancestors and where to...
Discovering La Famiglia - Finding Your Family in U.S. Census Records
December 2017 | Roslyn Torella
Using U.S. Census records to discover your Italian ancestor’s early life in America can be both exhilarating and frustrating! Census records hold a wealth of information about your ancestors such as when they came to America, their age, place of...
Discovering La Famiglia - Finding Your Family in Immigration Records
November 2017 | Roslyn Torella
Last month we looked at ship manifests; this month we will explore U.S. immigration records. We are focusing on immigration records created in the late 1880s through 1956 because it was during this period many Italian immigrants became U.S....
Prati di Tivo and the Smell of Mushrooms
November 2017 | Ilaria Massacesi
The scenery upon arriving at Prati di Tivo was dreamlike. The first thing to see was the “Sleeping Giant,” as the mountain of the Gran Sasso d’Italia is called because it looks like the giant profile of a person resting. There was a wicker swing...
The Compare Club
November 2017 | Mikey Fedeli
It is known, although some deny it they know deep down that it is true, that everybody wants to be Italian. Luckily, I was born Italian, raised Italian and I am Italian, so I thank God for those blessings. I wouldn’t say it if it wasn’t true; I...
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