Heritage
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Discovering La Famiglia: Finding Your Family in U.S. Marriage Records
When your ancestors settled in America, many of the important events that happened in their lives and their families’ lives…
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Discovering La Famiglia – Finding Your Family in U.S. Military Records
You may not have thought about using U.S. military records to find out more about an Italian-born ancestor, so in…
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Discovering La Famiglia – Finding Your Family in U.S. Census Records
Using U.S. Census records to discover your Italian ancestor’s early life in America can be both exhilarating and frustrating! Census…
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Discovering La Famiglia – Finding Your Family in Immigration Records
Last month we looked at ship manifests; this month we will explore U.S. immigration records. We are focusing on immigration…
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Prati di Tivo and the Smell of Mushrooms
The scenery upon arriving at Prati di Tivo was dreamlike. The first thing to see was the “Sleeping Giant,” as…
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The Compare Club
It is known, although some deny it they know deep down that it is true, that everybody wants to be…
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Discovering your roots
I’m Rosa, I’m 32 and I’m Italian. I moved to the U.S. in February 2016. None of my direct ancestors…
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The Italian Cultural Garden: Preserving Our Heritage
Our Italian heritage is a vast one encompassing not only our colorful social customs, but also the cultural heritage of…
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Traditions
Our Italian customs and traditions are the glue that holds our loud, hungry, happy, loving, and large family together. My…
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The Personal Importance of Preserving Your Heritage
La storia, intesa come memoria del passato e di ciò che esso è stato, influenza in maniera determinante il presente…
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