A brick wall in Santa Maria Oliveto

Posted by Ann on June 30, 2018 · 8 Comments 

Sometimes a brick wall just doesn’t come down easily, even for the professionals! Michele was born in Santa Maria Oliveto (Isernia) according to the family.  When I eventually found the birth record, he was actually registered in Conca Casale but they had declared themselves residents of Santa Maria Oliveto.  Michele was baptized in the Parrocchia … Continue reading →

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DNA test results explained

Posted by Ann on June 27, 2018 · 2 Comments 

Mike expected to be 50% Italian on his DNA test and was surprised to find it came in at 38%.  So he got an Aunt to do the same test knowing that research had showed her to be from Italian parents on both sides for at least a century!  Whoops!  She came back as 25% … Continue reading →

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All in a day’s work

Posted by Ann on June 20, 2018 · 2 Comments 

It started out as a simple lunch with a client.  It turned into something very different! I had done some research for Gino back in 2008 and he was finally making that trip to Italy with his wife and family.  He invited my husband and I to join them for lunch in Ceprano.  I was … Continue reading →

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Its been a strange few days

Posted by Ann on June 5, 2018 · Leave a Comment 

On May 25th the Comune of Firenze called me to say they were mailing the documents I had requested and wanted to advise me who to contact for the rest of the information I had requested. What a nice surprise!   It’s now June 5th and I still haven’t received them BUT there was a … Continue reading →

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