Crolla family legacy
Jan’s mother was born in 1937 in England, more than 100 years after her Great Grandfather was born in Fontitune, a small hamlet outside the town of Picinisco. Her daughter, who is the family genealogist, wanted to walk the streets of her ancestors and convinced her mother and three sisters to accompany her on this … Continue reading
Passport records for 1903 for Sora (partial) and Pescosolido
Thanks go to Eugenio Berenger for compiling these lists of persons from Pescosolido who applied for a passport in 1903 in the Province of Frosinone. A partial list of persons from Sora is also shown. Others towns in the Province are listed in the register but we are publishing just these extractions. Since the passport … Continue reading
All in a day’s work
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
On-Site research Tips & Tricks
You are planning a trip to Italy and you want to do some family history research. Here’s how to prepare. First make your plans. Are State Archives on your list? Check with https://www.familysearch.org/ to find out what civil records the State Archives have. If Family Search has filmed at that archive then what they have … Continue reading
Local newspapers, obituaries and local history books
Rick asked me to check local newspapers as part of my search for his family history, for stories about the family and obituaries. If only…… Even today, in the small towns in Italy you will not find a local newspaper. Maybe a page in the regional edition of the national newspaper but nothing that comes … Continue reading
Search of the week – Fumone, Frosinone
Fumone, population today 80 (yes 80) permanent residents. Ancestry.com has more than 150 persons on its passenger lists giving Fumone as their place of origin. Famous for its medieval castle and the Prison of Pope Celestino V, today it has boutiques and restaurants that live off the local and foreign tourists who come here for … Continue reading
Search of the week in Supino
Avery’s mother and her two siblings together with their spouses were making a trip to Italy and wanted to visit the town of origin of their parents. Avery had visited Supino a few years ago by taking the train, arriving in the early afternoon and finding everything closed. She wanted to make sure that … Continue reading
Terme Romane di Supino
I had a group of Canadians to take to visit their town of origin, Supino in Frosinone. As part of the tour I decided to have them visit the archaeological remains of the Roman Thermal baths discovered in the 1960’s in Supino. It is not well-known and not generally open to the public except by … Continue reading
From Europe to America – The history of Italian Emigration
Along time client sent me this link, https://www.mtholyoke.edu/~molna22a/classweb/politics/Italianhistory.html to an excellent article on Italian emigration. It covers the BIG questions of Who traveled to America? Facing prejudice Why immigrate? I hope you find it interesting.
PICINISCO, VAL DI COMINO 1017 -2017. An important anniversary for the town and all our neighbours.
In 2017, Picinisco, one of the towns which lie in Val di Comino, will celebrate its first Millennium. While undoubtedly older, the first mention of Picinisco is to be found in a document dated 6 March 1017, when the Princes of Capua restored to the Abbey of Montecassino the Monastery of S. Valentino to be … Continue reading
