Wishing all mom’s, past, present and yet to come, may your day be as beautiful as you. Your kindness, strength and love have been an inspiration to us all. Being a Mom is not what about what you have given up by having a child but what you have gained by having one! And to […]
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San Giuseppe – St Joseph’s Day
Today is the day when all those named Giuseppe (Joseph), Giuseppina (Josephine), etc., celebrate their onomastico, or name day. In Italy, Spain and Portugal March 19th is also known as Father’s Day as Joseph was the husband of the Virgin Mary and stepfather of Jesus. It is said that Sicilians, affected by severe drought, prayed […]
Happy Holidays 2017
Wishing you and your families a Very Happy and Joyus Holiday season. Please remember to take care of yourselves and your loved ones and I look forward to seeing you back here in 2017!
Happy Thanksgiving !
“May your stuffing be tasty May your turkey be plump, May your potatoes and gravy Have nary a lump. May your yams be delicious And your pies take the prize, And may your Thanksgiving dinner Stay off your thighs!”
Pagine Bianche – Updated
*This is an updated current tutorial to the previously posted content titled Pagine Bianche – Italian White Pages .* A great resource for looking up Italian surnames and locating people in Italy is to use the on line Pagine Bianche [White Pages]. This telephone directory also links to the Pagine Gialle or the Yellow Pages so you can locate […]
Gens-Italia- Updated Overview Tutorial
Gens-Italia – Short Overview Gens-Italia is an excellent site to use to see the distribution of your surname in Italy. Some of you might remember it as the site Susan Sarandon used in the April 2010 episode of Who do You Think You Are? to help her get started on researching her roots. While I […]
Holiday Inspired Italian Names – Repost
With the holiday season upon us I thought it would be nice to talk about some holiday inspired Italian names. Some names that come to mind are Natale (Christmas) Grazia (Grace) and Bifano (Epiphany). All have been used as first or surnames. A quick search on Searching the Enhanced Ellis Island Database in One Step […]
