September 5, 2023 marks the 70th anniversary of the death of my maternal grandfather, a man I obviously never met, but one I would have loved to have had the opportunity to […]
The Grandfather I Never Met
A Visit to My Family's Ancestral Homeland
As many of you know, I am Italian, despite my name. My mother is Italian, the daughter of a man named Crescenzo Chiulli. We recently returned from a visit to land of […]
Update: the Search for my Italian Ancestors
The last three weeks have been remarkable in my search for my Italian ancestors. The article in the magazine “PrimaDaNoi” of Pescara, Italy has allowed me to connect with cousins I never […]
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