Hi Martha - thanks for your query. I can't speak for all of Italy, but historically in Coli a "Villa"…
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Interesting. Thank you. I have identified two ancestral villages in Italy but haven't tackled any records yet, given the accessibility,…
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I know nothing about Italian research. Could you tell me if Villa Gavi, Villa Fontana, and so on refer to…
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Hi Peter, thanks so much for your comment and the additional information about the Chateau! We weren't aware of this…
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Good ole Lord Peter Wimsey or in this case Dorothy L. Sayers, what a great way to start this story.…
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Hi Lena, Fascinating! I have asked around. Is Michael Consolini your father?
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Oh those Scots! This was a fascinating look at them, as is George MacDonald Fraser's The Steel Bonnets. It really…
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Scott - re not covering the Livingston daughters, when touring the Livingston home Clermont in Columbia County NY, the guide…
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English-speakers must be careful with the Gaelic of Scotland. While searching for the Roman bath-house near Milnegavie, we were informed…
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Fascinating! I find following the meandering byways of colonial America has led to much greater understanding of the life and…
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