You're right, Mike. Italian parish and civil records sometimes rival (or surpass) the availability of English sources.
It has been gratifying to me to also have ancestors who lived in New England since the early 1600's or…
Barbara - my mother-in-law says in her family genealogy that her Palatine ancestors were happy and contented people. We could…
LOL Same here! Only my "easy" side is French Canadian The handwriting, French or Latin, may be atrocious but with…
My story is similar to yours but over a wider area (Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Vermont). My maternal ancestors stayed…
Who rather than How. So much for typing 101
Jeff How are your Mayflower folks?
Loved reading your story.....how you got there.
Just wonderful! Your wry humor and “hey we are all just people” perspective is spot on. We are ALL where…
James, my father’s family did the same, but 10 years later in Essex County. The earliest immigrant on his mother’s…