Italian Roots and Genealogy

Send us a text A compilation of some of our favorite interviews from 2022. Happy New Year! Turnkey. The only thing you’ll lift are your spirits. Italian Marketplace LLC Online tee shirts, hoodies and more for Italians Farmers and Nobles Read about my research story and how to begin your family research. The Third Attic Vincent Manago reminisces on a boyhood in 1950s and 1960s Brooklyn. The Lady of...

Send us a text Ariana Franco discusses starting her research in 2020 and turning her passion into a genealogy business. I began researching my family history in late 2020 as a way to investigate where I came from, who I came from, and to connect with family. The more I found the more inspired I have been to tell the stories. My personal family stories have transported me through 20th century New E...

Send us a text Derrick Townsend tells us when and why he got the calling to start his research and his English dad and Italian mom. Turnkey. The only thing you’ll lift are your spirits. Italian Marketplace LLC Online tee shirts, hoodies and more for Italians Farmers and Nobles Read about my research story and how to begin your family research. Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you...

Send us a text Phil Apollo interviews author, podcaster and blogger Bob Sorrentino about his new book "Farmers and Nobles". Farmers and Nobles traces the research path of blogger and podcast host Bob Sorrentino. Bob began researching his family roots in 2008 beginning with his great-grandfather's calling card brought from Italy by his paternal grandmother Maria Luigia Piromallo. In 2018, he decide...

Send us a text Robert talks about his family from Colliano that settled in NJ and Pennsylvania and his grandfather's murder in the early 1900's. And meeting Zio Ernesto playing cards in Italy. Robert has made over 30 trips to Italy. Turnkey. The only thing you’ll lift are your spirits. Italian Marketplace LLC Online tee shirts, hoodies and more for Italians Farmers and Nobles Read about my researc...

Send us a text A moment and a movement; New Biccari.  With Erick and Giuseppe Lucera and Rich Leto The book illustrates how a moment in time when the author returned to his ancestral village let to research into the movement of people from Biccari to Philadelphia.  Erick along with cousins in Italy Gennaro and Giuseppe Lucera trace the 1200 Biccarese citizens to America, ending up mostly Philadelp...

Send us a text Mary Gennusa Patterson talks about her new Inspirations Magazine with her family recipes from Sicily. A new ebook periodical that features the art, crafts, and especially Sicilian recipes of author Mary B. Gennusa Patterson. Aided by her chef son Joseph Patterson, Mary recreates her family's favorites in easy-to-follow and illustrated recipes that will tantalize . Stories about her...

Send us a text Bob talks with Frank Passaro who splits his time between Narni Umbria and Baltimore. Frank's story includes how his mother was kidnapped by her father and returned to Italy after being born in France. Turnkey. The only thing you’ll lift are your spirits. Farmers and Nobles Read about my research story and how to begin your family research. Growing Up Italian American-Visco Wonderful...

Send us a text Michele Cole talks about starting her research with her Italian grandmother and branching out to her Danish roots from her grandfather.  Turnkey. The only thing you’ll lift are your spirits. Italian Marketplace LLC Online tee shirts, hoodies and more for Italians Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to yo...

Send us a text Jean Telljohann talks about her family roots from Campania and Calabria and her recent trip to Italy. Turnkey. The only thing you’ll lift are your spirits. Italian Marketplace LLC Online tee shirts, hoodies and more for Italians Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase, I may receive a commission at no extra cost to you. Support the show Purchase my boo...

Send us a text In this episode I talk to Dan Zongrone again with his mom Lucrezia who grew up in Utica NY. Lucrezia tells about growing up Italian in pre-war Utica and about the war years, her family and first trip to Italy Turnkey. The only thing you’ll lift are your spirits. Italian Marketplace LLC Online tee shirts, hoodies and more for Italians Farms, Factories, Italian American Women Document...

Send us a text We get some inside information from Naples resident Cristina Rizzo about the Historic Center and her rental flat. Cristina fills us in on some of the sights and what makes Naples unique from other large Italian cities. Turnkey. The only thing you’ll lift are your spirits. Italian Marketplace LLC Online tee shirts, hoodies and more for Italians Disclaimer: This post contains affiliat...

Send us a text Dan Zongrone who has renovated two homes in Calabria gives us expert advice on how to start the process, the availability of materials and tools. Also how auctions work and the pitfalls to be aware of before and during the process. Visit Dan's Facebook Page Cropani nel Cuore Turnkey. The only thing you’ll lift are your spirits. Italian Marketplace LLC Online tee shirts, hoodies and...

Send us a text Anthony Parenti, whose family came to the USA in the 1950's, talks about their arrival and settling in the Pittsburgh area. In 2001, Anthony started www.italiansrus.com , a comprehensive website that includes a names database, stories, photos, real estate information and much more. Turnkey. The only thing you’ll lift are your spirits. Italian Marketplace LLC Online tee shirts, hoodi...

Send us a text Intervista avvincente e informativa all'autrice NICOLA MASTRONARDI sui Sanniti che occuparono l'Italia centrale per molti secoli prima di Cristo e combatterono diverse guerre con Roma. Laureato in Scienze Politiche alla “Cesare Alfieri” di Firenze – Indirizzo Storico-Internazionale. Membro dell’Accademia dei Georgofili, è studioso delle civiltà semi nomadi dell’Appennino italiano e...

Send us a text Riveting and informative interview with author NICOLA MASTRONARDI about the Samnites who occupied central Italy for many centuries before Christ and fought several wars with Rome. Nicola Graduated with Political Science degree from “Cesare Alfieri” of Florence. A member of the Georgofili Academy, he is a scholar of the semi-nomadic civilizations of the Italian Apennines and the Medi...

Send us a text Clint Minchella talks about his great great grandfather migrating to the UK in the mid-1800's and how he opened an ice cream shop. Turnkey. The only thing you’ll lift are your spirits. Live in Italy Check us out for the best expat links for Real Estate and Relocation. Italian Marketplace LLC Online tee shirts, hoodies and more for Italians Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate li...

Send us a text Mirella Masella talks about when and why she started her research and tells the story of her family from a small village that was caught up in a major invasion in WWII. December 1943 – German bombs fell on the enchanting village of San Pietro Infine, destroying homes and ruining innocent lives in one of the most devastating conflicts in southern Italy. After the war, with change bei...

Send us a text Dawn Matera Corsi talks about her family from Ischia and searching for the right San Michele to find more roots. Also, her books, food and much much more. A second-generation Italian American, Dawn is a best-selling author and speaker who helps people create a dolce vita by connecting to their purpose and continuing their legacy. She has spoken for numerous corporate and non-profit...

Send us a text I talk with John Polverino about his just starting his research, Italian citizenship and how he opened an Italian Restaurant in Tennessee. Turnkey. The only thing you’ll lift are your spirits. Italian Marketplace LLC Online tee shirts, hoodies and more for Italians The Lady of the Wheel This is a story set in Racalmuto, Sicily in the late nineteenth century. Disclaimer: This post co...

Send us a text In this episode I talk to Angelo Coniglio about his family research and his book "The Lady of the Wheel".  Angelo explains naming conventions of the abandoned children and how poorly they were treated. This is a story set in Racalmuto, Sicily in the late nineteenth century. As historical fiction, it deals with a heartbreaking aspect of parenting: the practice of of leaving unwanted...

Send us a text It's my turn to be interviewed. Phil Apollo interviews me on my trip to Italy to return to my roots.  The tour, designed and executed by Letizia Sinisi of Italy Rooting and Loretta Pompi of BITN was a once in a lifetime trip.  Our fourteen day excursion took us to five regions. Lazio, Molise, Campania, Calabria and Sicily. During the trip was met some of the most wonderful people wh...

Send us a text Mag tells us how we can learn to speak Italian using her proprietary process. Are you ready to take a flight with the Italian language? With The First Italian PlannerBook you will learn Italian independently and easily while writing down your appointments! Turnkey. The only thing you’ll lift are your spirits. Learn and Shop Italian Are you ready to take a flight with the Italian lan...

Send us a text Nancy Triggiani-Musco talks about starting her research young and how eventually a discovery on an overlooked census led her to completing her Italian citizenship. Nancy and her husband run a music studio in NJ and you can view her interesting links below. My husband and I own a music school in northern New Jersey and I’m attaching the link to it, as it has important relevance to my...

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