Back to Your Italian Roots

“If we think of all the things Italy is famous for — architecture, delicious food, wine, art, music, cars, a slow way of life — it is in large part…

by Richard Graziano In recent years, genealogical research and DNA testing have become increasingly more popular in the United States. It is estimated that…

Why do we feel the need to connect with the past? Should we know intimate facts of our family history?  Wendy Ridolini, editor of Sunflower Publishing…

This month’s installment in our series on readers traveling to Italy in search of their roots and relatives features the story of Mary Louise Tucker, who has…

Husband and wife Chris and Alana Loreto first traveled to Italy in search of their Italian roots in 2014. That very special trip took place in Abruzzo, where…

“Mio Dio!” (Oh my God!) - these are the words Janet Badia most associates with her first trip to Italy to discover her family’s roots; as she recalls, “they…

“The moment we spotted Pienza from the road, perfectly placed atop the rolling Tuscan hills, I was transfixed. We pulled over to take in the first view of my…

We know how many people are looking to stay connected to Italy while abroad, especially right now when it is not clear when tourism as we once knew it would be…

[Photo: Current Ciampi family members living on the same 1700s farmland as their ancestors.] Joan Ciampi was told by her Italian American relatives there…

[In the piazza, meeting relatives who brought with them old family photos. The man in this photo is a Campise relative of Sarah Campise Hallier…