I can’t tell you whether we got the cheese into the country. We may have simply shipped it over. We may have left it for Dino and the family. We may have even left it for Nino’s consumption.
I CAN share a could-have-happened, might-have-happened, would-have-been-nice fictional story that the U.S. Customs office would probably object to [...]
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Yes, we’re related to him, too
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Carl, Graziela, Maurizio Lijoi, Mayor, Uncle Al on November 26, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
After Graziela gave us all the time she had available, she brought us up to meet the mayor, Maurizio Lijoi.
Maurizio took one look at the family tree and said, “I think we’re related.” Of course we are, I thought.
At first, I thought we might be connected through Nanny’s paternal grandmother, Maria Vittoria Lijoi, who [...]
Geneaology jackpot
Posted in Geneaology, family, tagged Carl, Dad, family, Graziela, Mario, Mayor, Nanny, Poppy, Uncle Al on November 26, 2007 | 4 Comments »
One of the greatest parts of the trip for me was getting to see the our family’s civil records up close.
After years of research online and through interviews with family members, Angela and I compiled a tree of more than 600 people (let me know if I haven’t invited you to Geni.com). But I had [...]
On the road to Serra San Bruno
Posted in Serra San Bruno, tagged Carl, Serra San Bruno, Uncle Al, Uncle Bruno on November 24, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
The last time Uncle Bruno visited Sant’Andrea, the trip up the mountains to the old monastery in Serra San Bruno took more than 3 hours. There was no paved road — only a bumpy dirt path better suited for dune buggies than toy cars. Must have been lots of fun with [...]
A mix of pix
Posted in Rome, Sant'Andrea, Serra San Bruno, tagged Carl, Ionian Sea, Marina, Sant'Andrea, Uncle Al, Uncle Bruno on November 21, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
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