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Della Scala Family (Scaliger)

Post author:Bob
Post published:September 3, 2023
Post category:Della Scala

I can trace this family back to the beginning to Jacapino Della Scala, my 23rd great grandfather, who died in 1215. He was a wool trader that eventually received the…

Montefeltro Family

Post author:Bob
Post published:July 6, 2023
Post category:Biography / Montefeltro

For those of you who have viewed previous posts, I've decided to take a different approach. Rather than post individual grandparents, I'm going to post the family name and some…

King Alfonso V of Aragon King of Naples and Sicily

Post author:Bob
Post published:July 4, 2023
Post category:Caracciolo

Caracciolo Rossi I descend from King Alfonso through my paternal great grandmother's mother, Maria Emilia Caracciolo di Torchiarolo. Her grandfather was Prince Luigi, who came from the Princes of Avellino.…

Saint Adelaide of Italy

Post author:Bob
Post published:July 2, 2023
Post category:Biography

It's really amazing to see who your ancestors were, assuming that you are lucky enough to find that one recent ancestor that has links back as far as the 6th…

Unraveling Italian-American Heritage

Post author:Bob
Post published:June 30, 2023
Post category:Biography / Podcast

We're thrilled to have Mike Canzoniero, author of 'Papa's Story, America Through the Eyes of a Brave Italian Immigrant' and 'The Evil Eye, The Pure Heart', with us, who will…