Finding Frank Sinatra

Join Bob and Laura Lee Watson as she discusses how she found that Frank Sinatra is her 3rd cousin from the same town in Sicily.  Laura Lee also talks about her company located in Calabria “Digging Up Roots In The Boot”

Laura Lee Watson is a proud third-generation Italian American who ventured abroad to Italy in 2005 with the intention of digging a little deeper into her Italian roots. She visited her ancestral villages in Sicily, met and developed ongoing relationships with distant cousins, and had her Italian citizenship recognized in 2008.  It was after thiat amazing experience that she dedicated to promote Italian cultural heritage. Digging up Roots in the Boot specializes in Heritage Tourism and Genealogical Research throughout Italian descents living abroad.  She takes great pride in delivering custom and personalized services with passion and attention to detail. She designs our bespoke ancestral village heritage tours to meet your time frame and personal goals.  No two family histories are the same so you can expect a unique approach to planning your itinerary.  She offers consulting services, to help you prioritize your efforts and make the bureaucracy seem a little less daunting while you are preparing the necessary paperwork for Italian Citizenship. She is dedicated to breaking down brick walls when it comes to researching Italian historical documents.  

Italian public offices and churches can be very challenging to work with locally, let alone from abroad.  She is onsite in Italy and specializes in providing thorough and accurate Italian document research of all available Italian records. She has access to Civil Records, Church Records, Military Records, Notary Records, Family and Land Census Records. She can assist you whether you are looking for certified documents to submit with your Italian Citizenship Application or an extensive multi-branch family research project.

Digging up Roots in the Boot offers 4 distinct services:

Italian Document Research, Italian Citizenship – administratively, judicial, and in Italy, Italian Heritage Tours, and locating Italian relatives.