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Luisa Sorrentino with her brothers and first 3 children

Bob gets a free consultation with Debbie Gurtler from familysearch.org.  Very simple process using the link below to schedule.  He was stuck trying to find the parents of his 4th Great Grandmother Maria Angela De Riso, and Debbie was able to find her uncle’s will. 

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How To Navigate Familysearch.org

Join Bob as he interviews Paul Nauta from family search.org Click here to join our group on Facebook Paul Nauta is a blatantly proud second generation Italian-American who still speaks “la lingua” and has wonderful Italian family history stories for an amateur.  His paternal grandfather immigrated to Ellis Island just before WWI and maternal grandparents in the 1890s.  His Italian roots originate in Cagnano Varano (Foggia), Sassano (Salerno), and Alia (Palermo). He is the Senior

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April 1, 2023 3 Comments
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Italian Family Research ( How to make the most of Familysearch.org )

Join Bob as he interviews Suzanne Russo Adams about her Sicilian Family and Italian Family Research.  Suzanne is also a genealogist with Familysearch.org and gives us an in depth look at all the features available.   Click here to join our group on Facebook If you are looking for help with your Italian Family Research, FamilySearch is FREE. Anyone can sign up for an account to use the site.  The access might be different for

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Finding Missing Records Using Family Search

Family Search ( or familysearch.org ) is a free service provided by the Church of Latter Day Saints. Although free it does require you to register.  I have been on a long time, so I am not sure, but they may try to up sell some products.     I have used this site many many times, the last time I used it I found that while they have many records that you can view

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August 11, 2019 1 Comment
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