Pat (Bava) Zielinski joins Bob and talks about when and why she started her research, and the meaning of her surname Bava.
Grandfather Francesco Bava – from San Nicola, village outside Caulonia proper Paternal Grandmother was born Anna Sorriente In Bracigliano, a village In the hills above Salerno/Sorrento
Maternal Grandfather – Angelo DeCarlo, Massafra, in the province of Torano in the Apulia region. He married my Maternal Grandmother – Angela Tuccitto in Palermo, Sicily.
Paternal (Pictured) Grandfather Francesco Bava - from San Nicola, village outside Caulonia proper, in RC and Paternal Grandmother - on their 50th wedding anniversary. She was born Anna Sorriente In Bracigliano, a village In the hills above Salerno/Sorrento
Our barrista turned out to be a Bava!
Me (left) comparing my family tree with 2 potential relatives in Caulonia, R C.
Maternal grandmother Anna (Sorriente) Bava on her farm in Massachusetts