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Saving Italy Program
Last night I attended a program at the Pritzker Military Library. The program was called “Saving Italy” based on the title of Robert Edsel’s newest book, about the U.S. Army Monuments Men and Women who served during World War II to preserve, repair, locate and retrieve stolen works of art by the Nazis. Edsel spoke [...]
The Ricigliano, Italy Project Update
I have had so many comments posted, especially in the last week, about the Ricigliano Italians that some decisions have been made. As you may know if you have followed the blog for a while, I started a Genealogy Department at Casa Italia, the Italian Cultural Center in Stone Park, IL, in January. Since that [...]
Wisdom Wednesday – Help Casa Italia Index Italian Records
Originally posted on the Casa Italia blog 22 February 2013. A couple of weeks ago I posted some news that Casa Italia’s genealogy department was a sponsor of FamilySearch’s Italian Ancestors Indexing project. Casa Italia is now an entity under which you can register to index. I will post training materials next week and will [...]
New Legacy QuickGuides Available!
Another Legacy QuickGuide has been published and is available for sale! Check out: NEW!! Italian Records in PDF Genealogy for Children in PDF or QuickGuide Card Land and Property Records in PDF or QuickGuide Card World War I and World War II Military Records in PDF What else have I been writing? My next book [...]
Writing Legacy QuickGuides
I have been a busy bee writing, writing, writing! Just what have I been writing? Well Legacy QuickGuides® for one. Three are now on sale with more coming soon! Check out: Genealogy for Children in PDF or QuickGuide Card Land and Property Records in PDF or QuickGuide Card World War I and World War II [...]
Remembering Pvt. James Privoznik, 90th Division WWII
Today we remember the ultimate sacrifice for his country, by Pvt. James Privoznik. Originally of the 90th Division, 790th Ordnance until 14 days before he was killed. Then he was moved into the 90th Division, 358th Infantry during the Battle of the Bulge. James is buried in the Luxembourg American Cemetery. This photos is my [...]
Italian Ancestors