Every time I travel, I visit libraries and archives, not museums that often, though there are those visits as well. The written word, the ink on the page, the lives documented on parchment, vellum, in illuminated manuscripts, even government records – these fuel and inspire me. On my most recent trip to Italy, I wentContinueContinue reading “Archives and Libraries: Accessing Italy’s Cultural Heritage”
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Who Are They?
The comune of Vigevano is located in the province of Pavia in the Lombard region of Italy. I was surprised at how flat the landscape was – an agricultural area of rice fields and farmland with the backdrop of snow-capped mountains to the north near Milano. If you know me at all by now, youContinueContinue reading “Who Are They?”
Researching Underground Railroad Connections
Forgive my absence. I have been working for the past eight months on a project to document African Americans in Royal Oak Township from 1845-1870 and try to determine if any were freedom seekers or abolitionists. After combing through census, land, and probate records, newspapers, and city directories, as well as utilizing maps, I focusedContinueContinue reading “Researching Underground Railroad Connections”
More than just names: vital records in Italy
Civil registration records are an invaluable resource in searching for your Italian roots. They contain a wealth of information, depending on the type of record and the time period in which the event occurred. Italy’s civil records today are a result of a standardized registration system introduced in 1806, after the annexation of many ItalianContinueContinue reading “More than just names: vital records in Italy”
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