Last week I bemoaned the challenges faced in searching for my Sicilian ancestors. Names repeated and tangled into each other, providing generations of the same name. Many Italian-American families, like mine, christened their first-born sons with the paternal grandfather's name. Second born sons were given the maternal grandfather's name, and the third sons wore their… Continue reading Sweet William
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Summer Goals
June 2025 News to Nosh The rain soaked just about everything, leaving this June morning lush and clean. I should collect some fresh herbs and pluck lettuce and broccoli babe from the garden, go grocery shopping, and clean off those spider colonies that live in the too-high ceiling corners, but the June newsletter is due.… Continue reading Summer Goals