There is a moment in many research projects when the documents are no longer enough, and you want to stand in the street where your great-grandparents lived. I would be glad to help you plan, organise and carry out a trip to Italy — to meet your relatives, or to stay with your family, in the pleasure of discovering your origins.

What the assistance includes

  • Suggestions for accommodation
  • Artistic excursions in the area
  • Practical tips and suggestions for the places connected to your family
  • Where relevant, help arranging meetings with the relatives identified during research

Built on the research

A trip is most rewarding when it follows the research: you arrive already knowing which church, which archive and which house matter to your family. Several of my clients have told me they intend to have me as their guide when they travel to Italy — a role I am happy to play.

All services

Ascendancy Research

Tracing one individual or several, generation by generation, back as far as the records go.

Descendancy Research

Tracing all the descendants of a given ancestor or generation, forward through time.

Original Records

Copies of original birth (baptism), marriage and death records from civil and church registers.

Tell me about your family.

Send me what you already know about your Italian ancestors — names, towns, approximate dates — and describe what you hope to discover. I will reply with my opinion and an estimate for your project.