Living Villa Cappelli

009: Italian ancestry and discovering your heritage

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This is the second part of our interview with John and Angela Cahill. This time we talk a bit about our other day trips south to Gallipoli and Lecce, and then we get into what you can do if you are looking to research your Italian heritage while visiting Italy. You’ll learn: About our trip to Porto Selvaggio, which Angela calls the Blue Grotto without all the people. About our drive to Gallipoli and Lecce About a day trip to Bovino, named the #5 top town in all of Italy to visit Why Angela calls Puglia the “quintessential Italy” About Angela and John’s first visit with us and our heritage services Where you can start with your research into your Italian heritage What is important to have when you come here looking for records What vital information you should know if you are looking to get photocopies of your family’s records (hint: it has to do with the age of the document) How knowing just a few family names can help you in these small town and might even find you some cousins Where all the old records are