From Tony Quinn, United States
Thanks to the old church records of Lavertezzo, hand drawn family trees by the late Rae Codoni, and the records provided to me by Dr Bob Treffene, I have been able to reconstruct the Truffini family ancestry in Switzerland from earliest times, and to determine some descendants in Australia and the United States. Continue reading
di Paolo, Spagna
Ricerca di una Giovane Donna di nome, Erica cittadina Svizzero Tedesca che ebbe un Figlio di nome Eduard, da mio Padre Edo Frey, che viveva in Ticino a Gordola o Tenero 1948-1950, viaggió agli Stati uniti , negli anni indicati, se cualcuno conosce un caso simile puo´mandarmi un mail, saluti Paolo Frey
From Linda Mock, United States
Looking for Filippini surname:
Subject: FILIPPINI
Given: Attilio Valerio Carlo
b:1892, Ticino,Switz.
is said to be the 5th child of 8 born. Continue reading
From Sharon Dulcich, United States
I am seeking information of where in the Canton Ticino my husband’s Spagnoli family came from. His great-grandmother was Adelaide Spagnoli. She was born 11 January 1852 in Switzerland and died 8 April 1902 in Hunter’s Valley, Mariposa County, California. Continue reading
From Rosa Giovanni, Italy
I worked for many years in the port of Genoa. It used to be customary to see stacks of old papers on the docks.
di Rosa Giovanni
Ho lavorato per molti anni nel porto di Genova.
Un tempo era usuale vedere balle di carta da macero nelle banchine dedicate alla spedizione. Continue reading
From Carol White, Australia
20 years ago I bought a Swiss-Italian property near Daylesford in Central Victoria, Australia. Continue reading
From Mark Lesina, United States
Giuseppe Michele Lafranchi (1819-1909) married Maria Margarita Pozzi (1822-1891) and together they had eight children in Coglio, Switzerland. Continue reading
