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04/07/2026

*ABRUZZO ANCESTORS | GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH*
*Today: State Archives of Naples*

Today we went back among the records.
The State Archives of Naples is one of the largest "libraries of memory" in Italy.

Here is preserved the history of the Kingdom of Naples: a vast territory that once stretched from Abruzzo down to Sicily. Land tax records, birth and death certificates, military registers, notarial deeds.

For us at Abruzzo Ancestors, every document is a door.
A door that opens onto the lives of our ancestors: where they worked, what taxes they paid, who they married, where they left from when they decided to emigrate.

Many of the Abruzzese families of today left their trace right here. Because for centuries Abruzzo was part of that Kingdom, and its stories are written in these files too.

The research continues. Document by document we reconstruct surnames, homes, and journeys.
Because knowing your roots is the first step to never forgetting where you come from.

*Want to discover the story of your Abruzzese family?*
Write to us: *[email protected]*
We’ll go look for it, even in the deepest archives.

20/06/2026

*You will return home, even if you’ve never been there.*

Have you ever heard that whisper?
That gentle call that comes in moments of silence.
It’s not nostalgia. It’s memory. It’s your blood remembering the land it was born from.

Your surname has a voice.
It carries the scent of bread baked in a wood-fired oven, the echo of footsteps on a stone alley, the light of a sunset that only your land can give.

And for too long it has been waiting for you to go and meet it.

*With Abruzzo Ancestors you can book your ancestral tour. Not only in Abruzzo, but all across the national territory.*

In the photos you’ll see some of the tours we organized in 2026: faces, hugs, tears, real homecomings. Stories we had the honor of guiding back home.

And you will never be alone.
Your team will welcome you:
*Genealogists* who read between the lines of the archives and find your ancestors.
*Licensed tour guides* who know every stone, every story, every secret.
*Qualified experts in roots tourism* who know this is not a trip… it’s a return.
*English-speaking interpreters* who translate every emotion, every word, every hug.
And wherever you need to go, *we rely on local experts* who know their land like the back of their hand.

This is not a postcard tour.
It’s stopping in an alley and feeling that those walls know you.
It’s pronouncing your surname and seeing it smile on the lips of those who stayed.
It’s sitting at the table with your Italian cousins you didn’t even know you had until yesterday.
It’s turning with your own hands the original registers where your grandfather was born, where your great-grandparents married. Touching the same paper they once touched.
*It’s tasting the recipes of your land, visiting the museums that hold its history, living the traditions your grandfather told you about as a child.* Emotions, roots, flavor and culture in one journey.

We do the hard work: we search, we rebuild, we open the doors of the archives, we guide you step by step, in every region of Italy, in your language.
You just need to bring your heart. And let yourself be surprised.

*Your return starts with an email. Write to us with no commitment.*
*[email protected]*
We’ll reply with the same care with which we preserve the stories of families. No obligation, just a conversation to understand where you want to begin again.

Italy is waiting for you. And we will be there, to welcome you home.

14/06/2026

Every genealogical research journey is unique. Sometimes we encounter brick walls, but our passion for uncovering family histories drives us to keep going until we achieve meaningful results. Nicole's review fills our hearts with joy and reminds us why we love what we do. Thank you, Nicole!

What an extraordinary and deeply emotional experience tracing our family roots back to Pianella after more than 120 years. Walking the same streets where Nicola Di Croce once lived, standing in the beautiful Church of San Salvatore where he was baptized, and reconnecting with generations of family history was truly beyond words.
A heartfelt thank you to Davide and the entire Abruzzo Ancestors team for creating such a meaningful and unforgettable journey for Gina and I. Your passion, dedication, and care made every moment feel personal, authentic, and incredibly special. We are especially grateful for the warmth and hospitality you showed us throughout our visit.
The genealogical research, family trees, and stunning family history book were absolutely priceless treasures that our family will cherish forever. You didn’t just uncover records, you brought our ancestors’ stories back to life and gave us a connection to our heritage that we will carry forever.
Special thanks as well to Remo Di Leonardo and the Municipality of Pianella for honoring our family and welcoming us home with such kindness and grace. It truly felt like a return of the soul.
If anyone is considering an ancestral journey to discover their Italian roots, I cannot recommend Abruzzo Ancestors enough. This was not simply a tour, it was a life-changing experience filled with history, emotion, love, and belonging. Grazie di cuore to Davide for hosting me and Gina so beautifully. We are forever grateful.

07/06/2026

📜 Do you have Italian ancestors and are considering applying for recognition of your Italian citizenship by descent (jure sanguinis)?

One of the services offered by Abruzzo Ancestors is the retrieval of the vital records and civil documents required by individuals who wish to independently pursue their Italian citizenship application through the appropriate Italian Consulate or directly in Italy.

🔎 Through our expertise in genealogical and historical research, we assist descendants of Italian emigrants in locating, obtaining, and organizing the documentation needed to establish their line of descent from an Italian ancestor.

Our services include:

✅ Genealogical research to identify relevant places, dates, and family connections;

✅ Retrieval of birth, marriage, and death certificates from Italian municipalities, State Archives, and parish records;

✅ Collection of official certified documents;

✅ Apostille services when required by the destination country;

✅ Secure shipping of documents worldwide.

⚠️ Please note that Abruzzo Ancestors does not process citizenship applications, provide legal advice, or submit citizenship claims on behalf of clients.

Our role is exclusively to help individuals locate and obtain the Italian records necessary to support their citizenship application, which they may then submit independently or through their chosen legal representative.

For many descendants living abroad, the most challenging aspect of the citizenship process is finding and obtaining historical records preserved in small Italian towns, archives, and churches. Abruzzo Ancestors offers local knowledge, research expertise, and on-the-ground assistance to make this process easier and more efficient.

🇮🇹 Your Italian heritage is a story worth rediscovering. We help you find the documents that tell that story.

📩 Contact us to learn more about our genealogical research and document retrieval services.

🌐 Abruzzo Ancestors – Discovering Your Italian Roots.

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01/06/2026

n 1950, Quinto was just 4 years old when he left Atri and Abruzzo with his family, embarking on a journey that would take him far from Italy and his roots. More than seventy years have passed since then—a lifetime filled with stories passed down through generations and an unbroken connection to the land where he was born.

Today, that circle has finally come full circle.

For the first time in over seven decades, Quinto returned to Atri, the place where it all began. Accompanying him on this emotional journey were his family and his daughter Terri, who shared every moment of this extraordinary experience. It was a return filled with emotions, expectations, and questions that had accompanied him and his loved ones for many years. Most importantly, it was a return that transformed names heard in family stories into faces, hugs, and smiles.

Thanks to the extensive and meticulous genealogical research carried out by Abruzzo Ancestors, we were able to locate Quinto’s cousins and their families. Through documents, archives, verification, and patience, we reconstructed family connections that seemed lost to time.

Meeting relatives he had never known was one of the most touching moments of the day. Genuine embraces, heartfelt emotions, and the extraordinary feeling of rediscovering a part of oneself that had seemed forever out of reach. Afterwards, a family luncheon brought everyone together around the same table to share stories, memories, and the joy of belonging to one large family.

Making this unforgettable day even more special was the warm welcome received at the Municipality of Atri from Councillor Alfonso Di Basilico, who personally welcomed Quinto back to his hometown, highlighting the importance that the return of emigrants and their descendants holds for the entire community.

It was an intense day, filled with emotions, smiles, and tears of joy. One of those days that reminds us how strong family roots truly are and how important it is to preserve the memory of our origins.

At Abruzzo Ancestors, we are proud and honored to have helped make this reunion possible and to have given Quinto, his daughter Terri, and their entire family an experience they will carry in their hearts forever.

❤️ Because roots are never truly lost. Sometimes they are simply waiting for the right moment to be rediscovered.

📩 If you would like to organize your own ancestral tour in Abruzzo or search for living relatives, contact us:
[email protected]

23/05/2026

✨ Pamela’s review fills our hearts with joy! ✨

Accompanying you on this exciting journey to discover your family’s history was truly something special for us. ❤️
Retracing the roots of your ancestors through stories, documents, and memories allowed us to share an authentic and deeply emotional experience together.

It was a pleasure guiding you through the beauty of Fallascoso and the charming villages surrounding it — places where time still preserves the truest soul of Abruzzo. 🏡⛰️

Thank you, Pamela, for sharing with us this adventure filled with emotions, memories, and a sense of belonging.
Your stories are the heart of everything we do every day with passion. ✨

13/05/2026

In 1903, Pianella said goodbye to one of its sons: Nicola Di Croce.
He left with a suitcase full of hopes and a heart deeply connected to the land that had seen him born, raised, and taught him the art of life ❤️

Perhaps he could never have imagined that, more than 120 years later, the thread of memory would bring his family back to that very place, among ancient streets, silent stones, and timeless memories.

His great-granddaughter Nicole, together with her daughter Gina, finally returned home.
Not just a journey, but a return of the soul ✨

Welcomed warmly by the Municipality of Pianella and honored in memory of Nicola Di Croce, they were able to embrace their roots again through an intense and emotional experience.

Together with local expert Remo Di Leonardo, we at Abruzzo Ancestors
guided Nicole and Gina through the streets of the historic center, the neighborhood where Nicola was born, and to the evocative Church of San Salvatore, now marked by time yet still guarding deep memories, where Nicola was baptized more than a century ago.

The day concluded with a visit to the Museum of Ceramics of Pianella, home to extraordinary ceramics crafted in the 1600s, authentic masterpieces that tell the ancient story and soul of Abruzzo 🏺

Finally came the most touching moment: the delivery of the genealogical research, family trees, and a beautiful family history book dedicated to the Di Croce family 📖🌳

Because roots are never truly broken.
They cross oceans, generations, and silence… simply waiting for the right moment to bloom again ❤️

📩 Book your ancestral tour and genealogical research:
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01/05/2026

🌍✨ Anthony’s Journey: a return to roots across time ✨🌍

There are stories that don’t stop at grandparents, nor even great-grandparents. Stories that dig deeper, crossing oceans and generations, returning to where everything began.

From Arizona to the heart of Abruzzo, Anthony and his family embarked on a special journey: a search for their origins. A journey that led them to Ripacorbaria, a small village now part of the municipality of Manoppello, where his great-great-grandfather Giustino Pardi was born.

Inside the evocative Church of San Callisto, among silence filled with memory and ancient light, Father Don Bartolo opened the pages of history for us: the baptism record of Giustino. A moment suspended in time, where past and present met and embraced.

The journey continued on the second day of the ancestral tour, on the morning of May 1st, during Labor Day in Manoppello: Anthony chose to pay tribute to the miners of the Maiella bitumen mines—tireless men whose labor and sacrifice helped write important chapters of Abruzzo’s history. A gesture of respect and remembrance, uniting family roots with a shared cultural identity. Following this meaningful moment, the tour continued with a visit to the historic center of Manoppello, where every street and stone tells a story of the past.

We like to imagine Giustino, wherever he may be, smiling as he sees one of his descendants return home, to the place where it all began.

Welcoming Anthony was not only history, but also the authentic warmth of Abruzzo: the genuine flavors offered by Roberto Cavallo, City Councillor of the Municipality of Manoppello, and the institutional yet heartfelt reception from Deputy Mayor Giulia De Lellis, who honored the memory of a man who left this land in search of the American Dream.

And as for the genealogical research on the Pardi family, the journey through time has only just begun. It will lead us deep into the centuries-old history of this family, back to the 1600s—and quite possibly even further beyond.

This was not just a journey. It was a return. A bridge between generations. It was Abruzzo. ❤️

30/04/2026

On October 10, 1895, in the Church of San Nicola in Pettorano sul Gizio, in the province of L’Aquila, Antonio Emilii and Maria Teresa Giorgi were united in marriage, intertwining their lives under the silent gaze of history. Just a few years later, they departed for Rhode Island, carrying with them dreams, hopes, and the deep roots of their homeland.

And yet, some connections know neither distance nor time. They remain. They live on. ❤️

Susan, together with her family and the Abruzzo Ancestors team — Davide, Marco, and Giulia — walked through memories, retracing the paths where Antonio and Maria Teresa were his great-granparents born and lived. Step by step, among ancient stones and silence filled with echoes of the past, pausing in front of number 29 on Via Sant’Antonio, where Antonio Emilii was born in the distant year of 1864.

Lives change, oceans divide, new generations are born far away… yet the bond with the land of one’s ancestors remains an invisible, unbreakable thread, capable of crossing time and speaking directly to the heart.

And then, like the closing of a timeless story, a visit to the evocative Castello Cantelmo brought the day to an end, its ancient walls holding centuries of stories and returns.

Thank you, Susan and your family, for allowing us to share such a genuine and profound emotion. 🌿

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26/04/2026

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*115 Years Later: The Return to Fallascoso* 💚🇮🇹🇺🇸

115 years after their departure, Bruce finally set foot in Fallascoso, in the province of Chieti. It was 1912 when his grandfather Fiorindo and grandmother Maria left this small village nestled in the mountains, carrying a suitcase full of dreams and the hope of the American Dream.

The emotion of his arrival was indescribable. Walking those same streets, entering the Church of San Nicola where his grandparents vowed eternal love, leafing through ancient parish registers and uncovering secrets kept for over a century... it was like rewinding the tape of his family’s history. 🥹

The day also gifted us a visit to the _Archaeological Park of Juvanum_, where ancient Roman stones added depth and wonder to this journey back to his origins.

And then, the perfect ending: among the church’s naves, we discovered a stunning banner donated in 1912 by the emigrants from Fallascoso living in Ardmore, Pennsylvania. _Ardmore is exactly where Bruce’s family lived and grew up._ A red thread that forever binds two communities separated by an ocean, but united by the same heart.

Because sometimes, returning to your roots means understanding who you truly are.

Special thanks go to Ennio Di Pietrantonio and Lucio Cuomo for warmly welcoming Bruce and his family.

👉 Want to experience the emotion of rediscovering your own story?
Contact us and let’s build your “Roots Journey” together
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