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Following the footsteps of a San Cassiano emigrant: Norway
We are currently following the footsteps of a San Cassiano emigrant in Norway. We will post the story as soon as we are ready!
Solving a San Cassiano family mystery with DNA: Part 2
I’m Getting Overwhelmed—But Then, a Breakthrough! Two years into the project and I felt overwhelmed. I had clear genetic evidence linking Ghilardo Illidi to the Buonamici line, likely a descendant of Leopoldo and Maria Anna Buonamici, who had settled in San Cassiano in the 1860s. Yet, I lacked definitive proof. Given the complex web of […]
Solving a San Cassiano family mystery with DNA: Part 1
Since I was little, I’ve often been asked about the origin of my Illidi surname. Whenever I asked my dad, he would respond with the same line: “It’s a made-up name because my bisnonno [great grandfather] was adopted.” As a child, I accepted this as the full story: I had an ancestor with unknown parents […]