A New Chapter
Today begins a new chapter in my genealogy quest. I'm more determined then ever to continue to contribute to my Italian heritage and anyone I can assist. It's important that we do not lose how we got to now and life is more than just our existence. It is about those who came before and those that come after. It is our responsibility to discover and tell stories of our heritage, because the longer we wait, the more history is lost. If we don't explore, the path to the past becomes harder to follow for future generations. Just a few hours a week and your story, your family's story, can be told. We can learn of the trials and successes and benefit. A little over a year ago I discovered Peter Barbella's Sassano Project and with his resources I was able to follow a path to my 7th great grandparents, the earliest recorded Cavallones - Giovanni Antonio Cavallone (1643-1722) and Vittoria di Raho (1659-1726) and the earliest recorded ancestors Giuseppe Zozzaro (