by Josephine Hardy | Feb 28, 2014 | Friday's Faces From The Past
This man is my great-grandfather. His name was Ignazio Stagno and this isn’t the only photo I have of him but it is my favourite. Most people are lucky enough to have old photos, but this one is one of my most treasured because it shows off the eyes that many...
by Josephine Hardy | Feb 27, 2014 | Those Places Thursday
When you’re the descendant of Sicilians your ancestors usually came from a town that they didn’t leave for hundreds of years. On my Dad’s side this town is Ramacca. Nestled in the mountainous province of Catania, Ramacca is one of those small town...
by Josephine Hardy | Feb 26, 2014 | Wishful Wednesday
What’s a personal blog without some deep secret gushing? I’m following some GeneaBloggers prompts to keep this blog active while I do some of the more mundane research for my ICAP research project. So today on Wishful Wednesday I’d like to talk about...
by Josephine Hardy | Feb 25, 2014 | Tuesday's Tip
This post is titled ‘The best place to keep your family tree safe’ and the key word here is ‘safe’. What do I mean by safe? I don’t mean safe from predators who want to steal your identity. Common sense internet ethics apply when doing...
by Josephine Hardy | Feb 19, 2014 | ICAP Gen
Today I took a little break from my ICAP Gen research project and did some research on my Nonno Giuseppe Sulfaro just for fun. I have a lot of resources on him, and thought I’d had everything that had been published with his name on it. Apparently I was wrong....
