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Chasing Ciacchellas: Line Expansion Tringali and Fareri

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  This blog post is an expansion of the Tringali line (which becomes Fareri through the female ancestors in this line). Rosaria Tringali was the spouse of Domenico Ciacchella (4th great-grandparents), so it's also a type of expansion of the Ciacchella line descendants. I discussed the direct Ciacchella line expansion in this blog post .  Tringali In terms of Rosaria Tringali, when I last researched , her direct ancestor tree was the one above. I had been thwarted by lack of access to Augusta church records (since they are not online). However, with new access this year to Augusta church records, I have been able to expand my research. (As a reminder, my access restricts what I am able to share here in terms of actual records.) My first task was to search for the marriage record of Rosaria's parents, Sebastiano Tringali and Lucia Fareri. As you can see from the tree above, I had some information on Lucia (garnered from her death record, which allowed me to move back a few gener...

Christmas Card 2025

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  Hoping that our virtual holiday card finds you well and enjoying the holiday season. We're at home, enjoying time together and local holiday activities. It's especially important this year, because Emily is not with us during the week, as she is taking a training program for potential work with Costa Cruises. The training is held in Palermo, so she is there during the week and back home on the weekends.  On Thursdays, the students go on board Costa Smeralda, while she's in port in Palermo. Now that I've experienced a few Christmas holidays in Sicily, I've really come to appreciate the approach. The Christmas season extends from December 8, Feast of the Immaculate Conception (a holiday) through January 6, Epiphany (also a holiday). Included in this period are saint days for Lucia and Stefano (the 26th, also a holiday) and New Year's (and covers the 12 Days of Christmas).  Now, it may seem like that is a long period and might be stressful, but it's actually ...