Thank you so much Peter, I'll check it out.

Catherine

So that IS the coat of arms! I thought it might be. I went to the web sites you mentioned but unfortunately I don't speak Italian which makes this research difficult and frustrating! When we cleaned out my husbands great-grandmother's house after she passed away I salvaged three big boxes of "stuff ...

Thank you so much Peter.

I also have another question. The family I am researching is Mossano, and I know there is a little town in Italy named Mossano. I was wondering if anybody knows anything about the history of this town? How it got it's name etc? Also what is the significance of a town being ...

Thank you Peter. Your help is very much appreciated. I was also wondering if you might know where I would go to find out about Italian Military records in the Province of Tonco, Asti.

Catherine

Thank you so much Suanj! Now I have another name to work with. I just don't know where to go from here to try to trace this family line. Any suggestions? I'm new at this.

Thanks again.
Catherine

My husbands Great Grandfather is Cesare Mossano who came to the US through Ellis Island in 1912. He was on the ship "La Provence" that departed from Le Havre, France on April 27th and arrived in New York on May 4th 1912. He was 21 years old at the time. We can only trace the family line back to him ...

My husbands Great Grandfather is Cesare Mossano who came to the US through Ellis Island in 1912. He was on the ship "La Provence" that departed from Le Havre, France on April 27th and arrived in New York on May 4th 1912. He was 21 years old at the time. We can only trace the family line back to him ...