Category Archives: Family Search

My mysterious Terzano cousins

Posted on October 12, 2025 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

Today’s blog post is about resourcefulness and, above all, perseverance. For years, I have been obsessed with a particular line of my family tree (I know none of you has ever experienced this!). It all started a couple of years … Continue reading →

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The Italian connection

Posted on September 23, 2020 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

Because yesterday was, genealogically speaking, a good day – I managed to add a new line of relatives to the Italian side of my family tree thanks to the combined help of AncestryDNA and available records online – I’ve decided … Continue reading →

Posted in Antenati, Civil Registration, Emigration, Family Search, Genealogy, Italy, New York City, San Marzano Oliveto, United States | Leave a comment

Mary Ann Allen (1807-1884)

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

In the course of your research, have you ever come across any relatives who just sit there, perched on your family tree, and no matter how many times you tried to find either a marriage or a death record for … Continue reading →

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Blind Expectations

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Daniel (@DSRGenealogist)

Well, what a week this is proving to be what with one thing and another! It seems my Allen ancestors still have much to say about our family history, and now, thanks to the wills I had copied last week … Continue reading →

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