Briana's Genealogical Journey, Pt. 1
Recently I was asked what part of Italy my ancestors (on my dad’s side) were from, and I was incredibly embarrassed to say that I didn't know. After asking my dad, I learned that my ancestors hail from Naples and Sicily. However, I still wasn’t particularly interested in knowing more; I guess I just wasn’t fully convinced that knowing about the origins of my family would have any impact on my life today. Honestly, it’s difficult to explain what I thought about my family history because for so long I hadn't thought much about it at all. Now that I work in an environment that is heavily involved in genealogical research, I find myself fascinated by people who spend hours collecting not just general knowledge about their ancestors, but actual first-hand accounts and details from primary sources. My interest has been piqued, and I've decided to take my own genealogical journey. When I got started I realized that I really knew nothing about genealogical research and wasn’t sure