Novemebr 24th, 1970: the daily newspaper “Il Tempo” dedicates an article to Alliegro Cherubina from Padula. Died at the age of 108 due to a sudden illness the day before, she was the oldest woman in Italy.
LIVE STREAMING April 9, 2016: launch of the Fumetto Genealogico – My ancestry comic book project.
February 29, 2016: the Museo del Cognome will launch the new project Fumetto Genealogico – My ancestry comic book.
The Museum and its Staff wish you Happy and Merry Holidays.
After 2 years from the opening of the section “Uomini Illustri”, the Museo del Cognome will publish the family history of a celebrity every month from now on. The first article of this new initiative is on Bergoglio Family, the family of our Pope Francis.
It was delivered on October 17th 2015 at the Cappella dei Celestini in Potenza, a lecture on Genealogy for kids developed by the Museo del Cognome. Four classes coming from the Istituto Comprensivo Torraca-Bonaventura in Potenza attended the lessons with great interest.
It was a great pleasure and honor to host Veronica Dudo here at the Museo del Cognome and Vallo di Diano. On September 25-30, 2015, the young American journalist filmed stories, traditions, projects relating our territory through interviews, meetings and reportages.
You will find below some lines dedicated to the Museum’s staff and Foiano, the town where the last Ancestors Tour took place. Nick and Darlene D’Alessio came from Texas to find their Italian roots.
The Museo del Cognome on the online magazine We The Italians. Read more at: Museo del Cognome: a true journey into the past.
The Museo del Cognome on the weekly magazine Cronaca Vera. Review by Erminio Cioffi.