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Do you have Italian roots and want to dive into the past to learn more about your ancestors? Are you curious to determine where your last name comes from or discover more about your elders’ life? You found the right people!
We can help you along this journey thanks to the experience of a professional genealogist who will deal with the search by starting from what you will tell him about your family.
You always aimed to find out your ancestors’ names or more about their stories, jobs, and the places where they lived. Our team is specialized in family history research and tracing family trees.
Do you wish to visit that mountain town you always heard about, the same place where your grandpa went to get water from the fountain at the main square? Thanks to the Ancestors Tour project born from an idea of the Museo del Cognome, we take care of everything, from the travel booking to the meeting with living relatives.
Do you have Italian ancestors and aim to apply for Italian citizenship recognition? As you know, it is essential to submit your request by attaching all the documents proving your family line. We can assist you, and thanks to our professional team, we get the needed documents for your application.
Professional genealogist and enthusiast of local traditions and cultures, Michele Cartusciello started to cultivate his interest in family history in 1984. Since then, he visited municipal, parish, and State archives all over Italy and traced his family tree up to 1600 (more than four thousand names). In 2012, his passion for Genealogy materialized with the opening of the Museo del Cognome in Padula, a tiny village in the province of Salerno.
We inform our visitors the Museum will be closed August 21 – September 4. Thank you!
We inform our visitors the Museum will be closed August 21 – September 4. Thank you!
The story of Lidia Poët and her fight for women’s emancipation.
This is a list of Battaglia surnames taken from 1742 Catasto Onciario (Census).
The surnames of Casaletto Spartano taken from 1748 Catasto Onciario (Census) supplied by Nicola Montesano.
The surnames of Trecchina (Potenza) taken from 1688-1713 Marriage Records.
15 reasons to take an Ancestors Tour with Michele Cartusciello and the Museo del Cognome by Dottor Glenn Roberto Giovanni Trezza from Boston. Thank you Glenn, see you soon! During the final week of June 2019 and first week of…
Travel Club Fulfills A Dream “Good fortune accompanied June and me on the Emerald Princess’ transatlantic cruise from Rome. A change in itinerary from Tunis to the port of Salerno meant that I would finally be able to realize the…
The exciting story of José Pizarro with his wife Rosita who shared with us a three-day tour discovering his roots. For many years I tried to learn about roots of my grandmother who was born in Puerto Rico, of parents…
Michele and his staff did an outstanding job on our recent research trip to rural southern Italy to find my family’s history. He organized the trip, provided a translator, arranged overnight lodging, and directly engaged with the municipal records administrator…
. Back in 2019, I was introduced to Michele Cartusciello and his team to help me discover my ancestral roots in Italy. All I knew at that time was that my Grandfather came from this small little town in the…
The Museo del Cognome was born in 2012 as a one-of-a-kind place. It is located on the ground floor of a 1700 building. Its interiors show a specific didactic itinerary to learn more about genealogy. It is also the seat of a professional team led by Michele Cartusciello, genealogist and manager of the museum. The whole team offers several services in the ambit of family history research.
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