How long have you tried to imagine your ancestors’ faces, places, and habits? Many are those who did it and the ones who are still trying to understand how the people who came before us lived: the way of dressing, habits, connections with their homeland, and the people around them. They recall the stories grandparents and uncles told them around the fireplace or during the holidays while sitting together around the table.
How long have you tried to imagine your ancestors’ faces, places, and habits? Many are those who did it and the ones who are still trying to understand how the people who came before us lived: the way of dressing, habits, connections with their homeland, and the people around them. They recall the stories grandparents and uncles told them around the fireplace or during the holidays while sitting together around the table.
Walk through the alleys your ancestors crossed while going to work or returning home after a long and tiring day. Visit the churches where they went to worship, and see the now rusty sign of an old shop that gave life to the village. Also, glance through the letters, photos, and family memories stored in the cardboard box.
All this makes the desire to bring to life what we were, grow day after day, memory after memory. It turns hard to put centuries of history and life down on paper, but passions can help shape one’s thoughts. The comics can help. It is the bond between drawings and words, and it comes out as the ideal way through which imagination can take shape.
The comic book is a memories box where happenings and moments of life related to our family come to life panel after panel.
The main goal is to let enthusiasts and audience approach their roots in a new and creative way. We give a chance to those who want to get a customized comic book through the daily genealogical work the Museo del Cognome carries out.
A sample can be seen just below and will serve those who want an exclusive one on their family to get an idea of the final result of the work. It will be enough to make a request by contacting the Museum directly and sending your family tree along with all the necessary information. Then, they will study the evolution of customs and traditions over the years and create a script and drawings based on the data received.
Through a careful analysis of information and family photos, we are able to portray/trace your ancestors’ appearance
We were contacted by Ellen and Vincent Forlenza a few months ago because they were interested in learning about their family history. They joined for an Ancestors Tour in Contursi Terme (Salerno), where they could meet distant cousins! ” As an american genealogy enthusiast, I was eager to learn more about my husband’s Italian roots, but was limited because I do not speak Italian. When we planned a trip to the Amalfi coast with my husband’s siblings, I knew that…
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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