tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10006483.post114362181014605533..comments2023-10-29T08:15:48.099-07:00Comments on OPEN TRENCH: The ItaliansDon Cummingshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05906705792248172718noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10006483.post-40532920490517175422017-01-19T01:19:13.450-08:002017-01-19T01:19:13.450-08:00Hello,
Yes, I am related to the DeFranzas and the ...Hello,<br />Yes, I am related to the DeFranzas and the Mainieros from Ariano. In fact, we visited Ariano 18 months ago and met third and fourth cousins. I would be happy to find our exact linkage if you would like to contact me directly. Send me an address at don@doncummings.net<br /><br />Don*https://www.blogger.com/profile/07641230001035150689noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10006483.post-35538211465834554972017-01-18T17:50:37.785-08:002017-01-18T17:50:37.785-08:00My grandmother, Carmella Defranza was from Ariano,...My grandmother, Carmella Defranza was from Ariano, as was my grandfather Angelo Mainiero. Angelo came to the states in 1916. Any linkage anywhere?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10006483.post-25302714415220729662009-06-22T08:10:13.686-07:002009-06-22T08:10:13.686-07:00And there's your Grandma and Grandpa - and the...And there's your Grandma and Grandpa - and there you are. Its great to see this photo.<br /><br />After this weekend - and hearing this story of you and Megan running into each other in Assisi, I start to wonder about coincidences.John Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12440401101082154726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10006483.post-1143666608413860012006-03-29T13:10:00.000-08:002006-03-29T13:10:00.000-08:00MeganThe altar part is right.But Nanny and I were ...Megan<BR/>The altar part is right.<BR/><BR/>But Nanny and I were going:<BR/>Milan, Venice, Florence, Rome<BR/><BR/>And you guys were doing the opposite.Don Cummingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05906705792248172718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10006483.post-1143659688576707902006-03-29T11:14:00.000-08:002006-03-29T11:14:00.000-08:00Huguenots fleeing to papist Italy? Things must hav...Huguenots fleeing to papist Italy? Things must have been pretty bad in France - or the DeFranza's had a bad sense of direction.Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00051826785927979581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10006483.post-1143640876824915532006-03-29T06:01:00.000-08:002006-03-29T06:01:00.000-08:00I love this family tree. This is so interesting a...I love this family tree. This is so interesting and that is amazing that you ran into Megan in Italy! And that your great-grandmother was still Protestant. That goes all the way back to FRANCE hundreds of years ago. Amazing.Rebecca Waringhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18343272001574315283noreply@blogger.com