Hello to anyone out there who may be interested.
My name is Peter and My Mother was born in the small village of Teruzzi, off the road to Rusteghini, near Morfasso, nella Provincia di Piacenza, Emilia Romagna.
Recently my brother Mario and I visited Italy again. It was the fist time for me in over 30 years, I was a teenager and travelled with my Mother.
Mario has visited Italy regularly throughout the same period.
Sadly, all those whom I met there so long ago, were gathered together in the little cemetery at Teruzzi.
Although we didn't make any enquiries, I suspect that there are cugini, once, twice, and thrice removed, still living there.
The family name is Ongeri. Anybody out there who might know of us?
Mum's name was Marianna Ongeri.
Nonno was Giovanni and Nonna was Leopolda, nicknamed 'La Poldina'.
There is more I could say but I won't.

I thoroughly enjoyed my visit. Mario drove the car, and we stayed at 'Albergo Rapacioli' in San Michele. We visited Castell Arquato, San Giorgio, Bardi, Bettola, Morfasso, and enjoyed open air food at the Porcini Festival at San Giorgio.
The food at The Albergo was excellent and we also dined regularly at the 'Ca del Bosco' Rusteghini. You must do so too, if you are nearby. The food, the service, and the ambiance, were so assolutamente italiano, that I would willingly have stayed for the rest of my days, just to enjoy the cuisine.

So I'll stop waxing lyrical and finish. If there are any relatives out there please contact me.
You could always use my hotmail address.
That is peter_leonard_1@hotmail.com

Hi Peter, Interesting story. This forum is mostly used by people who have or had relations with Italy and probably very few people at the moment in Abruzzo will read it. If you are lookig for somebody there are many ancerstors website that will help you find your relatives.

The porcini festival story is quite interesting anyway. Do you have any images that you can show us ?

If you have the time that is quite an ineterestig subject: You can upload images at http://my.lifeinitaly.com/photopost/

Paolo

Ciao Paolo,

I do have some photos and will attempt to post some.

Morfasso and Teruzzi are in Emilia Romagna.

When we were in Morfasso, Mario and I visited the Comune to enquire about family research.
It was not permitted. The public not being allowed access to the records. One of the membetrs of staff kindly consented to do some research for us.

Some months after our return to Britain, we received the information we had asked for. That is our grandfathers family.

The lady concerned had managed to trace, fathers and mothers back to about four or five generations. to about 1835 I think.

I sent her a lot of chocolates in gratitude