THE PICTURE - it opened so many doors for me during my visit. Here’s the consensus of who’s who (this paragraph is mainly for my family - please forgive the detail): my Dad in the yellow shirt, Agata (my grandfather’s cousin and my first cemetery find) to his left, Cesidia (also my grandfather’s cousin and Agata’s sister) to his lower right, Maria Pia in front of my Dad, Sister Maria Agnese (Cesidia and Agata’s sister and my grandfather’s cousin) to Maria Pia’s right, Edvige’s mother (and Maria Pia’s sister) to Sister Maria Agnese’s right, Edvige’s father in front of Maria Pia, Edvige’s sister to his right, Edvige herself to her right, and their little brother Angelo in front. The other two women are unknown. PS - Agata, Cesidia, and Sister Maria Agnese are sisters of Don Angelo, the priest and Wall of Famer.
Pushing back from the jetway on what I am anticipating to be a once-in-a-lifetime trip of discovery and enrichment. My wonderful wife and lifetime travel partner Diahann has lovingly and graciously urged me over the edge of this cliff, allowing me...