Discover your Italian roots

Between 1860 and 1970, more Italians have migrated to the United States than any other Europeans. Poverty, overpopulation, and natural disaster all spurred Italian emigration.
Many Italian immigrants never planned to stay in the United States permanently, but of course many did, they settled and raised families and now there are many American decendents who are interested in visiting the birthplace of their relatives who left Italy so many years ago.
If you're a "paisano", find out more about your Italian heritage with the help of a nosy Italian driver: i'll show you the village where your ancestors moved from, we'll go searching for birth certificates at the local townhall, i'll be your translator when dealing with elderly people that might remember your family. I'll be your pizza-eating Sherlock Holmes!