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Family Oral History
We were please to host Mary Contini Gordon at our last CIAO meeting. Mary had an interesting presentation about Oral History Across the World. Mary’s book can be purchased at a discount until March 1, 2025 Family Oral History Across the World presents a process for memorializing family histories, bringing together established oral history standards, exploratory… Read more
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CIAO Meeting: “Cousin Baiting and Cousin Stalking”
At our 21 September 2024 meeting Christine Cohen joined us via Zoom to present“ Cousin Baiting and Cousin Stalking”. Cohen shared her insights on how to reach out to living cousins and explore online trees, lineage societies, cemetery indexes, obituaries in newspapers, living people-finder websites and social media to help break down those brick walls in… Read more
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SEPTEMBER 30, FUNDRAISER – VIRTURAL COOKING CLASS
Cleveland Italian Ancestry Organization (CIAO) VIRTUAL COOKING CLASS FUNDRAISER was held on Monday, September 30th. CIAO member Marla Monzo-Holmes, also known as “The Chef in Red”, made a delicious olive oil cake with mascarpone whipped cream and berry coulis. Monzo-Holmes has been teaching cooking classes since 1995 and is frequently featured on Fox 8’s “New Day… Read more
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Italian Parish Records
ITALIAN PARISH RECORDSSuzie Greco provided an update on her grassroots non-profit organization’s efforts to digitize and preserve records found in Italian churches across the country. If you have a recipe, family story, or other news item that you wish to be considered for the CIAO Genealogy Giornale, please submit it to biermanmg@gmail.com Read more
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Podcasts
Ohio Roots Podcast Ohio Roots is the official podcast of the Ohio Genealogical Society (OGS). Join us as we embark on a captivating journey through Ohio’s rich genealogy, history, and abundant resources. Hosted by OGS Executive Director Noel Poirier, this podcast brings you insightful conversations with a diverse array of guests. From OGS members, OGS… Read more