This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Tapanes Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/kRC.2ACE/1448.3692.1.2.1.1.2.1 Message Board Post: That is wonderful. I will get a hold of my Mom right away and find out more info on the great-grandparents and see what I can come up with. That was so nice of you to take the extra step and look for that info. While I am not sure we are related, based on the Italian part there, (mine are from the Canary Islands and the Basque region of Spain) one never knows!