Hi Ian At the end of January 2002 the Anglo-Italian list was created as a discussion forum for those who are researching their Anglo-Italian Ancestry. (Anglo-Italian-L-request@rootsweb.com) and that through discussion on the list, it has become apparent that there is no formal Society available to researchers, and thus researching Anglo-Italian Ancestry can be rather isolating. It was felt that the long term aims would be to: 1. Form a Anglo-Italian Family History Society 2. To develop a web page for links and other useful bits of information. Both of these are to run along side the Anglo-Italian Mailing List and it is intended that this will be open to all those researching in this area, and it is intended that those without Internet Access will also benefit. Over the last few days Elaine Collins and I have discussed having a meeting, and as a result Elaine has agreed to coordinate such an event. The date of the Inaugural Meeting of the Anglo-Italian Family History Society has been arranged. For further details please see the Web Page http://www.dreamwater.net/anglersrest/Italian.htm The membership form is now available and can be sent as an email attachment by emailing me. Please support this worthwhile project. Regards Julie Goucher, Anglo-Italian List Admin anglo-italian-admin@rootsweb.com Anglers Rest Indexes http://freespace.virgin.net/ar.indexes Anglers Rest Home Page http://www.dreamwater.net/anglersrest/Index.htm C J http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections C J Genealogy http://www.dreamwater.net/genealogy/Index.htm Fax & Voice Mail (+44) 0870 130 5474 One Name Study ORLANDO GOONS Registered ----- Original Message ----- From: "Spike" <spike_2010@Xhotmail.com> To: <GEN-ITALIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 20, 2002 2:54 AM Subject: OLIVO, London based Hello, I'm kinda new to all this, so forgive me if I ask something stupid. I'm looking into my family tree, and trying to find details about the parents of my grandfather, Torino Olivo, born in hackney, afraid I can't give an exact year, would estimate around 1920's, and who died circa 1985. I believe his father (of unknown name) emigrated to England from Italy (I assume), as I don't speak Italian, I am unsure where to start. If anyone can point me in the right direction, or by some small miracle be related, I'd be happy to take your advice. Many thanks Ian ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by Expert Anti-Virus. Version: 6.0.349 / Virus Database: 195 - Release Date: 2002-15-Apr