Hello: Hello: Has anyone written letters to possible relatives in Italy? Were the results what you expected? I am thinking of doing this but am not too sure how they will be received. Also, if I do this do I sent them a self addressed stamped envelope for their reply and do I include instead of postage an international postal coupon? Any suggestions as to whether I should do this or not would be greatly appreciated. Thanks very much! Mary Krog

Hi, I wanted to tell you the results of my sending to possible family in Serracapriola, Foggia, Italy. I was lucky and I had the right family. They were happy to hear from me. My great-grandfather left Italy for America in 1905. I sent my letter in 1998. The cousin that recieved my letter was aware of my ggfather. He said all thru the years he was talked about and the family wondered about him. My ggrandfather passed away in 1911, that is the reason he never contacted his family. Well, my cousin sent me pictures of family, the house my grandparents lived in, pics of the town streets as well as the castle in town. I also found family in Rome and we correspond also. I found the Italian relatives are honored to find out we have not forgotten our Italian heritage. As for postage, I didn't send any, so I am no help there. But I would write to anyone in the town your family came from that has your surname. Good Luck.....Donna

I did that today, since there were only 6 in the phone book of that town. I wrote the letters in french and english, hopefully I will get responses. Pascale

On 9 May 2002 08:55:31 -0600, TKrog10@aol.com wrote: >Hello: > >Hello: > >Has anyone written letters to possible relatives in Italy? Were the results >what you expected? I am thinking of doing this but am not too sure how they >will be received. Also, if I do this do I sent them a self addressed stamped >envelope for their reply and do I include instead of postage an international >postal coupon? Any suggestions as to whether I should do this or not would >be greatly appreciated. > >Thanks very much! >Mary Krog > This is one of those areas where you pay your money and take your chances."Results will vary". I wrote 40 plus letters to people with the same surname in Italy. I got one response, and those folks were not related. On the other hand, I know several cases where people did find relatives this way. I should not bother with return envelopes or return postage, as I'm sure some people would find this insulting. These good people know perfecty well how to address an envelope and purchase a stamp. Good Luck. Frank F.