We also acquired THREE cats!

What would you call your daughter in rural Staffordshire in 1718 if not PARTHENIA? What a legend.

MY EMOTIONS, MY EMOTIONS!!!

Also incredibly endeared by Ms Emma Laurenzon, who would have been in her 80s in this photo. Born in 1889. What a life she must have lived.

My genealogy rabbit hole for the past two days has been the records of immigrants to the São Paulo region.

Because of what I was researching I ended up scrolling through lots of Italians, but it is truly a fascinating and endearing collection.

Look at Mr Gattinoni's epic moustache!

This past weekend my mum found out that there is a museum in Argentina named after my great-great-uncle Gaetano.

I am exceedingly amused.

Putting into words something I have been trying to articulate for a while in this week's PCHH newsletter @ghweldon.bsky.social

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