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wishstar

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10. I found my Grandpa and Grandma's old homeplaces in Italy

Reply to LogDog75 (Original post)

Mon Aug 4, 2025, 08:36 PM

Aug 4

In my ancestry research I located addresses for their parents on Italian vital records. Very interesting to be able to see not only the towns where they grew up but go up and down the roads and see the buildings. My Grandmother's town and its structures are unchanged from over a hundred years ago when she left because a massive earthquake caused all the inhabitants to abandon the hillside town and move to a safer new village a mile downhill. The current residents of new town have also posted a video online of their annual procession to commemorate the ancient town and church on top of the hill.

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Have you ever check a place you used to live at on Google Earth [View all] LogDog75 Aug 4 OP

Did once and realized my uncle had died before I'd heard from my cousins EverHopeful Aug 4 #1

looked up my old tic toc base when i lived in glendora ca . house is still there but has been since added on to AllaN01Bear Aug 4 #2

Not in a long time, but... 2naSalit Aug 4 #3

Yep, and my favorite old haunt is gone. Urban renewal leveled the best mulit-cultural neighborhood in Long Beach CA Attilatheblond Aug 4 #4

Yes malaise Aug 4 #5

I owned a house on a small lake in Minnesota in the 80s. Now the house is there but the lake is gone. sinkingfeeling Aug 4 #6

As a matter of fact I did exactly this yesterday. The front of the house still looks the same. The in2herbs Aug 4 #7

Being in the military LogDog75 Aug 4 #8

Looked it up,? I did one better and went to visit. My childhood home was torn down and made into a park. debm55 Aug 4 #9

I found my Grandpa and Grandma's old homeplaces in Italy wishstar Aug 4 #10

I checked where I lived in Madison Wisconsin in the 60's Skittles Aug 4 #11

Yeah, it's kind of depressing. LudwigPastorius Aug 4 #12

Yes, and Figarosmom Aug 5 #13

From 4 to10, I lived in Newark, NJ womanofthehills Aug 5 #14