Discover your roots

We help people uncover their family history through genealogy research, document translation, and guided visits in Sicily.

Rediscover your Sicilian roots

We offer in-depth genealogical research and guided visits to your
ancestor’s hometowns.

In-depth historical research

We explore historical and parish archives to carefully reconstruct your family history and family tree.

Translation of historical documents

We carefully translate certificates, letters, and old documents to uncover the lesser-known details of your ancestors’ past.

Guided visits to your ancestors’ hometowns

We personally guide you through the places where your ancestors lived, along the same streets and, when possible, to meet distant relatives.

Traditional Sicilian Cooking Class

Traditional Sicilian Cooking Class

Discover Sicilian recipes and family traditions through a hands-on cooking class, a delicious way to reconnect with your roots.

Sicilian roots research services

From genealogy research and document reading to visits to ancestral places, choose where to begin and we’ll plan the next steps together.

Genealogy Research

Historical research to reconstruct your family tree and document family connections.

Document Translation

Transcription and translation of historical records and archival documents, depending on the legibility of the material.

Guided Visits

Visits to your ancestors’ hometowns, planned together based on the places and information available.

A three-step journey

We start with what you already know and agree on the next steps in your research.

Initial Assessment

Share the names, dates, places, and documents you already have. Even partial details can help guide the research.

Research and Archives

We consult available historical sources and compare information to reconstruct family connections.

Journey to Your Roots

If you wish, we can plan a visit to the places connected to your family’s story.

Every clue can open a door

Family-history research brings together names, places, records, and memories. A small detail in a document can help point to the next question and shape a richer picture of your Sicilian story.

Names and connections

Follow names through historical records to explore possible relationships and build a clearer family tree.

Places and migration

Connect towns, parishes, and dates to understand where your family lived and how its story crossed borders.

Documents in context

Read historical records with care for language, handwriting, dates, and the details that give each source meaning.

Every search is shaped by the records that survive, their condition, and the information available to consult.

Where does your story begin?

Tell us what you know about your family and which documents you have. Together, we’ll consider how to begin.

  • Logo Sicilian Roots Family Discovery in cornice decorativa siciliana.
  • Palermo 1905: un giovane siciliano si prepara a partire con la famiglia al porto.
  • Il saluto commosso del giovane emigrante alla madre e alla sorella.
  • Il giovane emigrante saluta la famiglia dalla nave in partenza.
  • L’emigrante attraversa l’Atlantico a bordo del piroscafo.
  • Il giovane siciliano vede per la prima volta la Statua della Libertà.
  • Primo piano degli occhi meravigliati dell’emigrante.
  • Dissolvenza visiva tra il padre emigrante e il figlio discendente.
  • Il figlio torna a Palermo oggi, tra il porto e la città contemporanea.
  • Il figlio visita oggi il paese d’origine della famiglia in Sicilia.

Leaving Sicily meant enduring the pain of leaving one’s homeland and loved ones. That sacrifice made it possible to build a life, a livelihood, and a family. Today, that family can reconnect with its story, its land, and its roots—turning memory into a living sense of belonging.