Tuscan Son Journey

This is my story. But it could be your story. It’s an account of my forty years of wondering and wandering in search of my family’s Italian-American ancestry. It began as a personal journal of my experiences and dis- coveries, but along the way, I real- ized that it was my family’s story.

Dino & Priscilla Parenti

Looking for one long-lost ancestor, my paternal-grandfather, I found generation upon generation of Tuscan sons—my great- grandfathers—and their histories. Unexpectedly, on this march through history, there was self-discovery as well, as I came to better understand my relationship with my father and learn more about myself. MORE