Simioni del Mondo on Facebook!

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Ciao! Hola! Ola! Bonjour! Oi! Hello!


Today we have had a lot of communication on Facebook with our group "The Simionis of the World.... and descendants!" 

Stephan Simioni, from Montreal, Ottawa, Canada, started the group back in 2008, and inspired me to begin this blog for all of us. Facebook required that he update the group to their new format, and that caused many of us to respond and greet each other. It's fun to see who is out there!

If you are a Simioni and would like to add your name, and/or your family to this blog, please let me know on Facebook (Nancy Nicholson Simioni) or by email at USANancy@gmail.com.

It would be wonderful to have you join in!

And, if anyone would like to meet my husband Rick and I in Veneto for a "Simioni del Mondo Cena" we'll be there in September.  Maybe Sunday, 18 settembre per ceno???  We are from California, USA, and would love to meet many Simioni italiano!  We will also be in Bologna and a few other northern cities.

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Question/domanda: Should I try to make a new list of everyone here on this post? What do you think? One of my very early posts has a list. I do need to update that.

Grazie!

Benvenuti! Two new additions to our "family forest" -- Vivian Trapani, Paola Bortolin

Recently I've received contact from two Simioni women. It's always fun to make new friends!

First, Vivian Trapani, from a Simioni family in Ottawa, Canada.
As it turns out she is related to Lisa and Mario Simioni, whom I already had contact with, and, they are are related to Sergio Simioni in Salvatronda (Castelfranco Veneto) Italy. Rick and I met Sergio last year when Alice Simioni and her father, Emanuele Simioni, took us to a Salvatronda church to find the baptismal records of Rick's father, Desiderio Simioni. Sergio's father was also a Desiderio Simioni from Salvatronda, born around the same time (1895).
Whew. Both had uncles named Fortunato. This family is the closest to a chance of finding relatives, so far.

Anyway, we are both working to find a family connection. I'll post some of her family info if she desires.

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Rick and I are heading back to Italy in a couple of months and hope to a confirmed connection to some relative. Of course, even if we do not, we are looking forward to visiting with all our new Simioni friends!

Next,
Today I received an email from Paola Bortolin, who tells me her Simioni relatives are from Loria, Italy, which is just north of Castelfranco Veneto. She didn't mention where she is currently living, but with her permission, I'll add that info soon.

UPDATE 15 July 2011: Paula found she is related to Angela Simioni (Family #53!) Last I tried to connect with Angela (2009) the email message was returned. We'll try again. This is so wonderful for these two women!

Stay tuned!