Because of this newsletter, I get to see thousands of personal
websites in which people publish information about their own genealogy. I have
seen some great ones, some good ones, and some not-so-good ones. I am no longer
easily impressed. I thought I had "seen them all" until this week,
when I encountered a family website that made me sit up and pay close attention.
Carlos Vanni in Santiago, Chile, has created a terrific memorial
to his ancestors and the small villages in Italy where they originated. Carlos
is a descendant of Alessio Vanni, who emigrated in 1858 from the Tuscan village
of Fabbriche di Vallico, Garfagnana, as a plaster figurine maker. The family
tree has 13 generations, starting in 1560.
Carlos has created a multimedia tribute that is difficult to describe.
It has maps, music, pictures, and more, all created with artistry. In fact,
there are three sites: one in Italian, one in Spanish, and the third one in
English, all at the same URL. The Macromedia Flash files are huge; I found they
were slow to download, even on my cable modem. I suspect they will be glacial
on a dial-up modem. However, if you have some time, you have to see this one.
I don’t have an award for "the nicest looking genealogy site on the Web."
However, if I did, The VanniFamily.com probably would receive the award.
You can view Carlos Vanni’s efforts at: www.vannifamily.com.
Click on the American flag to view the English version.
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