[Ancestors]Lukasz Szwaj/Shutterstock * YOUR ANCESTORS GOT YOU TO WHERE YOU ARE TODAY, WHETHER OR NOT YOU KNOW WHO THEY ARE. * THERE ARE ENTIRE INDUSTRIES WITH RESOURCES TO HELP YOU LOCATE YOUR ANCESTORS, MAKING IT EASY TO PIECE TOGETHER YOUR FAMILY HISTORY. * AUTHOR MATT CROSSMAN TRACKED DOWN HIS ANCESTORS IN ITALY — HIS TIPS INCLUDE USING EXPERTS, REFERRING TO FAMILY STORIES, AND BEING PREPARED FOR THE UNEXPECTED. ------------------------- One Day in October I drove into the Alps of Northern Italy to a teensy village called Camposilvano. I parked at one end of town and could see clear to the other, only a few hundred yards away. The population here is listed at 65, and I wondered if that was inflated.SEE THE REST OF THE STORY AT BUSINESS INSIDERNOW WATCH: A diehard Mac user switches to PC SEE ALSO: * People are donating money to Kylie Jenner to help her become the world's youngest billionaire * 5 mesmerizing Greek islands that American tourists don't know about * 9 countries that are relatively easy for Americans to move to SEE ALSO: ALL BLUE-EYED PEOPLE HAVE A SINGLE ANCESTOR IN COMMON
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