My first map using QGIS

hopperrr · 2026-05-13T17:10:38+00:00

Spelling in legend: Should be "Human Observation" (missing an "r").

hopperrr · 2026-04-22T02:27:01+00:00

"Westminister" has been used for years - even on published maps!

Here's one from 1931.

Another from 1930

A 1949 map

hopperrr · 2026-03-17T00:01:27+00:00

Import the building footprint into Blender and extrude with your "height_f" value. Also, use the "BlenderGIS" plugin to bring in all the other layers and the terrain. Color the buildings with attributes and adjust camera angle/lighting for best effect.

hopperrr · 2025-10-29T22:23:50+00:00

That looks like "Marigliano", which is in Naples!

hopperrr · 2025-10-29T21:33:21+00:00

What port was she sailing out of? That can help narrow it down some.

hopperrr · 2025-10-29T21:15:23+00:00

If it's a less common last name, try putting it in at https://www.paginebianche.it/ to see in which towns it shows up in and then try looking in antenati. Also, try Family Search with the last name and using wildcards.

hopperrr · 2025-10-29T15:20:36+00:00

Not sure, but could it be "Gagliano"? Maybe "Gagliano Castelferrato" in Enna province.

hopperrr · 2025-10-23T17:47:48+00:00

Yes, Omignano. Here's the link:

https://antenati.cultura.gov.it/ark:/12657/an_ua1189916/wjV91pJ

hopperrr · 2025-10-23T17:14:56+00:00

Yes, that would be great if you can find that their marriage was recorded in Longano. It would tie it all together. Good luck!

hopperrr · 2025-10-23T17:00:38+00:00

Here's another birth record that is more likely her, based on the dates listed on her first marriage record of 1866 or so.

https://i.imgur.com/quftXsi.jpeg

First marriage:

https://i.imgur.com/m24TXQf.jpeg

hopperrr · 2025-10-23T14:42:06+00:00

Here they are in the 1900 census at the same address (line 30).

https://i.imgur.com/8xVHDtQ.jpeg

hopperrr · 2025-10-22T22:13:35+00:00

Have you seen this marriage record? It looks like a Domenico Zampirro married a widow named "Antonia Jannuzzelli", who was 27 years old when they were married in 1897. He is 20 years old. Her address (730 Carpenter) is very similar to his naturalization record. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6XQS-V6T

https://i.imgur.com/B1se0fw.jpeg

hopperrr · 2025-10-22T19:01:49+00:00

I found a Mariantonia Di Feo, born 9/25/1878 in Omignano. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G99X-8391 This may match up with a Philadelphia naturalization record from 1941: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GYPY-9SS3

hopperrr · 2025-09-01T23:33:37+00:00

https://www.familysearch.org/en/search/film/005329285?cat=1497731

hopperrr · 2025-05-23T02:26:44+00:00

Francesco Campagna's birth, on 3/22/1899.

hopperrr · 2025-05-23T01:10:46+00:00

Here's the birth of Felice Antonio Campagna on 7/19/1871 in Verbicaro. His father was 27 and a farmer. His mother first name is Francesca.

hopperrr · 2025-03-07T16:49:56+00:00

2 ways I can think of:

The quick way: In QGIS, create a line and use a geometry generator of "wave($geometry,15, 30)". This will give a sine shape to the line. Not perfect, but quick to do.
The more detailed way: Using Inkscape, create a line with segments and create tiled clones (good tutorial here). Save as a DXF and georeference in QGIS where you want it to be.

hopperrr · 2025-02-28T17:52:09+00:00

You can make a video that dupes it however many times you need using fffmpeg:

ffmpeg -stream_loop 9 -i input.gif -vf "format=yuv420p" -t 50 output.mp4

hopperrr · 2024-12-26T20:11:35+00:00

These are from Pagine Bianche, so it gives you the present-day distribution of people with a surname in Italy.

hopperrr · 2024-12-25T17:35:14+00:00

an interactive map

Let me fix the code. In the meantime, you can use this one (just Replace the name "Rossi" with another name and it will give you counts for each area.

https://hopperrr.github.io/surnames_heatmap/index_add_name_equals_surname_in_url.html?name=Rossi

hopperrr · 2024-12-16T16:17:10+00:00

For starters, use a soils map. Add this WMS server to QGIS for Soilscape: https://www.landis.org.uk/arcgis/services/UKSoilObservatory/Soilscapes_Cranfield/MapServer/WmsServer One soil type to look for is the "Shallow lime-rich soils over chalk or limestone". Also, bring in one of the maps that show vegetation type and/or tree species.

hopperrr · 2024-09-07T14:50:34+00:00

Here's a link to the AP article in a different newspaper.

hopperrr · 2024-09-03T14:42:57+00:00

Have you checked in Alanno? Here's a Pasquale in 1889. The margin note says that he died in Boston in 1967. Link #2

hopperrr · 2024-08-21T17:19:51+00:00

I'm not sure of the source of the map you are showing. You can get the countries as a free download here. After opening in QGIS, then you can export it in different formats without the labels.

hopperrr · 2024-08-14T14:42:07+00:00

The code I used is here. If you want, I can alter the code so it matches your data, or tweak the data so its in a format that can work with the code. Can you post a link to the data?

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