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Well best wishes for your first trip! You still have lots of time to research and plan and hopefully someone here can give you first-hand knowledge of your destination. Not too sure what information you got in Feb, but there is lots of information on the web about almost everywhere. Have to say for a first trip, Italy is a big step. Had a look at streetview on and Buonalbergo (Wiki and Google spelling, assuming this is the place). looks a lovely place, but is on the small side regarding facilities. will give you information on the Comune there, stats show less than 2000 people. I would suggest you also use Google maps and streetview to have a look at the road trip from Naples. At major junctions you use streetview and capture pictures (using the likes of snipping tool) the signs for your junctions and exits and put them on a tablet or print them and take them with you. Hopefully you will know a lot more about your destination before you get there...

Thank you Large Lewis for your response.  Yes Buonalbergo is a small village.  We will have to stay somewhere and may check with a travel agent as to somewhere nearby.  I would like to find someone that could do some of the researching for us before we make the trip.  I would be willing to compensate for their services to find out about our ancestors there.  I have names and dates of birth.  I am really looking forward to seeing where my great grandparents and my grandfather and his siblings started their beginnings!  Thank you again.  Jeanne Smith

Try contacting the Museo del Cognome (Museum of the Surname). They are on Facebook and the website is http://www.museodelcognome.it/ I have used them and they are very helpful.  They are in Padula (about 2 hr drive from Sorrento) but can research all of Italy.

Thank you Fred C for your response.  I will try that today!