We found a story about an unusual rally in an Argentine newspaper (El Litoral) today: a man named Alejandro Druetta started a rally on a motorcycle from his home in the Argentine region of Tucumán to find all those sharing his last name – Druetta.  His goal was to complete the family’s history through finding relatives who could share their knowledge with him. He went to many cities and provinces on his journey, including Mendoza, Córdoba, Santa Fe, and the nation’s capital, Buenos Aires, to find out about his grandparents and ancestors.

Druetta, whose family is of Italian origin and once emigrated from the Piedmont region in northern Italy, describes genealogy as a science, which as such is cold, but then leads one to exploring the family history and helps to preserve the warm site – experiences, ties with ancestors, and values. He sees genealogy as a never-ending road, as each newly found ancestors and each document one acquires once again opens another door to the past.

His journey started on September 14 and will approximately end on October 9. Druetta would like to prove that there are now actually more Druetta descendants living in Argentina than in their place of origin in Italy. We wish him the best of luck – ¡mucha suerte!

Check out the whole article if you speak Spanish: click here.