Today we met with Pastore Antonio di Passa of the reformed church here in Poschiavo. He spoke very good English and was very happy to go through the church records with us searching for family. We found the Carisch family record with David Teodoro Carisch and his wife Domenica and children listed including Grandfather Giacomo.
We found David and Domenica's death records and will be meeting with the Cemetery custodian later this afternoon to see if we can find a burial site.
No luck with grandfather's death record but Pastore di Passa will ask for us in Brusio and email me later.
It was an amazing feeling to see the names recorded in the register.
Mission almost completed.
Photos hopefully to follow of the cemetery but just one of Otto Carisch, perhaps and uncle, born too early to be my Great Great Grandfather Otto Carisch but he was the Founder of the school here and was once the Pastore of Poschiavo.
Perhaps I am imagining it but I fancy I see a resemblance to Mum and her brothers Jack and Frank.
quite the resemblance!!
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