26/01/2026
Nicole, born and raised in California, always knew her ancestors had emigrated from Switzerland. As a child she used to visit the Negranti Ranch, in Cambria, Central Coast, California, where her great-grandmother Mary Clementine Negranti (née Bassi) lived. The area was popular among immigrants from the southern Swiss canton of Ticino. The map of both the Californian Central Coast and Valley still shows ranches, vineyards, wineries and roads bearing Ticino family names
Nicole's ancestors emigrated from Ticino, Switzerland, over a century ago. This summer she travelled there from California to find out more about her family's roots.