Jus Sanguinis (Right of Blood)

I have been investigating a new project for months now. It is called "jus sanguinis", which is the right that I have, if I can prove it through generations of paper trails, to have a dual citizenship with Italy. This excites me in so many ways! Apparently, if you can follow your paternal bloodline to Italian soil, have the documents to confirm it, you make an appointment with the Italian Ambassador and see if it gets approved. Then if it does, I will have everything needed to obtain my Italian passport.

On that note, it was not as easy as it sounds to get documents. So far, with the help of my Godfather (Uncle in Colorado), I have gotten my paternal grandfathers' death and birth certificates. I have a short-form copy of my dads' birth certificate (which does not suffice, as the long-form is required..but at least I have the document number), and the names of my paternal great-grandparents' that were born "jus soli" (right of soil). This information will help me locate their birthing information. BUT, on top of these items, I have to be able to locate my grandparents' marriage certificate, AND my great-grandparents' marriage certificate. Did I mention that before the appointment with the Ambassador, I will have to get all of these documents translated to Italian? Yeah, that's required too. 

Bright side: I will be able to go all around Europe stress-free. Until I speak, no one will have to know I am a "rude American". :-) I want to visit L'Aquila where there are 167 other Colantonio's...the place where our name originates...on a map, almost the direct middle of the country. Truly, between here and when I am able to complete this task and get a plane ticket over there...I would like to familiarize myself with the language.I want to be able to talk to my long lost family.