I have the same situation and it is proving to be very accurate. 15k paternal matches 2k Italian maternal matches with 50/50 split of nordic (paternal) and italian (maternal). All I can do now is wait for more italians to join ancestry!

Thank you ffusiak- I will give that source a try

Can anyone help to lead me in the direction to locate Josephine Pica- probably from Cirigliano Italy born 1936 or 37 please? Thank you in advance.

10 years latter I have built an ancestry tree and Peter Pica (1892) and Richard Pica(1895) from Cirigliano that are mentioned above by Suanj are indeed relatives. Up date: my original NY birth certificate lists Josephine Pica (Giueseppina) listed above by Suanj as my birth mom. I am unable to find ...