Over 25 million Italians have emigrated between 1861 and 1960 with a migration boom between 1871 and 1915 when over 13,5 million emigrants left the country for European and overseas destinations.
have been trying to trace Anselmo Michele Triggiani for ten years. I have a cigarette case with his name on it. It was made for my parents by him or his fellow prisoner of war friends. They worked alongside my parents in Cornwall UK. I would like to meet the person whose name I see daily on the cigarette case. He was born in Roseto Valfortore Foggia and emigrated to Canada in 1952. Can you help. Malcolm Thomas.
There are three Triggiani surnames listed in the Canada white pages and they are probably his sons or relatives. Why not look them up and call or write them. Peter
During the mass emigration from Italy during the century between 1876 to 1976, the U.S. was the largest single recipient of Italian immigrants in the world. However, their impact was not as great as countries like Argentina and Brazil. That was due to the fact that hundreds of thousands of immigrant...