Thank you so much DeliBoy for the translation. I'm sorry about the death certificate question, I read the form over too quickly and didn't realize that they were stating that he was born in Canicatti. I thought that they were saying that is where his wife died. Best wishes and Thank you again, Since...

Hello, After many months of waiting I finally received my gg-grandfathers records from Castrofilippo and Canicatti Sicily. I know what is said on most of a letter that they sent me along with the information but am having trouble translating part of it. Hopefully someone can help. Here is the text- ...

Thank you suanj.
Vincenza was another sister so that makes sense. I am awaiting documents from Castrofilippo, where the family was from. Hopefully when I recieve them I will be able to identify the sister that Antonia stayed with.
Thank you for your help,
HVeneziano

Hello, The people of the site have always been able to help me in the past and I hope that this time they will be able to as well. The problem I am having is with handwriting on two passanger lists on the Ellis Island Website. The first is listed under the name Maria Antonia Seminatore she arrived D...

Does Agnes have an italian translation?
Thanks for the help
-HVeneziano

Thanks again

Hello I hope someone can help me. :? I found one of my uncle's and my ggrandfather on the ellis island site and they say on their passenger list that they left a mother in itlay. I am haveing trouble reading what they wrote down for her name. If someone can help me I would really appreciate it. My g...

You might want to look over the passenger lists and check to see if others from the same town are listed next to your relatives. I'm not sure what ages the children were but if they were young they probably were looked after by someone listed near them on the passenger list. In my research by doing ...

Hi I was wondering if someone could help me. My ggrandmother Maria Seminatore's sister was called Virginia here in the USA. I'm not sure what her birth name was or why she changed it. Does anyone know an italian form of Virginia? I have found all of the other siblings of Maria on ellisisland.org but...

My ggrandfathers last name was Veneziano Broccia. When I searched for family in favara (where he was from) with that last name I found that there are quite a few. Also his father and grandfather also had that last name which rules out it being a combination of his mother and fathers surnames. Does a...

I already have a copy of his milatary records, he was only in the army for two months when he got an honorable discharge. The discharge papers do not list any other information on his family. I have just sent letters out to castrofilippo and favara, I hope to learn more from them.
Thanks
HVeneziano

I think that when I was looking for Giuseppe Veneziano on ellisisland.org I might have picked the wrong one. He might actually be listed as being from the USA. The solid facts that I know about him are that he was born on March 1888 and died October 15 1968 he was born in Favara, Agrigento Italy to ...

Thank you so much for all the information in the last post. I went to ellis island.org and found out that Rosa(b1879), Angelo(b1886) and Vincenza(b 1889) all seem to be Maria's siblings. I could not find information on the Salvatore or Maria Antonia you mentioned but I will keep trying. I have also ...

Thanks for the website. I'll let you know if I get a response.
-HVeneziano

I am not sure of exactly who to contact. I found web pages for Castrofilippo and Favara and have e-mailed the web site hosts on their advice but I did not recieve any replies. I have also e-mailed the catholic archdiocese of agrigento but they too have not answered. I think I might have to write to ...