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- 10 Apr 2021, 09:28
- Forum: Italian Genealogy
- Topic: How i can find three sisters settled and married in USA?
- Replies: 22
- Views: 16909
Re: How i can find three sisters settled and married in USA?
Hi Stephanie, welcome.. where have you found records about your relatives? Maybe we can find some records on italian website "http://www.antenati.san.beniculturali.it/". There are Civil Records from Mussomeli: have you date of birth or marriage about your relatives? Let me konow.. greeting...
- 05 Nov 2016, 17:56
- Forum: Italian Genealogy
- Topic: I am a descent of a Powerful Sicilian Immigrant: Desire to know more
- Replies: 6
- Views: 2591
Re: I am a descent of a Powerful Sicilian Immigrant: Desire to know more
Hello Brooke, to help you in your research i wanto to point out 2 things : correct name is Concetta not Congetta and the name of place of Birth is Mondello. Mondello was a village of fisherman last century, but now is residential "district" of Palermo. Mondello is famous Worldwide for its ...
- 15 Apr 2015, 18:19
- Forum: Locations in Italy
- Topic: Palermo City, Sicily
- Replies: 23
- Views: 33582
Re: Palermo City, Sicily
Hi Hugh,
great job
Go Ahead
Vincenzo
great job
Go Ahead
Vincenzo
- 01 Nov 2014, 10:44
- Forum: Italian History & Culture
- Topic: Looking for Sicilian Recipe - Puchidata
- Replies: 14
- Views: 26347
Re: Looking for Sicilian Recipe - Puchidata
Hi, Alia is a little town in Palermo province, near Vicari and the recipe of Almond cookies are similar. In Alia In april there is a festival of "Scattata" cookie (look the first link). In the second link, in english, you can find tipical food from Alia. I think it's best that you plan a t...
- 30 Oct 2014, 19:42
- Forum: Italian History & Culture
- Topic: Looking for Sicilian Recipe - Puchidata
- Replies: 14
- Views: 26347
Re: Looking for Sicilian Recipe - Puchidata
Hi, try to search with Google "passavolanti vicari": look the pictures . It is a tipical Almond cookies from Vicari, Palermo province, Sicily. Each town in Sicily call Almond cookies in a different name ( i found over 2.400 recipes in Sicily!) but the recipe could be similar to "passa...
- 27 Sep 2014, 13:07
- Forum: Italian language, handwriting , script & translations
- Topic: Sicilian, old Italian, or just poor Italian?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1745
Re: Sicilian, old Italian, or just poor Italian?
Hi, in what town you find this document? could you post it? thake a look to this link : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sicilian_language it was studied over 5.000 sicilian words and its origin (number of words and percent of total): latin 2.792 (55,84%) greek 733 (14,66%) spanish 664 (13,28%) arabic 3...
- 27 Sep 2014, 11:28
- Forum: Italian language, handwriting , script & translations
- Topic: Sicilian, old Italian, or just poor Italian?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 1745
Re: Sicilian, old Italian, or just poor Italian?
Hi, hi, is not a simple answer to your question. the Italian language as taught in school is the same throughout Italy only 150 years. The Sicilian language before this time was "influenced" by the languages spoken in the Kingdoms of which Sicily was a part of (Latin language,Arabic, Frenc...
- 02 Sep 2014, 09:03
- Forum: Italian History & Culture
- Topic: Looking for Sicilian Recipe - Puchidata
- Replies: 14
- Views: 26347
Re: Looking for Sicilian Recipe - Puchidata
Hi Sue, i find this this fig cookies recipe (CALZONI DI SAN LEONARDO), a tipical cookie of Molfetta in Christmas time. Unfortunately it is in Italian, but i think it is possible to translate it whit Google... see the link below and let me know.... :) have a nice day. Vincenzo. http://www.ilovemolfet...
- 17 May 2014, 09:44
- Forum: Emigration, Immigration, Naturalization and Italian citizenship
- Topic: meanings in "records of aliens held for special inquiry"
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1958
meanings in "records of aliens held for special inquiry"
Hi , i have found that my Great Grandmother Concetta D'Avola was helded for special inquiry (see image) : Ellis Island Manifest, Ship "Prinz Oscar", arrived 26 may 1904 , row number 5. What's the meaning of word in "cause of detenction" column and in the other columns "actio...
- 10 Jul 2013, 19:10
- Forum: Emigration, Immigration, Naturalization and Italian citizenship
- Topic: Need a lookup for Ernesto Genauldi, died 6/26/1951, please
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3847
Re: Need a lookup for Ernesto Genauldi, died 6/26/1951, plea
Hi Suanj,
thanks a lot.
Vincenzo
thanks a lot.
Vincenzo
- 09 Jul 2013, 22:20
- Forum: Emigration, Immigration, Naturalization and Italian citizenship
- Topic: Need a lookup for Ernesto Genauldi, died 6/26/1951, please
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3847
Re: Need a lookup for Ernesto Genauldi, died 6/26/1951, plea
Hi Suanj, thanks for your help. All your look up are right, but On ancestry the Death certificate of my grat Uncle Ernesto was registered as "GENAULDI" and not Genualdi. See below: Could you check please? regards Cook County, Illinois Death Index, 1908-1988 Birth, Marriage & Death Name...
- 09 Jul 2013, 19:42
- Forum: Emigration, Immigration, Naturalization and Italian citizenship
- Topic: Need a lookup for Ernesto Genauldi, died 6/26/1951, please
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3847
Need a lookup for Ernesto Genauldi, died 6/26/1951, please
Hi,
someone can help me with a look up on ancestry.com ? Here the subject : Genauldi Ernesto (Dead: 26 Jun 1951 - Cook, Illinois), please.
Thank you in advance
Vincenzo
someone can help me with a look up on ancestry.com ? Here the subject : Genauldi Ernesto (Dead: 26 Jun 1951 - Cook, Illinois), please.
Thank you in advance
Vincenzo
- 17 Mar 2013, 19:53
- Forum: Italian language, handwriting , script & translations
- Topic: two occupations, pls
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1729
Re: two occupations, pls
Hi,
yes scarpellino = stonecutter.
Rocco Giovanni occupation sounds like "marmista" = marble cutter.
regards.
Vincenzo.
yes scarpellino = stonecutter.
Rocco Giovanni occupation sounds like "marmista" = marble cutter.
regards.
Vincenzo.
- 16 Mar 2013, 12:53
- Forum: Locations in Italy
- Topic: Location of this WWI Memorial
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1863
Re: Location of this WWI Memorial
Hi John,
yes the location is Lama dei Peligni, Chieti province.
this is the link of the plaque picture:
http://www.chieracostui.com/costui/docs ... p?ID=15831
have a nice day.
Vincenzo.
yes the location is Lama dei Peligni, Chieti province.
this is the link of the plaque picture:
http://www.chieracostui.com/costui/docs ... p?ID=15831
have a nice day.
Vincenzo.
- 12 Mar 2013, 18:49
- Forum: Locations in Italy
- Topic: San Marco Poorhouse, Palermo circa 1870s
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3230
Re: San Marco Poorhouse, Palermo circa 1870s
Hi Karen, here the link of "Blessed Father Giacomo Cusmano" website : http://www.cusmano.org/en/ You'll find all information about "Padre Giacomo". S.Marco church during 2^ world war was bombing and partially destroyed. After that was rebuilded and know it is possible to visit it...