Many thanks, Peter. I so look forward to corresponding with my cousins!

Julia

Can someone translate a letter for me so I can keep in touch with my newly-found family in Italy? I really appreciate any help you can give me Any suggestions on how I canhave future ,longer letters translated? Dear Antonio, I want to let you know how much I think about you & the family. I remem...

I am sure we are related! Emilio and Lucia Vignapiano are my grandparents. It sounds to me like your great-grandmother is Florie(Filomena), my aunt. My father,Peter(Pietro) is a brother of your great-grandmother. Who is your grandmother? Doralice,daughter of Annie Vignapiano(sister of Florie) and I ...

I have been trying to determine the meaning of my maiden name which is Vignapiano. I remember my father telling me that, loosely translated, it meant "sweet wine", but I am wondering if that is correct. The Vignapiano family is from Angri, a comune in Salerno. Thank you for any insight you...

Thank you ,Luca, for the translation. My letter will be in the mail!

Julia

Thank you all for your responses to my first post. I am planning to do some kind of a book with photos, family trees, & a lot of stories passed down through the years from my grandparents & my father. Some of the stories are very heartwarming. Yes, I want to preserve all of this for my child...

Thank you for sharing your beautiful photos. Salerno is the area of my grandparents' birth( Angri & Sant'Egidio del Monte Albino.

And thank you for the welcome to this forum.

Do you know anyone who can translate a letter for me?

Julia

I am new to any kind of forum & need to learn the ropes! My paternal grandparent immigrated to Brooklyn, NY from Angri & Sant' Egidio del Monte Albino in 1900/1901. I have been researching my Italian genealogy off & on for several years. A few weeks ago, my cousin & I were able to tr...