Hi all:

I have finally gathered all the paperwork and apostilles and need to start thinking about translations. The San Francisco consulate provides a list of translators (see: http://www.conssanfrancisco.esteri.it/NR/rdonlyres/4817286C-23EF-4B9C-8333-AE13E3E07619/0/TRADUTTORI.doc

Can anyone ...

Cannoli:

Belated congratulations. Can you recommend one of the translators that is listed by the SF consulate? Thank you!

Hello, thanks for the additional information.

Alfred had 2 brothers, Julius and Luigi. Luigi remained in Italy and had a daughter Adelina who lived in Genova. I mentioned above a letter I had received, it was from her in 1984 and that is the last we hear of her and that part of the family.

In this ...

Hello,

Thank you all for your efforts and information. I really appreciate it.

The Ellis Island records are strange, as you found on your own. One thing I can tell you is that Giuseppa (my great-grandmother) was 3 months with her first child when she went through Ellis Island. And yes, she was ...

Hello all,

My great-grandparents Alfredo Jacolenne (b. 1892) and Giuseppa (maiden: Punzo, b. 1897) arrived at Ellis Island in 1910, accompanied by Giuseppa's father Angelo Punzo (b. 1866). I have the Ellis Island manifest of their arrival.

The Punzos were from Formia, Italy whereas Alfredo was ...