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I am looking for two marriage certificates for a Susie Mann that lived in Kentucky.

She married Adamo Fontana who was from Novarra, Italy. He settled in Boyd County, Kentucky (Ashland) and was the son of Settimoe Fontana. He went by Adam Fontana and took the O off of his first name.

She was also ...

Was curious if someone could find information on a Franco or Francesco Summa that may have made his way into Kentucky or Cincinnati, OH. Would love to hear about anyone with this surname that settled in these areas as well.

Also, could someone please explain to me the 'alternate name record' on ...

Not Sure. Was wondering if anyone could find a record of Joseph and his entry into the U.S. I am curious to see who he was coming to stay with that was already in the states. Was his name Giuseppe at one time?

I was looking for information on relatives of mine. The mother and her children, Tomasina Raso, settled in Kentucky in 1919/1920. They arrived from England, but the husband had arrived before them. She lists his name as Joseph Raso, which I would assume was once Giuseppe Raso. Could anyone find out ...

Are there any sites on the internet that specialize in analyzing photographs of ancestors/ Anything that could reveal something about the ancestors that documents don't suggest. Also, you hear so much or arrival at Ellis isLand. Did any Italian actually arrive on the coast of Virginia?

i heard that they just compare your dna to others and if someone else just so happened to have sent their blood in, you will be a match. However, they do not offer any guarantees that you are related, even within 12 generations. Professional genealogists have told me they are flawed.

I am looking for the husband of Susie Raso, born in Kentucky, circa 1890. She was once Susie Fergeson, Lusio Fergeson. She had children by the name of Vaughn, Thelma, Manerva and later died in Tampa, FL. Any information is greatly appreciated.

Has anyone taken Dna tests with relevant results? I have heard scientists are very skeptical. Since Italians are so tight nit with family, there is no use for many to consider taking these tests, everyone seems to know who everyone is. I am thinking of taking one and was wondering if anyone could ...

I never said 4th of july was just for Americans only!!!! I said it was a celebration of America. And no, if Columbus day was really meant for Italians, Americans would have referred to him as Cristforo Colombo. He was from Genoa right? Before there was an 'Italy'.

Its funny how there isn't one day in America that Italians can't celebrate for themselves.
Irish have St Patrick's Day, Germans have Octoberfest, Mexicans have Cinco de Mayo, and then July 4th for Americans, but no celebrations for Italians. At least none that I know of.

I don't thik San Gennaro ...

The Sopranos teaches you about italian american culture more than italian culture it seems like. I bet if you went to Italy and asked a waiter for gabba ghoul or if you asked a man if he had a "goomar" on the side, they probablly would not know what you are talking about. Loved the episode where ...

Were there ways for Italian immigrants, like Mexican immigrants, to enter the country illegally back then? Particularly criminals, who would otherwise not be permitted to enter the country when they left Italy?
If so, how would such immigrants appear on Census records today, you would figure that ...

sigel17,
i assume yor referring to Mexicans, being those who don't learn English, and I agree. They work low skill jobs with other Mexicans, and don't learn English.
At least we all have Italian food to share amongst each other. Nothing beats family time preparing the food. But at what point does ...

You guys haven't even stated the half yet. In American textbooks, who invented the telephone? Alexander Graham Bell, right? Wrong! Antonio Meucci invented the telephone. When he applied for the patent, which was $10, they told him $25 probably because he was Italian. When you apply for patents, your ...