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- 25 Jan 2011, 16:59
- Forum: Italian Genealogy
- Topic: Research assitance required in Civitanova Marche
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1485
Re: Research assitance required in Civitanova Marche
OOPS sorry Paul I mis-read the towns name, please disregard my post...SORRY again & good luck...Johnnie
- 25 Jan 2011, 16:56
- Forum: Italian Genealogy
- Topic: Research assitance required in Civitanova Marche
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1485
Re: Research assitance required in Civitanova Marche
Hi Paul: My grandparents Vincenzo & Maria Rosa Iemma also came from Cittanova, born in 1880 & 1881 respectively. Unfortunately for me the trail starts there, but theres little info before they came to the states. Im on Ancestry.com & GentediMare.com & both sites have been helpful. Tw...
- 26 Dec 2010, 16:41
- Forum: Italian language, handwriting , script & translations
- Topic: buona notte bambino??
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6005
Re: buona notte bambino??
I have always thought that bambino meant babyboy/child, bambina meant babygirl/child & that ragazza meant a girl...Johnnie
- 22 Dec 2010, 02:19
- Forum: Italian History & Culture
- Topic: Zeapple Recipe
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4195
Re: Zeapple Recipe
In my family we had these at Easter without anchovies. My father made them with potato dough(I think) then fried them in oil & put powdered sugar on them
- 12 Dec 2010, 16:47
- Forum: Emigration, Immigration, Naturalization and Italian citizenship
- Topic: Stumped on Locating the Record of a Passenger Ship
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5602
Re: Stumped on Locating the Record of a Passenger Ship
Sorry i didnt see that part of your post at 1st...old eyes...lol...Johnnie
- 12 Dec 2010, 16:43
- Forum: Emigration, Immigration, Naturalization and Italian citizenship
- Topic: Stumped on Locating the Record of a Passenger Ship
- Replies: 16
- Views: 5602
Re: Stumped on Locating the Record of a Passenger Ship
Hi Mike: Have you tried the Ancestry.com site, its free to join....Johnnie
- 10 Dec 2010, 19:04
- Forum: Italian Genealogy
- Topic: Translation of name
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1349
Re: Translation of name
I always thought it was Enrico, but others may have heard different. Boun Natale...Johnnie
- 03 Dec 2010, 20:22
- Forum: Italian History & Culture
- Topic: Has anyone ever heard this expression?
- Replies: 94
- Views: 98247
Re: Has anyone ever heard this expression?
Peter Thanx for the update, I didnt realize that.....Johnnie
- 03 Dec 2010, 18:40
- Forum: Italian History & Culture
- Topic: Has anyone ever heard this expression?
- Replies: 94
- Views: 98247
Re: Has anyone ever heard this expression?
Just a point of interest, there is no letter K in the Italian alphabet & usually Ch is pronounced as the letter K....Johnnie
- 17 Nov 2010, 01:25
- Forum: Italian History & Culture
- Topic: Any records for Garibaldi's Redshirts?
- Replies: 9
- Views: 8954
Re: Any records for Garibaldi's Redshirts?
Sorry to hi-jack your thread, but is there a similar list for the Black Shirts? Thanx in advance...Johnnie
- 16 Oct 2010, 16:09
- Forum: Italian History & Culture
- Topic: Italian American History Month
- Replies: 50
- Views: 29111
Re: Italian American History Month
Yiou are 100% correct, she was as Irish as Patty's pig...lol
- 15 Oct 2010, 14:56
- Forum: Italian History & Culture
- Topic: Italian American History Month
- Replies: 50
- Views: 29111
Re: Italian American History Month
There are also all the great Italian Doo Wop groups. There are too many to list here, but if you go on the Gente di Mare site under the music forum there are many listed....Johnnie P.S. Jimmy Durante always been Italian, in fact early in his career there were rumors that he was mob backed.
- 14 Oct 2010, 01:53
- Forum: Italian History & Culture
- Topic: Italian American History Month
- Replies: 50
- Views: 29111
Re: Italian American History Month
Im over 60 & I never heard of it, but black history month gets crammed down our throats every year. My daughter whose now only 25 years old took Italian in high school, but when she went to a Catholic college she was told "we dont teach Italian, theres not enough demand for it,but we offer ...
- 24 Sep 2010, 18:39
- Forum: Off Topic - We don't only do Italian Genealogy
- Topic: Good book for people with Calabrian heritage
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4431
Re: Good book for people with Calabrian heritage
Great reading! Thank you for the tip....Johnnie
- 26 Jun 2010, 04:43
- Forum: Italian History & Culture
- Topic: Has anyone ever heard this expression?
- Replies: 94
- Views: 98247
Re: Has anyone ever heard this expression?
I always thought botchagaloop meant kiss my a**