Wow, what a terrific job everyone is doing. What does the variations in language mean? If she was Sicilian, and speaking with some dialect, wouldn't the words be recognizable (even if misspelled) as Sicilian? Also, if Calabrese, would that be a language spoken by a person from Castellammare del ...

Hi...yes, I agree that the photo looks like it was taken at a wedding, or similar type function, and I had noticed the Photographic Company's name, but I didn't think to check the other photographs to see if the same name was present. Thank you for that suggestion.
There is a street (Montrose Avenue ...

I thought the comments on the rear of the photograph were written by my wife's grandmother as she only spoke Italian and some "broken english." But, her name was Francesca, and my wife has no knowledge of an Aunt Dorothy. Yet, the photo was found in an old box of photos and papers belonging to my ...

Thank you for responding. The writer of there note is from Castellammare, and since most of the overall family is from Trapani, I'm guessing it is Castellammare del Golfo. While a dialect may be in use here, I think it is more probable that the words are simply misspelled. Would you be able to use ...

Hello...I am looking for some help in reading the comments on the rear of a photograph taken in the 1950s (I think). I have an English/Italian Dictionary, but am unable to locate all but a few words. Of course, the handwriting can be throwing me off, and I am told that it may also be a "dialect ...

Thanks Biff. I looked at the "One Step" site and I was actually able to find information (that you had already found), that I hadn't been able to find on Ancestry.com. But, I can see where navigating through the different menus will take some practice. I did wind up getting lost for a couple of ...

Wow!!! I'm absolutely floored with the assistance and the amount of information you all obtained. Also, the fact that I was barking up the wrong tree with the Immigration record of "Gzio" Romano would have had me searching in a totally different direction. Thank you all so much for your help. I'm ...

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I'm brand new to this Forum, and am looking for help in finding my wife's ancestors. Her grandfather, Ignazio Romano emigrated to the US (New York) in 1909, and I believe I have found the ship manifest information. The ship, Taormina, left from Naples and arrived 29 Apr 1909. The records ...