Thanks! Many are in Sicily, which will make contacting them upon a visit much easier.

misbris wrote:Here are the Lidestri still in Italy.

http://www.paginebianche.it/execute.cgi ... destri&dv=

Upon further examination of the passenger ship manifest for Vincenzo Lidestri I see that I made an error in reading the name "Santi" as "Pauli." He reported on the form that he was visiting was "brother Lidestri Santi" who lived at 142 Portland Ave in Rochester NY. So, ...

Thank you for passing that on! I hadn't seen it. I have a copy of the arms here: http://www.footnote.com/image/#269284088 . It has some different information--though not conflicting, I think--than the one you passed on. The information in the website you shared conforms with family lore about the Li...

Thanks for your reply and for sharing the documents! With the Lidestri name being rare I hope it makes for easier research. There are Lidestris still living in Tusa and other places in Italy, though not many. I hope to make a trip there this summer. Hi and welcome to the forum, The name is pretty ra...

Hi, I'm looking for information (Italian documents, family history, etc.) about my grandfather, Vincenzo Lidestri. Here's what I know: Vincenzo came to the U.S. August 21, 1912 and became "Jim" Lidestri some years later marrying Rose Gigliotti. My grandfather Vincenzo was born August 8, 18...