Hi Valarie,
I found out the most interesting information from my Pace cousin.

There was an eldest daughter Rosanna Todaro of Francesco and Maria who was married to Domenico Pace. Domenico and Rosanna are her grandparents. Therefore, this is my correct family information! And this is information ...

Hi everyone,
When I was a little girl, my grandmother would sing me an Italian nursery rhyme that is very close to the one in the attached link. The one of the mother singing is easier to understand than the son. In the attached post, the woman states that she can not begin to spell it in Italian ...

Unfortunately, the GED file will not download as pdf or word. It will download into a .txt file. And although it does not appear as the certified original document, it may contain additional information that may help in obtaining a certified document.

Below is the information listed from the .txt ...

This looks like it may be the death certificate for Francesco.

http://www.familysearch.org/eng/search/ ... 3&region=3

I used http://stevemorse.org/ under vital records, death records.

Best wishes in your search!

Here are some links that may help. Good luck in your search!

http://www.archives.gov/research/naturalization/

http://www.italiangen.org/databaselist.stm

http://www.germanroots.com/newyork.html

http://stevemorse.org/ (Look under vital records.)

I was able to find this nursery rhyme that is very close. Some of the words are a little different which could have been from different dialects and accenting of the words. Is anyone familiar with this nursery rhyme? With the Italian? And / or the exact English translation? The link provides the ...

Thank you for sharing this link. Unfortunately, it appears that the nursery rhyme my grandmother sang to me is not included. Yet once I track it down I will share it with the Mama Lisa website.

This is amazing information, Valerie. You are such a tremendous help.

My Pace cousin was unable to provide any information regarding Domenico and Francesco. Therefore, I have contacted another Pace cousin to see if they can help.

I understand that the census is only as good as the individual ...

Hi Valerie,
Thank you for the warm welcome and such helpful information!

Unfortunately, my family does not appear to have any of my family's US records. Additionally, the information related to where in Palermo they were born was not passed down through the generations. Therefore, I am starting ...

When I was little, my grandmother who was from Calabria would sing me a nursery rhyme in Italian. I do not know the translation and I'm sure the Italian words have been skewed from my childhood memory. Yet I would love to find out the correct Italian words to this nursery rhyme. The nursery rhyme ...

My favorite was my grandmother's cuzzupe / Easter bread. For the adults she would shape them in the traditional rings. Yet for the children she would shape them into rabbits or purses.

Yet anything my grandmother cooked or baked was amazing!

Placid was born 1898 not 1989.

My name is Joy Esler. My maiden name is Todaro. I am looking for information regarding my Todaro family from Palermo, Sicily. The information that I do know is as follows:

Giovanni / John Todaro (my grandfather) born 1901 in Palermo, Sicily; died 1989 in Coral Springs, Florida; spouse Rose born ...