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by nrepole
27 Apr 2011, 13:17
Forum: Italian language, handwriting , script & translations
Topic: Translation please
Replies: 5
Views: 836

Re: Translation please

Adelfio
I'm not very good at this computer-thing...but I went to imageshack. Is this better?
http://img231.imageshack.us/i/nicolarep ... ileva.jpg/
by nrepole
27 Apr 2011, 13:06
Forum: Italian language, handwriting , script & translations
Topic: Translation please
Replies: 5
Views: 836

Re: Translation please

Hi adelfio
If you click on the image once or twice it minimises it into a screen were you can use the bars to slide up/down and sideways too.
Hope it works!
Nick
by nrepole
23 Apr 2011, 04:36
Forum: Italian language, handwriting , script & translations
Topic: Translation please
Replies: 5
Views: 836

Translation please

Hi all
My Italian is not too bad, but I have trouble reading Italian handwriting (especially on the military records 'Lista di Leva'). Can someone please translate?

Many thanks
Nick
by nrepole
23 Apr 2011, 04:30
Forum: Italian Genealogy
Topic: Advice please
Replies: 6
Views: 2129

Re: Advice please

Wouldn't you know it. As soon as I complain about the delay and the problems I was having getting the military records of my relatives...they have arrived!! So thank you to the Archivio di Potenza for that. And next time I will be a little more patient and more confident that they are trying to prov...
by nrepole
13 Apr 2011, 02:35
Forum: Italian Genealogy
Topic: Advice please
Replies: 6
Views: 2129

Re: Advice please

Many thanks for the advice.
Italysearcher, thank you for the fax offer and I will let you know if I need it.

Kindest regards
Nik
by nrepole
12 Apr 2011, 10:53
Forum: Italian Genealogy
Topic: Advice please
Replies: 6
Views: 2129

Advice please

Hi all In early January I emailed the Archives in Potenza (Italy) to see if they had military records (Lista di Leva) for a couple of my relatives. They emailed back after a couple of weeks to tell me that they had found the records and it would cost 3 euro. I quickly despatched 5 euro (including a ...
by nrepole
10 Apr 2011, 12:30
Forum: Italian Genealogy
Topic: What was he doing at Le Havre???
Replies: 2
Views: 676

Re: What was he doing at Le Havre???

Thank you Livio. Interesting article. So I guess he hopped on a train and made his way to France then. He must have been very desperate to get out of his town, Rapone.
by nrepole
10 Apr 2011, 01:40
Forum: Italian Genealogy
Topic: What was he doing at Le Havre???
Replies: 2
Views: 676

What was he doing at Le Havre???

Hi all A question. My relative, Antonio Repole made the trip to New York from the port of Le Havre, France in April, 1914. He was 18 years old at the time. Now, he came from a small town, Rapone, in Basilicata region (southern Italy). So the natural port to emigrate from was Naples. As he did not pe...
by nrepole
06 Mar 2011, 07:00
Forum: Italian language, handwriting , script & translations
Topic: Bush boy???
Replies: 10
Views: 2226

Re: Bush boy???

Mamma mia! Very good information.
I think you are giusto.

Nick
by nrepole
06 Mar 2011, 04:04
Forum: Italian language, handwriting , script & translations
Topic: Bush boy???
Replies: 10
Views: 2226

Re: Bush boy???

Very well done. Thank you.
I think I have got it. A brush boy probably makes reference to a shoe shine boy, as they were quite common in barbershops in those days. They were equipped with polish and brushes so I think that was his occupation.
Am I right????

Nick
by nrepole
05 Mar 2011, 01:18
Forum: Italian language, handwriting , script & translations
Topic: Bush boy???
Replies: 10
Views: 2226

Re: Bush boy???

Wow! Thank you johnnyonthespot.
How good is Google maps! And I appreciate the search tips.

Nick
by nrepole
04 Mar 2011, 20:11
Forum: Italian language, handwriting , script & translations
Topic: Bush boy???
Replies: 10
Views: 2226

Re: Bush boy???

My relative's occupation was 'laborer' in 1920 naturalization paper and 'barber shop' in 1920 census. So I don't know if 'bush boy' relates more to barbershop or laborer duties??? Or something else???
by nrepole
04 Mar 2011, 08:05
Forum: Italian language, handwriting , script & translations
Topic: Bush boy???
Replies: 10
Views: 2226

Bush boy???

Hi there

Does anybody know what the occupation of 'Bush boy' entailed? I know that my relative worked in a barber shop around this time, so could it mean he was a 'beard' specialist?????

Regards
Nick
by nrepole
30 Dec 2010, 10:05
Forum: Italian Genealogy
Topic: Michael Repole's date of death
Replies: 4
Views: 3173

Re: Michael Repole's date of death

Thanks for the suggestion. Much appreciated.

Nick
by nrepole
21 Dec 2010, 09:44
Forum: Italian Genealogy
Topic: Michael Repole's date of death
Replies: 4
Views: 3173

Re: Michael Repole's date of death

Thanks for the assistance. I will follow the SSN lead.

Nick