Over 25 million Italians have emigrated between 1861 and 1960 with a migration boom between 1871 and 1915 when over 13,5 million emigrants left the country for European and overseas destinations.
Does anyone know how to get ahold of a Passenger Manifest from AFTER 1957 in NY? My dad came to the US in 1957 (at the age of 16, with his older brother), and then brought his parents to NY about 1960. I'd like to get the record. Any ideas?
Contrary to popular belief, not all Italian given names have Christian or classical roots. Many names encountered in older records are almost whimsical, and some cannot be translated into Latin or any other language. In order to avoid possible mistranscription of a given name with which the research...