<BR> i\'m melanie from north carolina. my grandfather on my fathers side of the family immigrated to new york (and later into pa) from strangolagalli, ripi, province di frosinone....he was born
<BR> feb. 21, 1896, and died in november of 1964...we know that he immigrated around the turn of the last century, but the exact year is stilll fuzzy. i\'ve have seen the ellis island website, and so far it isn\'t much help....i\'ve entered other message boards....i\'ve done what i can so far. we have one uncle (my dad\'s oldest brother, who is in his late 70\'s) that might know something useful but he very often refuses to speak about it.
<BR> i do have an aunt that tries to be useful (she is my fathers mothers only surviving sibling, she\'s in her 80\'s), but we don\'t get to talk often...and living in north carolina as we do, she lives in pa. so it gets difficult to just run over to her house....
<BR> any help that i receive is appreciated...trust that.
<BR> other surnames i am interested in would be
<BR> crago (grieco, my grandmother on my fathers side\'s maiden name)
<BR> and di gasperi (my fathers grandmothers on his fathers sides maiden name....thank you ......
<BR> melanie
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<BR> ps-----my grandfathers name was guiseppi (joseph), his father was pietro, and HIS fathers name was filipo.
