Laura -
Wow - Amazing!! Thank You. Thank you.

It will take me a while to check out the links. I can't wait to start on the one for Cosenza.

Apparently one of the biggest research problems has been Benedetto's birth date.
His May, 1902 arrival info gives his age as 25, resulting in an ...

Laura -
"Thank You" seems so insufficient. Your two messages provided more information regarding the emmigration/immigration of Benedetto Papa and his family than I've found in the past 6+ years.

Now - if I could just figure out how to download the manifest, I'm GOLD.

Thank you
Cissi


Just for ...

Laura - I REALY hope this message reaches you. You've just knocked down my brick wall.

Apparently my link to this forum was lost and I just found your 2005 e-mail. You've found my grnadfather, Benedetto Papa. I've searched the Ellis Island database for years and never found this entry. Thank you so ...

Laura - I REALY hope this message reaches you. You've just knocked down my brick wall.

Apparently my link to this forum was lost and I just found your 2005 e-mail. You've found my grnadfather, Benedetto Papa. I've searched the Ellis Island database for years and never found this entry. Thank you so ...

Hello -
I need the birth certificate of Benedetto Papa, born January 25, 1880 in the Region of Calabria, Province of Consenza, Comune of Cetraro, in a little village of San’Angelo di Cetraro.

Benedetto died April 14, 1923 in Amsterdam, New York. At time of his death, Benedetto as also know as ...