Thank you - that is very helpful. I had no idea they went back to Italy for a visit. I just recently reconnected with some of my relatives down in Argentina.

My cousin recently found this letter in her possession. It appears it was sent to my great grandparents by their nephew Giuseppe. It is dated March 27, 1964 and it was sent from Bahia Blanca, Argentina to my great grandparents in Struthers, Ohio. I am having trouble with the handwriting. I can only ...

Hi. My 2nd great grandmother was Giovanna Martellini from Civitanova Marche, the next town over from S'Elpidio. The priest in S'Elpidio allowed me to take photos of the State of the Souls records when I was there last month. I copied some of the Martellini families because I thought she may be ...

Thank you Pippo - really appreciate the help! Definitely makes more sense.

Hi this is a four generation photo of my great grandmother's sister's family near Buenos Aires, Argentina. I think I have the first translation correct but I need help making sense of the bottom portion. Here is what I have so far...

This is our photograph of four generations mother, daughter ...

Hi! My Pennesi relatives were from Porto Civitanova - very close to Sant'Elpidio. Actually my family apparently moved from Fermo to Sant'Elpidio to Porto Civitanova in the late 1800s early 1900s. I'm actually not blood related to the Pennesi's but they married into my family. My family - was ...

Thank you Tessa - I appreciate it!

This is the death record of my 3rd great grandmother. I believe she died in August 1867 but I couldn't make out the exact date. She was married to Raffaele Rizzo - it appears he is still alive at the time of her death. Her parents were Saviero Agostino and Maria Apone and they are deceased? Please ...

Thank you for your help! The timeline makes sense. I found his arrival record in Canada in 1905. He spent 9 years working there and in the US. Then he returned to Italy by 1914 to marry my great grandmother and then he was called up to serve. He returned to the US in 1920 to work. Thanks again! I ...

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Hi I just received my Great-Grandfather's WWI military record from the State Archives in Ascoli Piceno. I sent an email only a week ago and already received a response. My dad said my ggrandfather was a cook for his military unit. I would really appreciate any information you can tell me about these ...