After the first World War, a number of my Sicilian relatives chose to emigrate to France instead of the United States, and in the summer of 1976, my great-grandparents Mama Teresa and Papa Charlie spent a month in France visiting those relatives. While there, Mama Teresa wrote several letters to her daughter (my grandmother) informing [...]
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receiving old letters in the mail
Posted in family and history, tagged happy things on July 25, 2008 | 3 Comments »
genealogical research and subsequent revelations
Posted in family and history, voracious verbivore, tagged happy things on July 4, 2008 | 5 Comments »
I developed a knack for genealogical research while in library school and uncovered all sorts of interesting facts that filled in gaps in our family history. On my recent visit to California, my grandmother asked me to do some additional research, giving me a list of names and asking if I could dig up [...]
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