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...’Even after almost 100 years,
Maria still preserves precious
letters written by some family
members from the USA to those
who stood back in Sicily’...
Keeping in touch:
the history of your
family narrated
by postcard and
letters
...’it was possible to find many
postcards and letters, well kept in an
old suitcase; they had been sent from
New York…’
…‘people connect to other people: in the little
town the word is passed in a twinkling of an
eye, and suddenly we are invited to have a coffee
in their house and are introduced to a 85 old
woman who keeps on talking and talking about
her ancestors.’…
How we get to still
living relatives
…’Comparing her stories and dates with the
documents we have from the civil and church
records, we find out that her relationship with
the family we are making the genealogical
research for…’
…’Phone calls, and more days spent
talking to other people. Finally we come
to Rosario, who is second cousins: he
has the same great grand parents…’
...’They are happy to show us both
their great grand parents house and
the grave stones where some of the
ancestors are buried…’
…’On December 8th, 1870,
the Pope declared Saint
Giuseppe “Patron Saint of
the Universal Church”. In
order to spread the worship,
the priests urged the parents
to call their children born
during the celebrations, after
the Saint…’
…’At those times a high percentage of
children didn’t survive the first years of
life, and the new born were often given
the name of their dead siblings…’
siblings
...and discover
little known
nuggets of Sicily
history!