Speranza Ciolli
Allen Adezio’s mother was Carmella Leone and his grandmother was Speranza Ciolli. Allen’s grandmother and my great grandmother Elvira were […]
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His Last Will and Testament (part 2)
The right side of the following pdf document, Elvira’s Executor Documentation, addresses Pietro’s will recorded in Cook County, Chicago. It is digitized […]
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His Last Will and Testament
The other day I was passing through the living room and my sister Lori said oh so casually, “Have you […]
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Happy Holidays!
This picture was taken Christmas Day in 1961. Second cousins Rosemary Heneghan, Sandy Del Principe, and Susan Heneghan were celebrating […]
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Pescasseroli’s Infiorata
A few weeks ago my cousin, Joe Del Principe, emailed me a link to a you tube video that we’d […]
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Blown Up In Beer Tank
That was the headline for a newspaper article published in the Chicago Tribune dated 28 Dec 1897. Three men were […]
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Mount St Helens
Mount St Helens is in Washington, about 50 miles from my home in Portland, Oregon. Thirty five years ago, on […]
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The Sound Of Guns
I have been contemplating what a brave man my 2nd great grandfather, Charles (Carl) Frey was. My paternal grandmother was […]
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Solved – The Riddle Of My Paternal Grandfather
During the last few months I’ve mentioned my frustration at knowing almost nothing about my father’s father. His name, listed on my […]