Antonio
Antonio was Pietro and Elvira’s first child. He was born in 1888 in Pescasseroli, Italy. He married Margaret Heenan and […]
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Newspaper Articles
Here is a page from the Chicago Tribune from July 18, 1948 discussing entertainment at Lilacea Park. The seventh paragraph […]
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Our Family Churches
Our family attended Saint Callistus Catholic Church at 2167 W Dekalb (now Bowler St). The church was built in 1919. […]
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Chicago Time Line
Between 1870 and 1900 Chicago grew from a city of 299,000 to nearly 1.7 million, the fastest-growing city ever at […]
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Gilbert & Bertha
Gilbert Del Principe and Bertha Reher were my grandparents. They met when grandpa was driving a taxi and he’d stop […]
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Opi, Italy
My great grandmother was Elvira Ciolli. Her mother was Filomena Ursitti and Filomena was born in the town of Opi. […]
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Mount Carmel Catholic Cemetery
Many of our ancestors graves will be found at Mount Carmel Cemetery in Hillside, Illinois. My grandfather Gilbert is buried […]
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The Music Store
When my great grandfather Pietro immigrated from Italy to Chicago he opened a music store probably in the late 1890’s. […]
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The Ships
Pietro Del Principe arrived in New York on the passenger ship called the Belgravia on May 21, 1891. He arrived […]