In article <1186528215.015004.57170@z24g2000prh.googlegroups.com>, "tombates@city-net.com" <tombates@city-net.com> wrote: > My Italian grandfather immigrated to the United States around 1900 and > subsequently died in a coal mine accident in Pennsylvania. Might the > Italian embassy or consulate(s) have records of the accident as he was > an Italian citizen > Mary Bates Do you know where in PA? My grandfather worked in the mines in PA when he arrived in the US. That would have been around 1916 I believe. He worked there for about three years. -- "Never believe anything until it's officially denied."