Joseph R. Bosone [email protected] Researching BOSONE and SANDRI. Grandfather, Francesco BOSONE, arrived in NY October 27, 1891. He settled in the Gunnison, CO area, working in the coal mines of Baldwin, Walsenburg, etc. My Grandmother, Catterina (SANDRI) BOSONE, and their four children, Pietro, Giuseppe, Catterina, and Maria, arrived in NY February 04, 1901. They were traveling under her maiden name, as many Italian women did who were not traveling with their husband. The manifest showed that she was going to meet her husband in Gunnison Co, Francesco Bosone, and that the children were going to Gunnison, CO to meet their father. The manifest also listed a coal company, Alpine Coal Co. My father, Giuseppe "Joe" BOSONE was very active in the UMWA while working in CO, and this was not a very popular endeavor at the time. He stuck to it and was an active union man up to the time of his death in 1982 (in Red Lodge, MT). I have a photograph of my father, taken in Walsenburg in 1914, Eventually the family moved to the Roslyn/CleElum, WA area, where they worked in the mines. My father, after being in the US Army in WWI, being in the merchant marine, was in CA, WA, and finally settled in Bearcreek, MT. He was with the National Bituminous Coal Commission for a while, and was District President of the UMWA in Billings for some time, also. My Grandfather, Francesco BOSONE, left Roslyn, WA in 1911, and from there we have lost track of him. Don't know if he stayed in WA, went to CA, went back to CO, or where he disappeared to. My Aunt Maria BOSONE is someone else whom we have lost track of. We understand that she went back to Italy, but don't know if it was while in CO or when they were in WA. My Uncle was Pietro BOSONE and my other Aunt was Catterina BOSONE, as mentioned above. Any info on the above would be greatly appreciated. Sorry to have made this entry so long. Would certainly like to find where Francesco and Maria wound up. Best regards, Joseph R. Bosone ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/web/.