Does any one know the meaning of this word that I got off Italian document? It's an occupation. Thank you

I am looking for a Biase Gentile' that was supposed to have been born in sicily. B. Approx.1879, 1880 migrated to Ney York for short time, then to California in the 1930 Census. Or can anyone point me in the right direction to look. Thanks In Advance

Hello ! I'm french and ooking for an ancestor called Ferdinand Vincent Thomas PERNA, probably born in Napoli around 1810. Could someone give me the adress of the Archivi di Stato in Napoli or tell me other ways to learn more about him ? Thanks a lot SpringBoy

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Archivio Di Stato di Napoli P.tta del Grande Archivio, 5 80138 Napoli 0815638111 Direttore: Felicita De Negri http://archivi.beniculturali.it/ASNA/ I would actually try your local LDS Family history center...they have the city of Napoli civil registrations back to 1809 on film. http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp ?display=topicdetails&subject=662478&subject_disp=Italy%2C+Napoli%2C+Nap oli+%2D+Civil+registration&columns=*,0,0 Or try www.familysearch.org If you are in France...you can look for a local family history center here: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHC/frameset_fhc.asp -----Original Message----- From: SpringBoy [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 4:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Archivi si stato de Napoli: What's the adress ? (question about PERNA) Hello ! I'm french and ooking for an ancestor called Ferdinand Vincent Thomas PERNA, probably born in Napoli around 1810. Could someone give me the adress of the Archivi di Stato in Napoli or tell me other ways to learn more about him ? Thanks a lot SpringBoy

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In the free Ellis Island data base, http://www.ellisisland.org/search/ these are 120 immigrants whose 1st name begins w L and whose last name is Ferrante / ?errante / Farrante / Ferante / Farante One came from Sepino, Italy and was born 1892 +/- 2 years. Luigi Ferrante, age 16, arrived 30 May 1907 aboard the SS Liguria Occupation Worker Closest relative in Italy: Not on Manifest Destination Hartford, Conn. and his father Gaetano, 178 Front St. There were no other people on this page of the ship's manifest either from Sepino or going to Conn. One departed Italy from a town beinning with 'T' Lorenzo Ferrante, age 20 arrived 21 Sept 1912 aboard the SS Duca Aosta occupation: Tailor Closest relative in Italy: Sister Carmela Destination: Binghamton, NY and his brother Carlo traving w 2 others from Torrice: Edmondo Savo, age 19, Porter and Loreto Bracaglia, age 16, Porter Both appear to be a very good match to your information. Hope this helps. All of the possibile candidates found are shown below: First, Last, Town, Arrive, Age, DOB Leonardo Ferrante Castro 1906 16 1890 Leone Ferrante Colliano 1900 10 1890 Luigi Ferrante Aquita 1905 15 1890 Luigi Ferrante Ripi/Italy 1916 26 1890 Luigi Ferrante Ripi/Italy 1923 33 1890 Luigi Ferrante S._Valentine/Italy 1920 30 1890 Leone Ferrante ...olliano 1902 11 1891 Luigi Ferrante Sepino 1907 16 1891 Lorenzo Ferrante Torrice/Italy 1912 20 1892 Luigi Ferrante Pietrocarmela/Teramo 1919 27 1892 Luigi Ferrante Lettomanopello/Italy 1911 18 1893 Luigi Ferrante Fontechiara/Italy 1913 19 1894 Luigi Ferrante S._Lucia_de_Mela 1903 9 1894 Letisia Ferrante Gerlosi 1911 21 1890 Luigia Ferrante Piata/Italy 1912 22 1890 Laura Ferrante Bisceglie/Italy 1920 26 1894

I would like to add to my previous post. that the town where my Grandfather Louis Ferrante was born , was bombed during the war. The name of the town began with the letter "T", but I am not able to remember how to pronounce it, and also that it was in a provencia that began with a "T" also. PJFerrante/ Canfield

Hello, I am a Ferrante. My grandfather was Louis Ferrante. born (1892) in Italy and moved to USA when he was a very young boy. He was born in 1890's. He fought as an American soldier in WW1. He lived in Queens county NY<NY. He married a lady by the name of Christina (Giaputi?)(Chiaputti?) who was born in Bridgeport Connecticut. Christina died when her first children (twins)-(Christopher Benedict Ferrante and Leonard Ferrante) were born in 1925. Louis then remarried to Lucy (Tullisino? )not sure how to spell her name. Lucy was from Sepeno Compabasso. Abruzze Italy; Once again I am sorry for the improper spellings. Lucy and Louis had two children, Joseph and Rosella born in Hartford, Connecticut. We presently have a cousin of Joseph, who lives in Concord, Massachusettes.His name is Patrick Ferrante who must have been born in the late 1920's. It has been said that my grandfathers father fled to Austria before of during a war. I really NEED to find out about my family. Thank you for your time.. and anyinformation will be very highly appreciated.. Thank you for your time Pamela Jane Ferrante/Canfield

I live in England but need a copy of a few articles from the 1962 issues of the newspaper L'ORA, that was released in Palermo, Sicily. They have copies of this, I suspect, in the national library in Rome. Is anyone going there? I will give full details upon request. Thanks.

Hi, I am looking for some one who is researching these tree names, as they are my grand father, his mother and his grandmother all born in Ossimo Superiore or in nearby Lozio, in Brescia province. Richard

In news:[email protected], "Guest" <[email protected]> typed: > "Michele Dall'Agata" <[email protected]> wrote in > message news:[email protected] >> In news:[email protected], >> Which truth? That you define Italians as a whole? Which is just wrong? If >> you go to sicily 10% of people are BLONDE with light blue or green eyes. >> Yes, because also the Normans went there. Sophia Loren is from Naples, >> very south of Italy. Does she look Sub Saharian to you? And she is a >> typical Neapolitan woman. Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Sicilian has very dark >> hair (but streight), dark eyes, and brown skin , but a very beatyful nose >> (look in Google for pictures). I have dark brown hair (the few left) and >> my two nephews are fair. The mediterrenean area is a mix of everything, >> sub saharian people included. There are probably more real blonde people >> in Italy then in Germany. And then do you know how many ethnic kind of >> people there are in the sub Saharian area? They are still fighting the >> hell out of theirselves. What's your point, then? > > What's with this 'sub-Saharan' thing? I don't know. I read it previously in the thread. > Are you afraid that if you just say > African, then it reminds you that Africa is right next door to you? You > know that Luo Bega of "Mambo Number 5" is Italian too. Now what? And do you think all Italians look like him? :-) >>> Are you that ashamed of you mixed heritage? >> >> Me? It looks to me that it is you the one upset about not being a WASP. > > That is usually an Italian-American obession. Not my problem, then. I am an Italian-European person. Ever heard that we Europeones consider ourselves superior to Americans? :-D Ciao, Michele

"Elisabetta" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > [Stracut] > > And could somebody possibly explain what any of this has to do with > alt.binaries.erotica.female.genitalia? piss off, cunt

[Stracut] > > >Are you that ashamed of you mixed heritage? > > > > Me? It looks to me that it is you the one upset about not being a WASP. > > That is usually an Italian-American obession. [Cut] Hmm... yes... And could somebody possibly explain what any of this has to do with alt.binaries.erotica.female.genitalia? Or did whoever started crossposting think that genitalia and genealogy are the same thing? E

""Guest"" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > That said, you should say no more. Really... Umm, why don't you explain yourself- really... See... I don't take advice from someone as stupid as you. > > > "Jon Erlandson" <[email protected]> wrote in message > news:[email protected] > > > > "Dario de Judicibus" <[email protected]> wrote in message > > news:[email protected] > > > Italy was for centuries a bridge across the Mediterraneum Sea among > > Europe, > > > Asia, and Africa. In the past there was a strong immigration and passage > > of > > > several etnic groups through Italy. Today Italy is no more a country of > > > immigrants, but we are experiencing immigration from Africa, Asia, and > Est > > > Europe. In the past, Italian regions have been also conquered by several > > > people, as Normans or Spanish, for example. So in Italy you can find as > > many > > > "looks" as you like. More than 30 languages are currently spoken in > Italy, > > > included Ancient Greek, Catalan, and Walser. The assumption that, if you > > are > > > Italian, you should have colored skin, black and curled hair, is similar > > to > > > assume that all Americans are W.A.S.P. > > > > > > By the way, science demonstrated that human races do not exist. People > can > > > be classified by etnic groups, which are characterized by social and > > > cultural factors, not fisiological or genetic ones. Furthermore > > > characteristics that make people look very different, like the colour of > > > skin, are, from a genetic point of view, secondary with respect to other > > > physical diversities. For example, the genoma of a "black" man and a > > "white" > > > man (whatever black and white might mean) are more similar with respect > > the > > > genoma of a tall man and a small one. > > > > > > > > > > That said, I believe it is possible to determine a person's "majority > > population affiliation" (i.e. Indo European, Sub-Saharan African, East > Asian > > or Native American) and admixture (27% Indo-European, 59% East Asian) > > through genetic analysis. > > http://bioforensics.com/conference/Racial%20Identification/ > > > http://www.hhmi.org/cgi-bin/askascientist/highlight.pl?kw=&file=answers%2Fgenetics%2Fans_011.html > > > > Those in the field seem to have a real concern for the potential misuse of > > genetic information. > > > > > > > > > > > > The concept of black itself is related to difficulties of "white" people > > in > > > the past to distinguish among different African tribus. There are many > > > differences among the various African tribus, and differently from > > American > > > "black" people, they are not "brothers" at all. Some tribus are fighting > > > each others since prehistory, and they hate each other. There are > several > > > "forgotten" wars in Africa, and a lot of people, especially children, > > > suffers because of those wars. So the term afro-american is related to a > > > "black brotherhood" that is meaningful only in USA. > > > > > > DdJ > > > > > > > > > > > >

"Jon Erlandson" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > That said, I believe it is possible to determine a person's "majority > population affiliation" (i.e. Indo European, Sub-Saharan African, East Asian > or Native American) and admixture (27% Indo-European, 59% East Asian) > through genetic analysis. > http://bioforensics.com/conference/Racial%20Identification/ > http://www.hhmi.org/cgi-bin/askascientist/highlight.pl?kw=&file=answers%2Fgenetics%2Fans_011.html > > Those in the field seem to have a real concern for the potential misuse of > genetic information. These genetic tests are very interesting, but they still don't answer the question of what "black" and "white" mean. Marco -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG

"GWhyte" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > > arab and so on. The only sure thing is that you are an ugly white racist > > trash. Sorry, but I prefer sun tan women to the pinkish ones. Don't you? > > > Correction: for "white" put "black" > > GW This kind of flame bait gets posted onto this newsgroup from time to time. What's your point anyway? That Italians shouldn't be racist because they are black too? That not all Italians are white? If so, I'm afraid you'll have to explain what these words mean when they refer to people, because I've never been able to understand it. Ciao, Marco -- Posted via Mailgate.ORG Server - http://www.Mailgate.ORG

Italy was for centuries a bridge across the Mediterraneum Sea among Europe, Asia, and Africa. In the past there was a strong immigration and passage of several etnic groups through Italy. Today Italy is no more a country of immigrants, but we are experiencing immigration from Africa, Asia, and Est Europe. In the past, Italian regions have been also conquered by several people, as Normans or Spanish, for example. So in Italy you can find as many "looks" as you like. More than 30 languages are currently spoken in Italy, included Ancient Greek, Catalan, and Walser. The assumption that, if you are Italian, you should have colored skin, black and curled hair, is similar to assume that all Americans are W.A.S.P. By the way, science demonstrated that human races do not exist. People can be classified by etnic groups, which are characterized by social and cultural factors, not fisiological or genetic ones. Furthermore characteristics that make people look very different, like the colour of skin, are, from a genetic point of view, secondary with respect to other physical diversities. For example, the genoma of a "black" man and a "white" man (whatever black and white might mean) are more similar with respect the genoma of a tall man and a small one. The concept of black itself is related to difficulties of "white" people in the past to distinguish among different African tribus. There are many differences among the various African tribus, and differently from American "black" people, they are not "brothers" at all. Some tribus are fighting each others since prehistory, and they hate each other. There are several "forgotten" wars in Africa, and a lot of people, especially children, suffers because of those wars. So the term afro-american is related to a "black brotherhood" that is meaningful only in USA. DdJ

"Dario de Judicibus" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:[email protected] > Italy was for centuries a bridge across the Mediterraneum Sea among Europe, > Asia, and Africa. In the past there was a strong immigration and passage of > several etnic groups through Italy. Today Italy is no more a country of > immigrants, but we are experiencing immigration from Africa, Asia, and Est > Europe. In the past, Italian regions have been also conquered by several > people, as Normans or Spanish, for example. So in Italy you can find as many > "looks" as you like. More than 30 languages are currently spoken in Italy, > included Ancient Greek, Catalan, and Walser. The assumption that, if you are > Italian, you should have colored skin, black and curled hair, is similar to > assume that all Americans are W.A.S.P. > > By the way, science demonstrated that human races do not exist. People can > be classified by etnic groups, which are characterized by social and > cultural factors, not fisiological or genetic ones. Furthermore > characteristics that make people look very different, like the colour of > skin, are, from a genetic point of view, secondary with respect to other > physical diversities. For example, the genoma of a "black" man and a "white" > man (whatever black and white might mean) are more similar with respect the > genoma of a tall man and a small one. That said, I believe it is possible to determine a person's "majority population affiliation" (i.e. Indo European, Sub-Saharan African, East Asian or Native American) and admixture (27% Indo-European, 59% East Asian) through genetic analysis. http://bioforensics.com/conference/Racial%20Identification/ http://www.hhmi.org/cgi-bin/askascientist/highlight.pl?kw=&file=answers%2Fgenetics%2Fans_011.html Those in the field seem to have a real concern for the potential misuse of genetic information. > > The concept of black itself is related to difficulties of "white" people in > the past to distinguish among different African tribus. There are many > differences among the various African tribus, and differently from American > "black" people, they are not "brothers" at all. Some tribus are fighting > each others since prehistory, and they hate each other. There are several > "forgotten" wars in Africa, and a lot of people, especially children, > suffers because of those wars. So the term afro-american is related to a > "black brotherhood" that is meaningful only in USA. > > DdJ > >