Alan, There was a booklet at the Morris Library giving a bit of history regarding the Italian Cemetery. I briefly scanned it so I do not know if there was any reference to Italian coal miners. I do have a listing of the Italians buried in this cemetery. Please let me know if you would like a lookup. I have noticed many Italians buried in the cemeteries that I have visited. Which surnames are you researching? I will check that book again to see if there is any info on Italian coal miners. Deb Grundy Co CC In a message dated 8/21/98 2:39:27 AM Central Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: > Does anyone have any family or know of any > histories about the Italians who came to this > part of Illinois and worked in the coal mines? > Many of these Italians came from around Torin, Italy > which is a coal mining area. > > > Alan Jones > Mission Viejo, California