Add stories about trips visiting Uncle Pete and Aunt Lena in Copaigue, LI, NY
- Couscous –
- Dinners –
- etc.
Lombardo – Ceppo Family – “connections”
It is common knowledge that the Ceppo and Lombardo families are related because there are many aunts and cousins that are common to the the two families. But investigating the Ellis Island immigration records and talking to some of the older surviving members of these families we were able to show the very complicated relationship between these families.
But where to begin?
Continue readingLombardo Family – “Coming to America”
Write story about the Lombardo Family’s adventures in coming to America…
- Family roots in Marsala, Sicily, Italy
- Moved to Tunis, Tunisia
- Father came to USA for work – settled in Beliot, WI
- Mother and children came to USA via Marsielle, France. Story of being confirmed in France before traveling to America .. Across Atlantic during WW I. Settled in Beliot, WI.
- Moved to Brooklyn, NY
Ciaccio, Rose Lombardo – “Beliot, WI”
Mom was 6-years old when the family moved from Tunisia to Beliot, Wisconsin. She often told the story of being run over by a car. As Mom was crossing the street, she got hit by a car and ended up under the car. She remembers her sister, Lena, screaming that Mom was under the car. Somehow Mom managed to escape from under the car unscathed. She remembers the driver was concerned about the accident but doesn’t remember anything else. Thanks be to God all ended on a positive note.
Mom says that she was chased by a turtle while living in Beliot, Wisconsin. I have no recollection of any stories of her being chased by a turtle. But it must have been hilarious! However, perhaps my mom was chasing the turtle when she was hit by a car. That would most certainly have not been hilarious!
Prato, Jack – “adopted brother”
Before marrying Guiseppe Lombardo, Maria Rizzo was married to another man in Marsala, Italy. She had a child with him but the child died at birth. Maria was so upset that she cried and cried and eventually went to the orphanage to see if she could get a child. Giacamo (born in 1897) was an infant and Maria was still able to nurse him from her recent childbirth. At the orphanage, the birth mother and the adopted mother were both given a piece of ribbon. If the 2 pieces of ribbon matched, then the birth mother could take back the child. Maria became so attached to Jack that she destroyed the ribbon so he wouldn’t be taken from her. Shortly after this, her first husband was killed by a horse drawn cart. She then married Guiseppe Lombardo and Jack became their adopted child.
Lombardo, Maria Rizzo – “the dirty one”
Rose’s Mother called her grandmother Francesca “the dirty one” and wouldn’t let her children sit on her lap.
Ciaccio Family Stories – To be added…
The following are Ciaccio Family stories that still need to be added ….
- Uncle Jimmy Ciaccio
- Pies on the windowsill
- Joseph Ciaccio
- Park a ship in any port but can’t drive around the corner…
- Couldn’t trust his son … The will from hell….
- Anthony Ciaccio
- Joe the handyman
Talk about Anthony being “helpless” and “frightened” to touch anything on the house and Joe becoming the “handyman”… e.g., killing the front porch “onion patch”, fixing faucets, etc. - The light fixture filled with water
- Joe the handyman
- Rose Ciaccio Ragucci
- Baby Rose
- Cellar Covers on street
- Christmas tree for birthday
- Jimmy Ciaccio
- Atlantic City…
Ragucci Family – “family pools”
Recollections of Joe Ragucci.
As I was growing up we always had a backyard pool. This post is about the 2 major pools, one in Port Reading as I was growing up and one in Carteret at Rose & Joe’s first home. Continue reading