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November 5, 2018
Name
Chris Togni
Email
vangogni@yahoo.com
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City
Orlando
State
FL
Country
USA
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Interested to find more about my grandparents (Carmela Ranaldo) and her parents (Antonio and Rosa)
Date
October 11, 2017
Name
Gina Lamparella
Email
ginalamp@gmail.com
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City
State
NY
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USA
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I am looking for my great grandmother, Concetta Pontillo, and I think I have found her! The family always said she was from Napoli, but apparently she was from Paduli. For some reason her ship manifest doesn't come up on ellisisland.org. I happened to find it on ancestry.com and then on this site. Thank you so much for the info!
Date
May 13, 2017
Name
Kim de Franza
Email
defr@rogers.com
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City
TORONTO
State
Ontario
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Canada
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Date
May 6, 2017
Name
Kim de Franza
Email
defr@rogers.com
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303W-500 Queens Quay W
City
TORONTO
State
Ontario
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Canada
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Date
January 5, 2017
Name
Jim Melillo
Email
Melillo123@hotmail.com
Home Page
Priamvineyards.com
City
Montecito
State
Ca
Country
Usa
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Thank you for bringing us together
Date
December 25, 2016
Name
Miriam Sanchez
Email
MSanc160@gmail.com
Home Page
City
Sayville
State
NY
Country
USA
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My grandfather was padulesi. Felice Follo.
Date
August 30, 2016
Name
Kathryn Minicozzi (Kathy)
Email
divaandwriter@gmail.com
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City
Bronx
State
New York
Country
USA
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My grandparents were Rocco and Angelina Minicozzi, who emigrated to the United States from Paduli in the early 1920s and settled in Oyster Bay, New York. My father was their oldest son, Giovanni (John) Minicozzi. He was born in Paduli and brought to the United States as a young child. My father fought in World War II. I was born in 1946, in Oyster Bay, but when I was three years old my father moved all of us to the State of Washington, where I grew up. My grandmother, Angelina Minicozzi, was a native of Paduli. When I asked her what her maiden name was, she said something that sounded like "Tatara." I am assuming that she was giving me a dialect pronunciation of "Tartaro" or "Tataro." I have not been able to find any records of anyone in Paduli with that name. Does anyone have any suggestions about how to find my grandmother's birth records? Also, I don't know the names of my grandfather's parents. My grandfather's name was Rocco Minicozzi. Minicozzi is a very common name in the area around Paduli, so I don'
Date
February 7, 2016
Name
Nicky DeJesu
Email
nickdejesu2005@yahoo.com
Home Page
www.travbuddy.com/nickdejesu
City
Dallas
State
Texas
Country
USA
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Hi. My grandfather, Nicola DeJesu, came to New York from Paduli in the late 1800's. My father, Nick DeJesu, was born in Oyster Bay, New York and I was born in Glen Cove, New York - but I did not grow up in the US. I grew up in Naples, Italy and visited Paduli when it was hit by a devastating earthquake in the early 1960's. I moved to the US in 1976.
Date
August 22, 2015
Name
Joan Florio
Email
itsme295@gmail.com
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City
Holbrook
State
New York
Country
United States
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Hello My grandparents were Rocco & Tina Florio! I have really enjoyed your site! I learned some things about my history I never knew! Thanks so much Joanie Florio
Date
August 6, 2015
Name
Thom De Jesu
Email
thom@daddy-o.com
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City
Brooklyn
State
NY
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My grand parents and great grandparents were from Paduli... I was told my grandfather, Nicola, changed our spelling from De Iesu to De Jesu, for some mysterious reason. Nice to see my relatives names on your list, those names I only remember dimly from my childhood and see the actual dates they arrived here.
Date
February 3, 2015
Name
Kim Jackson
Email
Kajackson@optonline.net
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City
Farmingville
State
Ny
Country
Usa
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My Great Grandfather, Rocco Vissichelli, came to NY from Paduli between 1885 and 1887. He was born in Paduli in 1869. He married Teresa Pasquale (not 100% of spelling) i know Vissichelli is sometimes spelled Vesichella, vessichello, Vessichelli. Hard to find more info on them.
Date
October 22, 2014
Name
James LaBella
Email
jimlabella@thetaxdepot.org
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3156 LAUREL VIEW LANE
City
TOBYHANNA
State
PA, 18466
Country
USA
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My father Ralph LaBella was born in Paduli on November 24, 1920. He made a great life for himself and his family on Long Island, NY
Date
July 24, 2014
Name
mary colangelo
Email
nannymair@yahoo.com
Home Page
City
glen cove
State
n y
Country
nassau
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Looking for birth records of paternal grand father john colangelo who came to usa in 1907 from paduli
Date
July 4, 2014
Name
William Donnino
Email
paduli@outlook.com
Home Page
City
Syosset
State
NY
Country
United States
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My paternal grandparents were from Pauli. Carmine Donnino (his name is on the plaque), and Antonia La Rocca.
Date
February 4, 2013
Name
Diana
Email
diana.m.luchko@gmail.com
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City
hamilton
State
NJ
Country
USA
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please note you have my great grandmother's name listed incorrectly on your list of immigrants. Her name appears as Vittoria but it is really Villermina Massimiano who arrived in April 1911 on the ship Duca D'Aosta. Her name appears correctly on the bronze plaque, Villermina Martini. (Martini being her married name.) Thanks so much for the correction.
Date
June 15, 2012
Name
Linda Scaramuzzo-Tolmie
Email
ttomlin8@aol.com
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City
Jupiter
State
Fl
Country
USA
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Date
May 28, 2012
Name
Claudio Mainiero
Email
claudiomainiero@tiscali.it
Home Page
www.masseriarossetti.it
City
paduli
State
BN
Country
Italia
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Ciao a tutti i padulesi "americani", presto in Agosto 2012 io e la mia famiglia saremo da voi in Florida da Alex De Angelis...
Date
December 18, 2011
Name
Peter & Karen Vivenzio
Email
karendude1@aol.com
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City
Boston
State
MA
Country
USA
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Peter Vivenzio is a descendant of the Paduli Vivenzio's. I am told: James Vivenzio married Angelina Marco Guiseppe in New York, then moved to Pennsylvania where he worked as a coal miner. They had 13 chlildren, 11 survived. The family then moved to Auburn NY. James Vivenzio worked with his brother Augostino at International Harvestor. My husband is of that lineage, and his father Gus Vivenzio still lives in Auburn NY. We hope to visit Paduli in June 2012.
Date
November 30, 2011
Name
rick savinetti
Email
rickjs8@gmail.com
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City
Toronto
State
Ontario
Country
Canada
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Hi my grandfather Carlo Savinetti was born in Paduli around 1912 .Came to Toronto in the late 1950's.
Date
September 6, 2011
Name
Theresa Teed Garries
Email
rtgarries@msn.com
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City
Fox Island
State
WA
Country
USA
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I talked to you beiefly as I was going to Paduli in 2007 because my daughter Amanda was studying abroad in Rome. We then caught up with you again in New York in the summer of 2007 as the Paduli representatives came there. What a lot of work you have done. It was fun seeing my grandparents names in your log. Thanks for all you do!
Date
March 13, 2011
Name
Joseph C. Avella
Email
thespianjca@gmail.com
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City
Long Beach
State
NY
Country
U.S.A.
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Enjoy your website. I believe you once listed my mother's death notice (Katharine [Mainella] Avella) which was very kind of you. I also enjoyed your article on Rocco Florio, whom I remember with much affection, especially when we were in Paduli for the St. Rocco Feast back in 1969. I am getting to retire and I have some information which may be of interest to you, i.e. things given to me by my mother including the programs for the testimonial dinners of Frank S. Mainella, MD (my uncle) and Michael C. Barone MD (my cousin), a guest list from Dr. Barone's testimonial ( a Who's Who of the Padulesi in East New York, Brooklyn, some photographs of the testimonial dinners as well as a program honoring the Golden Jubilee of Monsignor Enrico De Vivo, my grandmother's (Clementina [Massimiano] Mainella's cousin. As I will be retiring to Puerto Rico and must part with many personal treasures, if the Society is interested in these, I will be glad to donate them to you. Tante belle cose, Joe Avella
Date
February 21, 2011
Name
Veronica Miscione Blevins
Email
paint@taosnet.com
Home Page
City
El Prado
State
New Mexico
Country
USA
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My grandparents were from Paduli. They lived in East New York, Brooklyn and visited relatives in Oyster Bay. My sister and I visited Paduli about 7 years ago and would like to make another trip. I appreciate your site and will visit often. Grazie tanto, Veronica
Date
June 4, 2010
Name
Shawn Blowers
Email
blowers14@yahoo.com
Home Page
City
Auburn
State
New York
Country
United States
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I just wanted to update my email address and would like to know if or when there is going to be a trip to Paduli upcoming or are the Padulese coming back here again to Oyster Bay,,,does anybody know?? Thank you....or Grazie
Date
January 17, 2010
Name
Peter Labansky
Email
Pete54626@comcast.net
Home Page
City
Naugatuck
State
Connecticut
Country
USA
Comments
My Grandmother was Maddalena D'Angelis and my grandfather was Raffaele Messera.
Date
December 20, 2009
Name
Julian Gabriel Rossetti
Email
jrossetti1@tampabay.rr.com
Home Page
City
New Port Richey
State
Florida
Country
u s a
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I was born Giulio(Julian)Rossetti at Davis Street, Locus Valley, N. Y. and lived at 40 Cherry Street just up the hill. Went to L.V gramer school and Glen Cove Higi. W W 2 Vet.