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Iozzo, Tellerino, Fratto
Oh these Italians are something else today! Isn’t it confusing enough that every generation names their kids the same names as the generation before? But now these three families are intermarrying...
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CFH Follow Friday – April 15, 2011
Randy over at Genea-Musings wrote a great blog post about Probate Records called Tuesday’s Tip – Find Probate Records of your Ancestors. Take a peek when you have some time! Tagged: ancestors,...
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Treasure Chest Thursday – Teresa Ursetta
My mother in-law brought over a collage frame of photos a few weeks ago for me to scan. I was lucky to get four photos of her Italian relatives. This is Fiorita Giuditta Teresa Ursetta, born 10 August...
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Treasure Chest Thursday – Charles Murabito
This is Charles Murabito, born 14 February 1882 in Trecastagni, Catania, Italy. He married Rose LaMantia in Chicago on 31 Jan 1909. Charles immigrated on 30 Mar 1903 to the port of New York on the...
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Mappy Monday – Cemetery Plots
As part of the NGS Home Study Course I’m taking I have to do an assignment on cemetery records. My assignment will be completed at Bohemian National Cemetery next week when I visit to do some research...
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Treasure Chest Thursday – Czech Records
Last night I attended the Fountaindale Public Library’s Genealogy Group meeting. You can read about it here. Steve Szabados presented some great resources. The best I found are of the Czech Archives....
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Motivation Monday – Follow the Paper Trail
The Newberry Library in Chicago is offering a Chicago genealogy course this Saturday, August 6, from 1 – 4 p.m. Grace DuMelle and Ginger Frere will present you with ways to acquaint yourself with your...
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Tombstone Tuesday – Bohemian National Cemetery
The Friends of Bohemian National Cemetery will be hosting a walking tour on September 24, 2011. Cost is $10 for members and $15 for non-members. Pre-registration is not required, just show up at the...
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Tuesday’s Tip – Convert the Street Addresses in Chicago
Last week I was looking for two buildings from 1890-1910 in Chicago. I wanted to find out if they still existed and look at the property ownership of both. Visited the Maps section of room 434 in the...
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Motivation Monday – Gather the Family Together
Yesterday several descendants of Jan and Marie Holik met at my house. A few people I had seen before and some I had never met. The same can be said for everyone who attended. We had Holik, Privoznik...
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