The following sources
were used to prepare this site. Page specific sources are listed on each page. Organizations
LDS Family History Center in Thousand Oaks, Ca
New York Public Library
National Archives in New York
Primary Sources - General
Atlante stradale d'Italia Sud. Milano: Touring
Club Italiano, 1980,
Brooklyn City Directories 1900-1933
Brooklyn Eagle 1800s and 1900s
Irish National Census, Cavan County, 1911
Italian Telephone Directory
New Jersey Census 1905,1915
New York Census 1905, 1915, 1925
New York Census Enumeration District Map 1915
Passenger Lists, Port of New York 1880-1920
San Costantino Albanese Vital
Records
San Paolo Albanese Vital Records
Sant Angelo dei Lombardi Vital
Records
Social
Security Death Records (Family Tree Maker)
Torella Lombardi Vital Records
U.S. Census 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920
U.S.A.
Telephone Directory
Primary Sources -
Individual
Birth Records(U.S., Ireland, Italy)
Communion Certificates
Death Records(U.S., Italy)
Interviews & records from Family Members especially
Stella (Brown) Sogga
Susan (Sundberg) Amato
Joan (Reilly) Wrezinski
Insurance Records
Marriage Certificates(U.S., Italy)
Military Certificates of Service
Naturalization Petitions
Naturalization Certificates
New York Public Library Photograph Collection
Union Cards
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Genealogy References on the Web
Cyndis site is all you need
An invaluable reference on interpreting italian records
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