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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Emigrants from Spormaggiore to the United States
Below is a listing of some of the villagers from Spormaggiore who came to the US, and their year of arrival. More information (age, family, description, etc.) and listings of additional emigrants can be found on the actual passenger manifests on … Continue reading
Posted in Databases, Emigration, Genealogy, Towns and Villages
Tagged ancestors, Ellis Island, emigration, family history, genealogy, Spormaggiore, Sporminore
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Cunevo – history and more
I previously talked about Cunevo’s early history and provided a listing of emigrants who left the village for the United States in the late 1800′s and early 1900′s. Although this site is not suitable for an extensive history of the … Continue reading
Posted in Cunevo, Iob (Yob, Job) families, Towns and Villages
Tagged Cunevo, Iob, Val di Non, Yob
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Searching the Ellis Island database
The Ellis Island databases are useful for researching your family’s first arrival in the United States. There are various tools to make the process easier. One of the best that I have used is Stephen Morse’s “Searching the Ellis Island Database in One … Continue reading
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Tagged ancestors, Ellis Island, emigration, genealogy
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Our Ancestors from Trentino to the Colorado Mines
During the late 1800′s and early 1900′s, emigrants from Trentino found work in the coal mines surrounding the Las Animas County town of Trinidad (Hastings, Ludlow, Primero, Starkville, Segundo), located 15 miles from the Colorado – New Mexico border. During … Continue reading
Emigrants from Cunevo to the United States
Below is a listing of some of the villagers from Cunevo who came to the US. More information (age, family, description, etc.) and listings of additional emigrants can be found on the actual passenger manifests on the Ellis Island website. … Continue reading
Posted in Cunevo, Databases, Emigration, Genealogy, Towns and Villages
Tagged ancestors, Cunevo, Ellis Island, family history, genealogy, Iob
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Emigrants from Sporminore to the United States
Below is a listing of some of the villagers from Sporminore who came to the US, and their year of arrival. More information (age, family, description, etc.) and listings of additional emigrants can be found on the actual passenger manifests on … Continue reading
Posted in Databases, Emigration, Genealogy, Towns and Villages
Tagged ancestors, Ellis Island, emigration, family history, genealogy, Sporminore
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Researching ancestors through published books
Part of your search should include discovery of books about your family name and ancestral villages, many of which are available through online vendors, or on inter-library loan through your local public or college library. Some of the books I … Continue reading
World War I in Trentino
World War I had a great effect on Trentino. The first general mobiization in July 1914 called all men age 20 – 42 for service in Galizia and Russia. Large losses in the war are remembered with monuments to the … Continue reading
Emigrants from Bresimo to the United States
Below is a listing of some of the villagers from Bresimo who came to the US and their year of arrival. More information (age, family, description, etc.) and listings of additional emigrants can be found on the actual passenger manifests on … Continue reading
Posted in Databases, Emigration, Genealogy, Towns and Villages
Tagged ancestors, Bresimo, Ellis Island, family history, Pancheri
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Research by Descendents of Trentino Emigrants
The links listed below lead to databases developed by descendents of Trentino emigrants. The researchers have spent many hours researching ancestral villages and surnames. Although the individual sites are usually devoted to research for a specific surname, other surnames will also … Continue reading
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Village of Flavon – Common surnames
Up to the 20th century, there were only a handful of surnames used in the smaller villages in Trentino. Migration was not too common, and families remained in their home villages for generations. In Flavon, the most common family names were: Cattani … Continue reading
Posted in Flavon, Genealogy, Iob (Yob, Job) families
Tagged ancestors, family history, Flavon, genealogy, Iob, Poda, Yob, Zanon
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Trentino Vital Records on Microfilm
The Mormon Church (LDS) has microfilmed the birth, death, and marriage records for many of the Trentino villages. The filming, in some cases, extends back to the 1500′s. The records are mostly in Italian, but many of the earlier records … Continue reading
Tuenno – A village in Val di Non
Located south of the city of Cles, and within Trentino’s Val di Non, Tuenno was historically an agricultural community and is well know for growing apples, fruits, and vegetables. It is the second most populated village in Val di Non. … Continue reading
Posted in Towns and Villages
Tagged ancestors, family history, Trentino, Tuenno, Val di Non
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The Iob (Yob, Job) Families of Trentino
The Iob (Job) surname is common to the Trentino villages of Cunevo, Flavon, Lover, and Sporminore There was a noted Job family in Cunevo (desendents of whom still reside in the village). This family was of the wealthy rural noble … Continue reading
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Tagged ancestors, Cunevo, family history, Flavon, genealogy, Iob, Yob
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Trentino’s Cultural Influence on our Heritage and Ancestry
Resources from the province of Trentino MondoTrentino — The Provincia Autonoma di Trento (PAT) Emigration Office provides information useful in discovering your heritage and ancestral ties to the province, including copies of the formerly published TrentinoEmigrazione magazine, photos of Trentino … Continue reading
