Casa Emigranti Italiani 

 Mammanina with her sister Turidda who lived in Bridgeport in this foto from the mid 1970's

 Early 1960's, My grandparents with at nonno's left his sister Santa and her husband Emanuele Mozzicato.

Mid 1970's, My grandparents with Mammanina's sister Turidda and her husband.

 My parents and grandparents.

 Early 1980's, Mammanina and my son.

December 1993, Mammanina's 90th birthday would be on 1-1-94 so we celebrated a little early.

December 1993, mostly bed ridden, with a neighbor on watch! Mammanina died a few months later!

Here is the funeral procession that took place in 1994 following my grandmothers death.

Depart from Via Manzoni

Following the Church the coffin is placed inside the car at left.

Nusical band at left with father Petruzzelli waiting for the car to go by.

And this is the view in back of the car: most of the people here are from the murassiccari society and then in back the band.

The Grave

The Cemetery

 Rosario Ficara born in 1899 and Antonina Reale born in 1904, my maternal grandparents.

Nonno Rosario in this 1930's foto.

Nonno Rosario and his brother Peppe in this foto of the 1940's

 Nanedda, Joe, Ma with Mammanina and Nonno Rosario.

I am the baby in this pciture from 1953 with my grabdparents and uncle Joe.

My grandparents were best friend with Santo and Paola Motta, parents of the Motta brothers who are well known in Hartford for their many bakeries! I am not sure what they are celebrating here nor what year!

These pictures date back to 1972  with my grandparents celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary! They are in Sicily while their children and families are in the United States! Some of our family closest friends, neighbors and relatives are pictured here!

From Left: Salvatore e Nicolina Cugno ( in-laws to my aunt Nanedda) my grandparents followed by Zia Rosolia Puzzo ( mother of  dottore Puzzo). The child is a grandaugther of the Cugno.

Donna Nannina a "sireta", Zia Corradina, Donna Pauledda Motta and grandparents.

Donna Pauledda, Marietta Ficara ( wife to Giuseppe the "infermiere) and daugther Pinuccia with Zia Rosalia and her daugther Peppina.

Nanedda( daugther of Zia Corradina); Zia Giovannina a pidridda; donna Nannina a sireta; her daugther Maria; Nella ( a neighbor, only head visible); Tina ( Zia Corradina daugther); Concettina ro villieri, a neighbor and relative; Marietta Giuffrida, sister of Zia Rosalia, married Nunzio Giuffrida; Zia Corradina and Donna Pauledda

Gianni Puzzo Giuffrida, his father and Marietta's husband Nunzio ( Retired General!); Zia Corradina's husband Nano ( DiMagro); Pippino Ficara u infirmieri and his son Sebastiano.

Lucio Lando0lina, husband to Donna Nannina and eventually a local policeman; Paolo Puzzo father to Dr. Puzzo and married to Rosalia; u villieri, married to Concetta; ziu pinu, married to a pidridda and I don't recall the last friend!