Casa Emigranti Italiani 

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Hartford, CT
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  • ABOUT US / CHI SIAMO
    • Paul Pirrotta
    • Geneology
    • Family
    • My Parents
    • My Grandparents
    • School
    • Theatre
    • Summer
    • Vienna
    • Soccer: Canicattini
    • Golf and Soccer : USA
    • VERSIONE ITALIANA DEL LIBRO
    • RAI ITALIA VIDEOS
  • THE BEGINNING
  • MY BOOKS
  • OUR STORIES
    • Agnello, Sebastiano
    • Alderucci,Sal
    • Alderucci, Sebastiano
    • Aliano
    • Aliano, Paolo
    • Padre Amato
    • Ambrogio, Pasquale
    • Amenta, Emanuele
    • Andretta, Antonio
    • Arcari, Alessandro ( Carmen)
    • Bonee, Joseph and family
    • Bordonaro, Salvatore (Sam)
    • Bordonaro, Giuseppe
    • Calafiore, Santo
    • Calderone, Santa
    • Capobianco, Gennaro
    • Caramma, Sebastiano
    • Carbone, Nick ( and family)
    • Carbone, Serafino
    • Casarella, Egidio
    • Casciano, Nicola
    • Cassarino, Sebastiano
    • Ciarcia-DiMagro
    • Ciarcia, Paul (Trigilio)
    • Ciarcia', Sebastiano
    • Cicero, Sal
    • Cirinna', Concetta ( Cugno)
    • Coco, Umberto
    • Cornelio, Carmine
    • Cugno ( Ficara) Sebastiana
    • Cultrera / Buccheri
    • D'Eliseo, Tony
    • Cultrera, Giuseppe
    • D'ambrogio, Sebastiano
    • D'eliseo, Tony
    • DIBELLO
    • D'Esopo Family
    • De Bonis, Dominic
    • De Feo, Antonio
    • De Nezzo, Antonio and family
    • De Nezzo, Frank and family
    • De Nezzo, Victor
    • DePietro ( Ursone), Barbara
    • Di Corleto, Teresa
    • Dinino, Fiore
    • DiStefano, Gaetano
    • Eliggio, Joe
    • Farina, Tony
    • Fasi, Frank
    • Ferla, Giuseppe
    • Joe Ficara and Connie Mangiafico
    • Ficara-Mangiafico/1953
    • Ficara's Restaurant
    • Fichera, Concetta and Filippo
    • Gulino, Pasquale ( Pat)
    • Ganci, Giovanni
    • Ganci, Giovanni ( part II)
    • Garro, Giovanni
    • Gazzara, Salvatore
    • Gionfriddo, Joseph
    • Gionfriddo, Joe
    • Gianfriddo (Gionfriddo), Lucy
    • Gionfriddo, Salvatore
    • Gianni, Sebby
    • Gulino, Tommy
    • Indomenico, Sebastiano
    • Gaetano Indomenico
    • Indomenico, Gaetano
    • Lalli, Frank
    • Lantieri, Salvatore
    • Lantieri, Rosario
    • Laraia, Donato
    • La Rosa, Giuseppe
    • Migliore, Emanuele
    • LAURETTI
    • Lenares, Giuseppe
    • Lenares, Salvatore
    • Listro, Joseph Sr.
    • Listro, Joseph Jr.
    • Listro Pictures
    • Liistro, Paul
    • LoBello, Gaetano
    • Lombardo, Paolo
    • Mozzicato-DiPasquale Bakery
    • Magno, Tony
    • Mangiafico , Corrado
    • Marino , Antonio
    • Menichino, Tony
    • Migliorati, Bernardo
    • Migliorati: Le Lettere!
    • Milluzzo, Joe
    • Mioli, Joseph
    • Mozzicato, Nino
    • Mozzicato, Emanuele e Santa
    • Modern Pastry Shop
    • Mozzicato, (MD.) Sebastian
    • Neri, Nicola
    • Paladino, Joseph
    • Pallotti, Nicola
    • Panaro, Nicola
    • Pandolfi, Frank
    • Panioto, Frank
    • Pantano, Emanuele
    • Pantano, Paolo
    • Pizzo, Sal
    • Pollicita
    • Reali, Tony
    • Sabatini, Tony
    • Sagarino Frank and Family
    • Sagarino, Dominic and Family
    • Sbriglio, Nuccio
    • SCATA, PAOLO
    • Sipala, Sal
    • Tenore, Americo
    • Tucci, Aldo
    • Uccello Family
    • Uccello, Paolo
    • Uccello, Paolo I
    • Vasquez, Paolo ( Rev.)
    • Zazzaro Anthony and Michael
    • Zaino, Paolo
    • Zocco, Michele
    • Zocco, Salvatore
  • FEATURED
  • 2014 EXHIBITION
  • 2015 EXHIBITION
  • 2015 DINNER DANCE
    • PHOTOS FROM 2015 DINNER DANCE
  • ITALIAN SOCIETIES DINNER DANCES
  • 2015 MOSTRE CANICATTINI E FLORIDIA
    • ANNUNCI
    • VIDEOS
  • HALL OF FAME
    • ABBATE, PAOLO
    • ANDRETTA, ANTONIO
    • BATTALINO "BAT" CHRISTOPHER
    • CAMILLERI, CESARE
    • BONEE, JOSEPH
    • CARBONE, NICK
    • CASCIANO, NICOLA
    • CASSARINO, SEBASTIANO
    • CIOTTO, BILLY
    • D'ESOPO, DONATO
    • DE FEO, ANTONIO
    • DE NEZZO, ANTONIO
    • DE NEZZO, FRANK
    • FAULISO, JOSEPH
    • DR GOLINO
    • GIONFRIDDO, GIUSEPPE
    • GRASSO, ELLA
    • LARAIA, DONATO
    • MAROTTA, ALFONSO
    • ORIGINAL FAMILIES
    • PALADINO, JOSEPH
    • PALLOTTI, NICOLA
    • PANDOLFI, FRANK
    • SAGARINO, FRANK
    • SAGARINO, DOMINIC
    • SANTIGLIA, "CHECKERS" SEBBY
    • SPADA, ARTURO
    • UCCELLO, ANTONINA "ANN"
    • VASQUEZ, PAOLO
    • ZAZZARO, ANTHONY P.
  • ANTONINA P. UCCELLO
    • ANN UCCELLO STREET HARTFORD
    • Street Name Canicattini
    • Elementary School
    • St Joseph Junior High
    • Weaver High School
    • Saint Joseph College
    • G. Fox
    • Political Memorabilia
    • Five Sisters
  • Canicattinese Men's Society
    • 2013 reception sindaco Amenta
    • LA STORIA DELLA SOCIETA MASCHILE
  • Canicattinese Women's Society
  • CANICATTINI BAGNI
    • Canicattini 1918
    • Canicattini 1943
    • Canicattini 1951
    • mayor visit to / from Hartford
    • U Santissimu Cristu
    • Social History
    • Our Holidays
    • La Biblioteca / The Library
    • I Murassiccari
    • La casa Degli Emigranti / Museum to the Emigrants
    • Cultrera, Salvatore Omaggio
  • St. Michael - Hartford / San Michele Hartford
  • HISTORY OF CANICATTINESI IN HARTFORD 1905-1975
  • FOTO SCOLASTICHE / School Pictures
  • FOTO CALCIO CANICATTINI / SOCCER TEAMS
    • FOTOS FROM CORRADO PERNA
  • COLUMBUS HOLIDAY
    • 2013 Parade
  • PHOTO COLLAGE
    • PHOTOS BARBERS / FOTO BARBIERI
    • FOTO CALCIO USA/ SOCCER TEAMS
    • FOTO MUSICANTI / The Musicians
    • FOTO I MUORTI / Memorials
    • FOTO DEI MILITARI/ Military Service Pictures
    • FOTO I SARTI / Tailors and Seamstresses
    • FOTO SPOSALIZI USA / Wedding Pictures
    • FOTO SPOSALIZI ITALY / Italian weddings
    • FOTO I SANTI / The Saints
    • FOTO AUTO DELL'EPOCA / Vintage Cars
    • FOTO Il TEATRO / Theatre
  • HISTORY OF MIGRATION / LA STORIA DELL'IMMIGRAZIONE
    • ITALIANS IN HARTFORD
    • WORLD WAR II ENEMY ALIENS
  • HARTFORD AND CONNECTICUT
    • Constitution Plaza
    • Franklin Avenue
    • Front Street
    • Front Street Flooding
    • GFOX
    • The immigrants
    • PARK RIVER
  • IMMIGRANTS LETTERS HOME
  • NA PARTITA RI CARTI
  • ABRUZZO
    • POPOLI
    • PRATOLA PELIGNA
    • ROCCACASALE
  • BASILICATA
  • CALABRIA
    • Girifalco
    • Saracena
  • CAMPANIA
    • SESSA AURUNCA
    • SOLOPACA
  • SEPINO
  • SICILIA
    • FLORIDIA
    • Gente Comune
    • Album di Floridia, 1980
    • Floridia/Hartford sister city
    • 2013 video sister city
    • 2013 Sister City visit
    • 1967 Floridia Calcio
    • Scalorino's
    • Podesta' Adorno
    • Le Vie di Floridia
    • SIRACUSA
    • Classic pictures
    • Il Papiro / The Papyrus
    • SOLARINO
    • SORTINO
    • PALAZZOLO
  • IN SICILIANU
  • ARTISTI E AUTORI / ARTISTS AND AUTHORS
    • Monsignor Aiello
    • CUGNO, SANTO
    • Aiello, Sebastiano (CHANITO)
    • Amenta, Salvatore
    • Balistreri, Antonina
    • Bonanno, Salvatore
    • Carpinteri, Salvatore
    • Cugno, Santino Alessandro
    • Cultrera, Turi
    • Di Pietro, Antonino
    • Ficara, Vincenzo
    • Granaudo, Victor
    • Mangiafico, Silvana
    • Mozzicato, Bartolo
    • Mozzicato, Michele
    • Patane', Paolo
    • Tanasi
    • Uccello, Antonino
  • OBITUARIES / ANNUNCI FUNEBRI
    • Aliano, Michele
    • Benenato, Paolo
    • Bordonaro (Mozzicato), Lucia
    • Buccheri, Paul
    • Cianci, Paolo
    • Cultrera (Giangrave), Rosalia
    • Curecino, Paul
    • DiMauro ( Uccello), Santa
    • Farina, Andrew
    • Ficara, Sebastian
    • Ficaro, Paul
    • Gibilisco, Salvatore
    • Gionfriddo, Luigi
    • Gozzo (Mangiafico), Josephine
    • LaRosa, Corrado
    • Lombardo, Giuseppe
    • Matarazzo, Salvatore
    • Mazzarello (Amenta), Concetta
    • Melluzzo (Pappalardo), Marie
    • Melluzzo, Sam
    • Miano, Paul
    • Miano, Paul I
    • Miano, Michelina
    • Randazzo (Bucchieri), Concetta
    • Randazzo, Salvatore
    • Rizza, Frank
    • Sipala (Gulino), Angela
    • Tolla ( Listro), Emily
    • Uccello (Gentile), Maria
    • Uccello (Negozio), Paola
    • Vasques, Anthony
    • Vasques ( Cavalieri), Josephine
    • Vinci (Bonaiuto), Maria
    • Zocco, Paul
  • ITALIAN SOCIETIES
    • Archimede
    • Cesare Battisti Society
    • Indomenico, Giovanni
    • Cittadini Lenolesi
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    • Corleto Social Club
    • Cristoforo Colombo
    • Daughters of Queen Marguerite Society
    • Floridiani Club
    • Fratelli Agricola Garibaldi
    • Hartford Italian Benevolent Association
    • Italian Alpine Society
    • Italian-American Stars
    • Italian American War Veterans
    • Italian Center Club
    • Italian Fascists
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    • Italian Literary Society
    • Italian Motherhood Club
    • Italian Mutual Benefit Society
    • Italian Old People Home
    • Italian Provincial Mutual Society
    • Luna Social Club
    • Our Lady of Mt Carmel Society
    • Palazzolo / St Paul
    • Popolese Society
    • Pratolani Society
    • Prince Thomas de Savoy Society
    • Principessa Maria Pia
    • Santa Lucia Society
    • Sicilian League
    • Society of St. Cristina
    • Sons of Italy
    • Sons of Palazzolo
    • St Anthony di Padova
    • St John da Capestrano Society
    • St. Oronzo Society
    • St Paul Society
    • St Rocco Fratellanza
    • St Sebastian Society
    • St Vito Society
    • Stella D'Italia
    • Trinacria Club
    • Umberto 1st
    • United Italian Aid Society
    • Vittorio Emanuele
    • Vittoria Emanuel and Star Society
    • Young Italian Americans
  • PROVERBI DI CANICATTINI
    • CANTASTORIE LOCALI
  • STORIE STORY TIME
    • Family Values
    • Alla memoria di Nino Mozzicato
    • In Memory of Carmela Cialfi
  • VERSI ANTICHI
    • Concettina Cugno in Cirinna
    • Ciarcia, Michele
  • GERGO CANICATTINI A CURA DI MICHELE MOZZICATO
  • VIDEOS
  • 1935 PERSPECTIVE
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joe Ficara and connie mangiafico

Few People have done as much for the immigrants from Canicattini as Connie Ficara ( Mangiafico).

For over 16 years she presided over the Canicattinese Women's Club of Hartford and contributed to the strengthening of a club which was founded in 1936!

Born in Hartford in 1930, Connie is one of three children of Salvatore and Melina Mangiafico. One brother, Sal, became Principal of Buckley High chool and died much too young from MS while older brother Paul worked his entire life at Hartford Electric and is now retired.

Connie worked for decades at United Tool and Die, an aerospace manufacturing company,  where she was responsible for reviewing and approving contracts.

She married Joseph Ficara, my mother's brother, in 1953, and she is the reason that I am now in America!

 

 

My last surviving uncle, my mother's brother, died on July 2nd at age 83!

 

Joe was a hard working person, very generous and extremely stubborn!

 

He emigrated to the USA in 1953 and worked for the MDC, the water bureau, for some 40 years. My family came to the States thru him!

 

 

FICARA, Joseph 
Joseph Ficara, 83, of Wethersfield, beloved husband for 60 years of Concetta "Connie" (Mangiafico) Ficara, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, (July 2, 2013) surrounded by family and friends. Born on August 21, 1929 in Canicattini Bagni, province of Siracusa, Sicily, he was the son of the late Rosario and Antonina (Reale) Ficara. Joe retired from the Metropolitan District Commission in Hartford after almost 40 years of dedicated service. An accomplished stone mason, he also worked on many projects for friends and acquaintances. Joe was an avid soccer fan and cheered enthusiastically for his favorite Italian club, Juventus. He was also a member of the Canicattinese Society and the Italian-American Stars. In addition to his loving wife Connie, Joe will be dearly missed by his sister, Sebastiana Cugno; his nephews, Paul Pirrotta and his wife Jo-Ann, and Salvatore Cugno and his wife Denise; and his niece, Lina Borgia and her husband Roberto. He is also survived by his brother-in-law, Paul Mangiafico and his wife Josephine; his nephews, Mark, Michael and Salvatore Mangiafico and several great-nephews and great-nieces. In addition to his parents, Joe was predeceased by his sister, Giovanna Pirrotta. 
Funeral services will be on Saturday at 10:15 a.m. at the D'Esopo Funeral Chapel, 277 Folly Brook Blvd., Wethersfield followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 11 a.m. in the Church of the Incarnation, 544 Prospect St., Wethersfield. Burial will be in Rose Hill Memorial Park, Rocky Hill. Calling hours are Friday from 5-8 p.m. at the D'Esopo Funeral Chapel. Donations in Joe's memory may be made to the House of Bread, 1453 Main St., Hartford, CT 06120. For online expressions of sympathy to the family, please visit www.desopo.com.

 

Ficara family mid 1940's

1953 Joe, Mammanina, Nonno Rosario and me! 

 1953, from L to R: Nanedda, Mammanina, Ma, me, Connie and her mother.1953: same as above plus the men Giuseppe Cugno, Joe, Nonno and Pa.

1953, In Sicily

 Don't know who they are but too cute to ignore!

 

Connie, early 1950

1953 , wedding picture.

Connie's Parents

Connie and her brothers

Connie's father at left

1957, Joe and Bob Pace

Connie's mother Melina

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Mid 1970's2003, 50 years anniversaryEarly 1970's, Sal ( Connie's father on left) and my grandafther.

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My mother, Mammanina and Melina ( Connie's mother) early 1970's.

Sindaco Cultrera visit.

 Sindaco Cugno


Sal Mangiafico ( fish on hand) and a friend in this picture from the early 1940's

 

Paul, 1955

Connie, late 1940's.

No clue as to  place of this picture but it intrigued me that it is the ONLY picture I have seen where we see two black guys! Connie is visible in the middle of the picture  and I am guessing must be early 1950's.

Joe at work for MDC in the mid to late 1950's!

Connie's maternal grandparents, Paoledda and Salvatore, at front right in this pic from the 1950's!

1967, the Mangiafico family

 

2012, Joe and Tanino at Italian American Stars

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