It does appear that this is the right Michele Giordano. Teresina and Domenico were my grandparents, and I have a lot of documentation of their emigration.The reference to "Valle" on Michele's citizenship petition is a reference to Valle di Sessa Cilento, where the Paolino side of my family still ...

I'm interested in tracing anyone named Giordano who came from Sessa Cilento, Salerno, Campania. My grandmother, Giordano Teresina, emigrated from there in 1911. Her sister, Angelina, and brother, Michele, also came to the United States from there -- presumably around the same time. I knew Angelina ...

Have you had any success in finding members of the Rizzo and DiMarco families? My cousin has had a lot of luck getting information on members of our family simply by writing to the municipality or comune of Sessa Cilento. I was back there in June. You might want to make a note that there are two ...