My grandfather, Menotti (Mario) Pignataro came from Albano di Lucania to New York in August of 1920 on the Giuseppe Verdi, along with his Mother Carmina Dattoli who at the time was 57 according to the transcript (though that seems a bit old to me). I learned from another posting here that Carmina ...

Wow this is amazing. I'm planning a trip to Italy in June 2009 and have started to do some research on my grandfather Menotti (Mario) Pignataro in hopes of visiting his hometown. It looks like I found some relatives, how cool! Thanks for all the helpful info. Not sure if any of you are still using ...