I am 1/2 Italian from my mother's side, 1/2 Russian from my father's side. Dad always said "Russian hands, Roman eyes..."

Correction to my previous post:

Dominick, Mary and Pauline came first to the US. Mary and Pauline stayed in New York. Concetta and Jennie went to Chicago to live with Dominick. After Jennie married Nicola DeVivo in 1909, Concetta returned to New York.

It was just Pauline who stayed in New York ...

Hello!

I am brand spanking new here and the first thing I stumble across (quite by accident) are names that I believe are connected to MY family.

I'm VERY new to the search for my Italian ancestors. I've been poking around for less than a year and am just now finding wonderful resources like this ...