Sorry for the very late response. The ship manifest does not have a group of people from the same town, I went through the entire manifest. His last name is different than that on his immigration papers, but, the immigration department used that as the basis of his naturalization. Ship manifest ...

Thank you, since it was at the foot of mountains, I guess farming may not have been good. I always wondered if my grandmother's cooking was from that regional area, vs the L'Aquila area. Maybe it was the same! Hope to find out!

Thank you, i have found the town on a map, but not sure what the town was like in the 1890's that would have prompted people to leave to come to America (other than work). My father thinks this town is near Rome, his father is from L'Aquila. Not sure if any of these areas are near each other. the ...

I am interested in finding my great grandfather and grandmother's families. Immigration paperwork lists Collepardo as the home town. Unfortunately, the names they were known as may or may not have been actual. The surname Diangelo, Deangelo, and Deangelis were all used. The ship manifest shows ...