tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post8673834393892011668..comments2024-03-24T21:46:01.457-05:00Comments on Forgotten Old Photos: Full Circle 19Far Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-6782185276032969422011-01-27T16:25:20.212-06:002011-01-27T16:25:20.212-06:00You are welcome, Connie!! I love being a part of t...You are welcome, Connie!! I love being a part of the reunification process! I haven't been able to input much these last couple weeks, as I have been swamped with completing my reports for last year's work, as well as a multitude of family issues & home projects. This is supposed to be my slow season...not turning out that way! I hope to be able to participate more in the near future, and I really want to revisit a few photos from last year. I also need to continue work on my own family history. Still waiting for you to turn up some of my family photos!;-) I do have a few relatives in your neck of the woods!Abra La Mentehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01109063644842802206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-41368883639800880882011-01-27T15:16:52.522-06:002011-01-27T15:16:52.522-06:00I brought Abra's search info forward and added...I brought Abra's search info forward and added it to the Full Circle 19 post..so you could all appreciate the effort. Thanks Abra! :)Far Side of Fiftyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-39999733203733907322011-01-27T14:05:11.167-06:002011-01-27T14:05:11.167-06:00I am thrilled this photo went full circle. While ...I am thrilled this photo went full circle. While I was given the credit for this, I would like to say on this particular photo, had we not seen so many responses about the Italian comments/writing on the photo, I would not have had all the clues necessary to find these children. It would have been much more like finding a needle in a haystack. While finding someone on first names only is not impossible, it can be difficult with more common names. Albert, Hilda, and Gloria are fairly common names for that time frame, and all my relatives with those names are German, so knowing I was looking for Italian surnames and possible Italian immigrants, helped me focus, and ultimately is what helped me find them. I encourage all readers of Connie's blog to share clues or ideas about time-frame, location, manner of dress, or as in this case, ethnic heritage, as it might be the one piece that solves the puzzle & helps reunite the photo with family.<br /><br />To know that the family recognizes the photo and has seen another copy, of course, cements the match, as you think you are correct in your assumptions, but there is always a slight chance it is a coincidence. (I had this happen in a previous photo.)<br /><br />I did put the details of the family in the comment box on the original photo page, for those who want the secrecy unveiled, though the comment was awaiting approval, so it may not show up yet! ~AbraAbra La Mentehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01109063644842802206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-72126569001822537032011-01-27T12:21:45.088-06:002011-01-27T12:21:45.088-06:00What a great story and always such a great feeling...What a great story and always such a great feeling to know a photo is going back 'home' to its family. Keep up the great work Connie!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-30805674068858434362011-01-27T08:22:06.461-06:002011-01-27T08:22:06.461-06:00Ah, one from my neck of the woods. I love this pho...Ah, one from my neck of the woods. I love this photo. It looks like it could be one of my old family photos. My great grand parents (Paligrini and Cataldo) "hosted" hundreds of Italian immigrants to come from the Old Country to the Brockton, Mass area. They had high hopes of turning Brockton into a "Little Italy". At that time, they owned a large section of the town, and would allow the immigrants to work off the payment for land lot (at dirt cheap rates) by working in their vineyard. I still have family members who live in the original house they moved into in 1905. I wonder if the people in this photo and my relatives ever crossed paths.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-31483790227276607052011-01-27T07:16:34.517-06:002011-01-27T07:16:34.517-06:00Such a satisfying story.Such a satisfying story.Patsyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01640474531533655669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2320880361203053560.post-55532397947068072322011-01-27T07:03:54.414-06:002011-01-27T07:03:54.414-06:00Marvelous! This was one of those Abra "mirac...Marvelous! This was one of those Abra "miracle" research jobs. :)<br /><br />She awes me!Intense Guyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08441598926026727682noreply@blogger.com