Wildflowers
Our Northern Ontario home is situated on a part of the Canadian Shield known as the Ontario Shield. Summers are short and warm and winters, long and cold here. There are countless varieties of Wildflowers on our country property that bloom from early spring to late...Pietrina Lima and Joseph Ignoffo
Pietrina Lima was the older sister of my maternal grandfather, Pietro Lima; hence, my grandaunt. She was born on April 5,1887 in Trabia, Sicily. Joseph Ignoffo was born on September 1, 1879 in Trabia, Sicily. He emigrated to the USA on June 11, 1893 and was...
Surname Confusion: Mandia, Lamantia or Mantia? Part Two of Two
Rose Lima (September 14,1898 Termini Immerse, Sicily, Italy – October 17, 1982 Toronto, Ontario, Canada) was my late maternal grandmother. Her family including my late mother, Dorothy Lima Perry believed that her maiden surname was “Mandia.” According to several...
Surname Confusion: Mandia, Lamantia or Mantia? Part One of Two.
My late maternal grandmother, Rose Lima was born on September 14, 1898 in Termini Imerese, Sicily, Italy. She emigrated to Canada via Ellis Island, New York, USA on June 26, 1900 with her mother, Giuseppa Bova. They joined Rose’s father, Antonino in Ottawa, Ontario...Marianne’s Books
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