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...
Michael Mandia Marriage Documents
Michael Mandia was my maternal granduncle. The younger brother of my grandmother, Rose Lima, he was born on November 11, 1902 in Ottawa, Ontario. Their father, Antonino Mandia was born on May 4, 1873 in Termini Imerese, Sicily. He married Giuseppa Bova on January 31,...
Genealogical Reference Books
I have collected genealogical reference books over the years. Though I search for information on the internet and relevant websites more now than compared to the past, they continue to prove invaluable resources. The photograph introducing this blog is of my late...Italian Genealogical Reference Books
I have collected several Italian genealogical reference books that continue to prove invaluable resources in my quest to learn about my Calabrian-Sicilian ancestry. Please note that I purchased the plate introducing this blog on my second research trip to Calabria, a...Marianne’s Books
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