Lena (Cubello) Critelli and child
D. Scarpino and Figli photographers
Photo taken in Italy.
Courtesy Patricia DiNieri.
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Liquor Store in Niagara Falls, New York
In The Italians of Niagara Falls, New York on March 16, 2013 at 2:25 pm
Mary Scalzo Ciambrone, 1878-1942 (wife of Joseph Ciambrone, 1867-1962) with baby and possibly Elizabeth (wife of Casper) Scalzo outside Scalzo Brothers in Niagara Falls that sold Cigars and Liquor…The families lived in upstairs apartments
Courtesy Patricia DiNieri
Missing Friends: For the Irish
In Irish Americans on March 15, 2013 at 8:52 pm
In 1831, a family was desperately seeking to reunite in America–or part of that family would be send back to Ireland. It was decided that an advertisement would be written up and published in the Boston Pilot…and the rest is history.
Between 1831 and 1921, the Irish in America used the “Missing Friends” column of the Boston Pilot to find family and friends that might have been lost in the excitement and crowds of our quickly growing cities.
Thanks to Boston College, you can now search a database and access information regarding 40, 892 records pertaining to the Irish Americans.
Check it out:
Happy St. Patrick’s Day!
St. Joseph’s Cemetery–Death Register May 1922-March 1942, Single Graves, Includes Children
In St. Joseph's Cemetery Records, The Italians of Niagara Falls, New York on March 12, 2013 at 11:38 pmMore St. Joseph’s Cemetery Records….
–Transcription (by Margaret Bowen) 1922 and 1923
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–Transcription (by Margaret Bowen) 1924 and 1925
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–Transcription (by Peggy Taylor-Hulligan) 1926 and 1927
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–Transcription (by Marcia Buzzelli) 1928 and 1929
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–Transcription (by Peggy Taylor-Hulligan) 1930 and 1931
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–Transcription (by Peggy Taylor-Hulligan) 1932 and 1933
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–Transcription (by Margaret Bowen) 1934, 1935 and 1936
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–Transcription (by Margaret Bowen) 1937 to 1942
Some Ciambrone Women from Gimigliano
In The Italians of Niagara Falls, New York, Tradtional Ethnic Costumes on March 12, 2013 at 8:10 pm
This photo is of the Ciambrone women still living in Gimigliano, Catanzaro, Italy. Maria Felice Ciambrone is the older woman on the right. The woman on the left is Katrina and the younger girl may be Katrina’s daughter. There is no date. Note the traditional costumes.
Maria Trapasso Ciambrone
Born about 1830, she was the wife of Pietro Ciambrone.
Another Ciambrone woman in traditional costume from Gimigliano, Catanzaro, Italy.
Courtesy Patricia DiNieri
Young Italian American
In The Italians of Niagara Falls, New York on March 12, 2013 at 8:00 pm
Maria Teresa Scalzo Ciambrone (1878-1942) was the mother of eighteen children–many of whom did not live too long after birth. Born in Gimigliano, province of Catanzaro, Italy, she was married at age fifteen to Joseph Ciambrone and lived in Niagara Falls, New York.
Courtesy Patricia DiNieri
Scalzo’s Saloon
In Saloons, The Italians of Niagara Falls, New York on March 12, 2013 at 7:43 pm
Frank Scalzo –Click on the photo to make larger
A saloon owned by the Scalzo brothers. We’re unsure of the exact address of this location.
A notation on the photograph reads: 304-11th Street? 1907-1918.
Frank Scalzo (1884-1956) was the son of Maria Saveria Critelli Scalzo and Salvatore Scalzo. He was born in Gimigliano, province of Catanzaro, in Italy. He came to the United States in 1885.
Courtesy Patricia DiNieri
A Spiritualist History of Niagara Falls, Part three: Paving the Way
In Spiritualism in Niagara Falls, The Armenians of Niagara Falls, The Italians of Niagara Falls, New York on March 12, 2013 at 4:56 pmThe new century brought power and light to Niagara Falls…and immigrants…Read more at the following link:
http://myoakwoodcemetery.com/oakwood-cemetery/2013/3/12/can-science-explain-the-spirit-world.html
Nikola Tesla
A Spiritualist History of Niagara Falls: Part Two
In Ghost Stories, Niagara Deaths, Spiritualism in Niagara Falls on March 8, 2013 at 5:17 pm
Follow the link below for Part Two of “When Things of the Spirit Come First: Niagara’s Fascination with Death.”
The third installment will tell the story of a new science and its impact on the growth of Spiritualism in Niagara Falls and abroad, as well as the impact of the thousands of immigrants from “the old country.”
Hearse Furnished
In Bring Out Your Dead, Interesting Vintage Ads on March 5, 2013 at 5:42 pm
From the Niagara Falls Journal, December 1, 1894
The Journal of the Dead Beats Society 