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Cache of letters
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lilbees V.I.P.
Joined: Nov 21, 2007 Posts: 754 Location: Georgia, USA
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 12:56 pm Post subject: Re: Cache of letters |
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The photos are all beautiful! You must be proud to have family pictures
lilbees
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stevenspringer Explorer
Joined: Mar 13, 2008 Posts: 288 Location: Port Jefferson Station, NY
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 12:47 pm Post subject: Re: Cache of letters |
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ahhh ok, i went through all of my photos all i have is photos from the 1920s and later
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tjbrn Explorer
Joined: Jan 24, 2008 Posts: 487 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:20 am Post subject: Re: Cache of letters |
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The photos from Sicily were either sent to my grandfather to the US or were photos he brought with him when he emigrated. The marriage photo was taken in Philadelphia in 1912. Judging from several of the photos I have, one popular style for photos was a postcard style--photo on one side with a postcard arrangement on the other side with space for correspondence, address and stamp. I have a number of photos of this style which were made in various photo studios in Philadelphia.
As I mentioned before, the contact with relatives in Italy has cooled; I had hoped that there would be sufficient interest to locate the other "half" of the conversation in the cache of letters that were translated for me by the fantastic group of translators on this site as well as the possibility of sharing some photos of Gaetano.
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stevenspringer Explorer
Joined: Mar 13, 2008 Posts: 288 Location: Port Jefferson Station, NY
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 11:03 am Post subject: Re: Cache of letters |
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If you dont mind me asking, How did you obtain these photos? did you find them here in the states from your family or did you get them from family or something over in italy?
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tjbrn Explorer
Joined: Jan 24, 2008 Posts: 487 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 10:27 am Post subject: Re: Cache of letters |
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Thanks for translating the note on the back of that photo. I have posted several photos on my blog. You can get to the photos directly at Dragotto
The photos are old and in rather poor condition. I've done some touch up work in iPhoto until I get around to using a better photo editing program. I have doubts about some of the photos, particularly the one which my family tells me is one with my granfather and his parents. The photo is a copy of a copy of the original which my uncle has; he also has the original of the marriage photo of my grandmother and grandfather.
I haven't received any correspondence from Gaetano's descendants since out first or second contact so I am basing my belief that Gaetano is pictured in the photos of the young man in a military uniform --quite handsome and debonair with his cigarette, which I suppose was the thing to do at the time.
I am expecting to receive more photos to digitize; however, family dynamics being what they are, the time table is rather unpredictable. And, I have no idea how many will be photos taken in Sicily.
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Luca Translator
Joined: Jan 22, 2008 Posts: 695 Location: Terni - Italy
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 3:49 am Post subject: Re: Cache of letters |
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Carole wrote: |
Dearest brother and dearest sister in law , remember [of you] after many years - [I send you] this photo is me your sister Stefania and my son. I have three children one married that is found at Mantova dear kisses for you and your dear wife kisses to your children
Your sister Stefa
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Carole Admin
Joined: Jul 10, 2007 Posts: 1662 Location: Valtellina - Near Lake Como
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 3:20 am Post subject: Re: Cache of letters |
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liviomoreno wrote: |
Dearest brother and dearest sister in law , remember me after many years - this photo is me your sister Stefania and my son. I have three children, one [a girl] is married and lives in Mantova
dear kisses for you and your dear wife kisses to your children
Your sister Stefania ["nia" is written before the words "tua sorella"] |
Well there ya go.... (thank heavens for the boys)
Thanks Livio!
PS Why is it always SO easy to see when someone else tells you?
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liviomoreno V.I.P.
Joined: Sep 08, 2007 Posts: 1140 Location: Rome (Italy)
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Posted: Tue May 13, 2008 1:07 am Post subject: Re: Cache of letters |
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Dearest brother and dearest sister in law , remember me after many years - this photo is me your sister Stefania and my son. I have three children, one [a girl] is married and lives in Mantova
dear kisses for you and your dear wife kisses to your children
Your sister Stefania ["nia" is written before the words "tua sorella"]
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stevenspringer Explorer
Joined: Mar 13, 2008 Posts: 288 Location: Port Jefferson Station, NY
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Carole Admin
Joined: Jul 10, 2007 Posts: 1662 Location: Valtellina - Near Lake Como
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Cathy V.I.P.
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tjbrn Explorer
Joined: Jan 24, 2008 Posts: 487 Location: North Carolina
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tjbrn Explorer
Joined: Jan 24, 2008 Posts: 487 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 7:50 pm Post subject: Re: Cache of letters |
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Definitely Arriverderci!!!
Luca,
Only the friendliness in Hardy, not the other.
Carole,
I just started a batch (5 gallons) of pale ale this afternoon. I'll bottle it in about a week and it will be ready for consumption in six more weeks.
Next on the list is a batch of viognier, once the ale is bottled.
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Carole Admin
Joined: Jul 10, 2007 Posts: 1662 Location: Valtellina - Near Lake Como
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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:59 pm Post subject: Re: Cache of letters |
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tjbrn wrote: |
I am truly grateful to all of the fine people on the Gente forum for their encouragement, support and camaraderie. I am especially indebted to two wonderful people, Carole and Luca, whom I simply cannot praise enough for the kindness and generosity that they have extended to a complete stranger. What a world it would be indeed if all strangers received such gracious treatment!
What a pleasure it would be to meet up in Luca's BAR where we could "set us down to wet right many a nipperkin".
I leave it to you, Carole, to translate this and to give due props to Thomas Hardy!
Addio, Addio |
Thank you Tom you are very kind, and yes it would be nice to met up in Luca's bar for a nipperkin of ale...
The only nipperkin I know of is a 'west country' (Devon and Cornwall) measure of ale. It is also features in the folk song called The Barley Mow... if you listen very carefully here you will here it referred to.
>"THE BARLEY MOW"<
So perhaps we could sit us down there and drink us a 'nipperkin' together...
Oh by the way - did you really mean ADDIO? That usually means a definite GOODBYE... surely you mean Arriverderci - which is a 'temporary goodbye' and means See you again!
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Luca Translator
Joined: Jan 22, 2008 Posts: 695 Location: Terni - Italy
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Posted: Tue Apr 01, 2008 5:36 pm Post subject: Re: Cache of letters |
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tjbrn wrote: |
What a pleasure it would be to meet up in Luca's BAR where we could "set us down to wet right many a nipperkin".
I leave it to you, Carole, to translate this and to give due props to Thomas Hardy!
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Qui c'è bisogno dell'aiuto di Carole, perché sembrerebbe un incontro poco... felice in quel bar; ma sicuramente non colgo il senso poetico
Had he and I but met
By some old ancient inn,
We should have set us down to wet
Right many a nipperkin!
But ranged as infantry,
And staring face to face,
I shot at him as he at me,
And killed him in his place.
I shot him dead because--
Because he was my foe,
Just so: my foe of course he was;
That's clear enough; although
He thought he'd 'list, perhaps,
Off-hand like--just as I--
Was out of work--had sold his traps--
No other reason why.
Yes; quaint and curious war is!
You shoot a fellow down
You'd treat, if met where any bar is,
Or help to half a crown.
Luca
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