Question from Billy C.

I received an email from Bill Canacci: what do we know of the parents of James or Fanny?

Fanny, left Italy to my recall to get away from her mother. Thus there was little I ever heard of her mom and dad. Her brother Jim is documented in a post to the site (see the first post in December)was a sour son of a (you get the point), think sit still little boy and dont talk.

Grandma would listen attentively as he would read letters from there other sibling still in Italy . I was never filled in on the message. Note: she couldnt read and I wasnt allowed to be in the room win her brother would read to her the letter. I still remember the envelopes where trimed in red and blue stripes.

On one of our trips to Italy we ended up in Salerno kind of by accident. It was not that far from Tursi on the map and I wanted to make a side trip to see grandmas home city. Apparently the way in and out as of about 5 years ago was still not easy, read mules on the roads. So I didnt attempt it. Not sure what I might do when we got there anyway.

James was from Calabria, and I never heard of any family on his side.

So my long-winded answer is ask your grandmother over and over. She knows everything (trust me), its just getting it out of her thats a challenge.