Finding Gaetano is the story of my sister's visit to a small town in Abruzzo Italy called Castel di Ieri
She was on a mission to find anyone who knew anything about our grandfather
Gaetano D'Alesandro.
It is only because of my fathers Irish/English teachers in Old Forge trying to Americanize his name that I am now an Alexander not a D'Alesandro.
Follow the link below to read about it
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WOW! This is so awesome! I just finished reading Ann's blog - amazing and very touching. Joan, at some point I figured out that with parents named Rocco and Rita you somehow had to be Italian. Now I know the real story. D'Alesandros! Don't know if either you or Ann ever tried to get information from the Ellis Island web site, but it's very good. I've been able to track down the entry information for one great grandfather, one great grandmother and great uncle, and one grandfather. Here's the link to ellis island, I'll take a look for you also.
http://www.ellisisland.org/default.asp
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