Posted by mannyc [173.77.217.68] on Sunday, February 02, 2014 at 00:50:13 :
In Reply to: Re: Manny - Joe put Picture of family "Ice Truck" posted by bill [173.76.103.159] on Saturday, February 01, 2014 at 19:44:14 :
no. we likely related in some distant way. our surname is the name of the town we came from. most of us were from a farming / fishing background in the old country with a strong work ethic being our best attribute. relatives came to the states and were blown away that you could make as much money as you were willing to work for. ice, coal, oil, trucking, etc was the typical progression for guys from the part of italy where we are from. our dialect is so 'unique' that other italians refer to it as chinese. my father has my great grandfather's hand written ship manifest and arrival information framed in his office. i look at it every day and am grateful that my great grandfather boarded a ship with $12 and came to the USA..... we've lost a lot of that strength and I struggle to understand how we have strayed so far....
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