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Date Posted: 13:30:11 06/03/09 Wed
Author: Fernanda
Subject: Summary Jennifer Petrino

Jennifer Petrino's family is Italian, but they've been in America for three generations, and over time, the connection to Italy has grown weaker.To find out more about her great grandmother, Caterina, Jennifer went to her local Family History Center, a genealogical resource run by the Mormon Church. In the microfilmed records of the ships arriving at Ellis Island, Jennifer learned much about her family's immigration history. Jennifer had found her great-grandmother's younger sister Caterina, who returned to Sicily after a brief stay in America. She was 18 years younger than her sister, and in a decision that would cause some confusion later on, their parents had chosen to name them both Caterina. Now Jennifer wanted to know if the younger Caterina had any descendants in Italy. A few months later, Jennifer travelled 5000 miles from her Florida home to the small town of San Giorgio su Legnano, outside of Milan, to meet the younger Caterina's daughter, Francesca, and her grand-daughter Barbara. Jennifer brought along old photographs given to her by her grandmother. At the Civil Records Office in Misilmeri, Jennifer learned more details about her family tree. She also learned that dozens of her relatives still lived in Misilmeri, and the mayor had invited them all to the town hall for a celebration of the unique bonds between Italy and America.

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