Angelo Eugenio Colautti was the partriarch of his family in America and my father. He emigrated from the small village Orcenico Superiore, a frazione of the commune of Zoppola, in the province of Pordenone, region, Friuli-Venezia-Giulia, Italia in 1921. He was the eldest son of Giuseppe and Maddalena Pasutti Colautti. His brothers were Luigi and Attilio. He traveled to America aboard the Genoese ship "Duca degli Abruzzi" with two friends from his village, and a cousin, Angelo Pasutti.. Papa told us he spent most of the time being seasick. He was 17 years old.
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...
Coming out of the Great Depression, the world faced another challenge in the 1940's: World War II. Although the war began in the 1930's, it expanded and gained in ferocity (and atrocities) in the 194...
I am interested in finding family. I was recently found because of the Internet by my cousins the children of my father's only brother whom we had never met. Papa came to the USA alone from Italy in 1921 and lost contact with his family during WWII. Until our recent contact, we had never seen pictures or met any of his family. It has been a miracle finally seeing pictures of his birthplace and his family, noting family resemblances, and exchanging letters. I have a great interest in Italy and Italian culture. Father, Angelo Eugenio, Colautti. Mother Ermelin Fereira Colautti, sister, Rose Marie Colautti