My Grandmother Rosina Poletta Gabriele. She gave birth to 7 living children. Teresina Maria Grazia (Grace) Tommy, Ralph, George, Jimmy, Armand, and Arthur.
She was married to Rocco Gabriele.
Rocco and Rosina were born and raised in Calabria.
NOBODY called him August. Everybody called him "Jimmy." He looked like Gene Kelly and he could sing and play the piano and write songs. His first wife left him and took the children and settled in Iowa. His second wife AND their son George became Jehovah's Witnesses and they both committed suicide. The son gave his entire inheritance to the Jehovah's Witnesses and when he was financially destitute they wouldn't help him, so he killed himself too. So my uncle was really depressed.
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...
For fifty years I have been a Document Examiner and that is how I earn my living.
For over 50 years I have also been a publicist for actors, singers, writers, composers, artists, comedians, and many progressive non-profit organizations.
I am a Librettist-Composer of a Broadway musical called, "Nellie Bly" and I am in the process of making small changes to it.
In addition, I have written over 100 songs that would be considered "popular music" in the genre of THE AMERICAN SONGBOOK. My family consists of four branches. The Norwegians and The Italians and the Norwegian-Americans and the Italian Americans.