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maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 05:23 PM
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UPS just delivered my package. Mementos from Ma's house cleaning.
In it were newspapers, Boston Globe, Washington Post, New York Times & Lawrence Eagle Tribune From November 22, 23 & 24 1963. All about the JFK assasination and Oswald's hit. All in good condidtion too.

Also were the immigration entry cards from my great grandparents entry to the US, from Sicily, in 1907.

Included was a 14 x 20 picture of my grandparents wedding shot. It was a B&W that was painted over for the color effect. From 1930.

Way cool stuff!
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 05:25 PM
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1. Wow, what great stuff!
Lucky you. Are you able to scan the wedding pic? All us old photo buffs would love to see it.
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maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 05:30 PM
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2. I dont have a scanner but I'll take a digital pic and load it here.
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maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 05:58 PM
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3. Here's the pic.
Edited on Thu Jun-23-05 05:59 PM by maveric
Antonio and Nunciana Castricone. 1930.
This was hand painted on the B&W photo.
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skygazer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 06:21 PM
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7. Wow, that's beautiful
What a treasure. Thanks for posting it.
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Spacemom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 06:50 PM
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8. Beautiful!
They look so young and in love. I'm misty eyed just looking at it.

Wonderful treasures you've received.
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brook Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 06:00 PM
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4. Good..
Edited on Thu Jun-23-05 06:02 PM by brook
You've got some nice treasures there to enjoy from your "Ma". They mean a lot. I'll be checking back to see the picture too.


OOps! You're fast! What a gorgeous picture! Lucky you! Thanks for sharing it.
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maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 06:02 PM
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5. See post #3
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maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 06:19 PM
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6. "Nana" my grandmother was 16 when she got married.
"Nanu" was 22.
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fleabert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 06:53 PM
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9. what about the family jewels?
:-) sorry, you did say 'package'...

sounds like you got some really cool stuff, fun!
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maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 06:59 PM
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10. Many pics of my parents, GP's and GGP's.
As well as pics of my brothers and me as kids.
And a REAL Boston Bean Pot that was my great, great grandmothers on Dad's side of the family. Its about 140 years old and came over from Ireland during the potato famine. My Dad would cook great beans in it all the time.
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fleabert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 07:10 PM
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11. wow, that's awesome.
just the pics alone is a coup, but the bean pot would make me estatic. I love stuff like that. I'd love to see something made today make it that long...
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maveric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jun-23-05 07:10 PM
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12. Here's a pic of the Bean Pot. 140 years old,I was told.
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