Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Way back Wed....& passed out PG pictures
---introducing.... Amelia Elisabetta Del Favero DaVia, my maternal great-grandmother. Born 1877 Valle di Cadore, Provincia di Belluno (in the far north, a stone's throw from Austria) daughter of Osvald-Antonino Del Favero & Maria Carmela Agnoli. She came to the US with her two daughters Giovanna & Olimpia in 1903. My nona (her youngest) Margherita was born here in Massachusetts in 1922. One of my favorite possessions is her original Citizenship certificate (pictured above) which hung on her wall until the day she died (which was a decade or so before I graced this planet, but her memory was kept alive all during my childhood).
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Her husband Massimo Da Via abandoned her and the children (6 daughters) somewhere about 1930 and was last heard of in Lafayette, Indiana (wherever the hell that is!). She was a simple woman whose proudest moment (or so I have been told) is the day she waived the little paper flag at her naturalization ceremony. She also didn't photograph so well, every picture I have ever seen displays this humorous look on her face....
Years ago, when I was about 17 I went to the local courthouse in Springfield to find her petition, it of course had (another) photo of her, signed across the front in her simple writing. The clerk (an elderly woman) burst out in laughter when she opened the book to Nona's entry. She then proceeded to share this with a few coworkers oblivious to how I might (and did) take offense. Anyway I was a Jr in High school, I didn't say anything but for some reason I never forgot. Despite the "deer in headlights" look, there is something so warm and loving about her photos, a sense of innocence, yet depth. Would you believe she has two daughters still living? One is 102 and the other 99!! My grandmother Margherita passed away about 12 years ago age 68.
Years ago, when I was about 17 I went to the local courthouse in Springfield to find her petition, it of course had (another) photo of her, signed across the front in her simple writing. The clerk (an elderly woman) burst out in laughter when she opened the book to Nona's entry. She then proceeded to share this with a few coworkers oblivious to how I might (and did) take offense. Anyway I was a Jr in High school, I didn't say anything but for some reason I never forgot. Despite the "deer in headlights" look, there is something so warm and loving about her photos, a sense of innocence, yet depth. Would you believe she has two daughters still living? One is 102 and the other 99!! My grandmother Margherita passed away about 12 years ago age 68.
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For some reason I couldn't sleep last night and was up until 3 AM reorganizing my PC (a project of momentous proportion). How many people out there drag things to their desktop in order to upload/post/edit a file located on some remote part of their hard drive only a search will uncover. Honestly I do it all the time, so every so often I need to clean up the place. It's amazing what you find when you start rummaging through your computer. like these gems, taken by my friend after a night out in Springfield... my friend decided to take some pictures of me passed out in the kitchen, yikes!!! Don't get the wrong idea I actually slipped and fell on my butt after coming in the door and then laid down and took a "nap lol (I'm not sure exactly when these were from but since I've only lived here since November of last year they are relatively recent.. I'm thinking April or May of this year based on the Tshirt..)
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im still down my friend.. what shall i do then.. can you give me piece of advice.
NEILDC
HUGS and stuff...
I took this kind of nap on the floor of a balcony once. Fortunately nobody took pictures of me. (Which doesn't mean I don't like yours)
Those pics are funny :) glad to know you didn't pass out and hit your head!
I love the stories of your ancesters. All mine have pretty much died off. I would love to talk to someone 100+ or 99 years old. I heart old people
Neil: I'm so sorry to hear you're still down. Email me!
Polty: hehe :)
Rian: Yea it's kind of a big thing with me (my family history), sometimes I get carried away with boring posts about my ancestors but I like writing about them, remembering their lives through the blog.
Patti: I didn't hit my head but my butt was so sore the next day because I hit the floor hard. I love older people too, they absolutetly fascinate me, so much to share with us.
I was very lucky to have stories from my grandparents about them growing up and what it was like growing up in the war and how they met, and where they worked, etc… It was a simple time but it seemed so complex. War or not, they lived, they loved and they survived and moved to the US where they did VERY well for themselves.
Hugs :)