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Thursday, May 31, 2007

HAPPY GRADUATION - GRANDSONS

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THE PHOTO (ABOVE) WAS TAKEN AT “LA NOSTRA COSTA DAY” IN DAVENPORT LAST YEAR. THE TALL GOOD-LOOKING LAD ON THE LEFT IS ANDREW FRITTER. REMEMB...
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Tuesday, May 29, 2007

REMINDER OF ALVERDA'S BOOK SIGNING IN SANTA CRUZ

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ALVERDA ORLANDO WRITES TO REMIND ALL 'BLAGGATORI' OF HER BOOK SIGNING EVENT ('LIME KILN LEGACIES') IN SANTA CRUZ, SATURDAY, ...
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Saturday, May 26, 2007

'LA NORMA' SAYS: "NUDIE BEACH FOR SALE"

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Drove up the coast (la costa) the other day with an “American” friend. We drove down by the red, white and blue beach on the way home. You p...
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Thursday, May 24, 2007

AMICO DELLA COSTA DERRILL KERRICK'S SHARK ADVENTURE

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'AMICO DELLA COSTA' DERRILL KERRICK AND HIS WIFE KATHY HAD AN AMAZING ADVENTURE IN SOUTH AFRICA. DERRILL IS A RENOWNED GEOLOGY PROF...
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Saturday, May 19, 2007

MORE PHOTOS OF SCCGS PRESENTATION

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'CLICCA' ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE 'CLICCA ON PHOTOS TO ENLARGE.
Thursday, May 17, 2007

PRESENTATION IN SANTA CRUZ

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*************************************************************************************** Photos Top: Norma (Dinelli) Wilson and Nunni Radicch...
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Wednesday, May 09, 2007

REMINDER OF GUEST APPEARANCE IN SANTA CRUZ

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Costantino "Augie" Gemignani ------------------'Old Rancere' ------------------------------------------------------------...
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Saturday, May 05, 2007

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THE LEGACY OF CHARLIE AND PRINCE IN ‘LA NOSTRA COSTA’ I WRITE EXTENSIVELY ABOUT CHARLIE AND PRINCE ( PAGES 71-74) THE TWO WORK HORSES ON THE...
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Friday, May 04, 2007

UPDATE ON CAMERON

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FIGLIO DELLA COSTA, MARVIN DEL CHIARO SENDS PHOTO OF HIS WIFE ELAINE (COSTELLA) AND GRANDSON CAMERON STANDING IN FRONT OF 'ROARING C...
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Wednesday, May 02, 2007

GUEST APPEARANCE AT THE SANTA CRUZ LIBRARY

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********************* IVANO AND GRANDSONS MAXINE MCNAMARA AND MARION POKRIOTS OF THE SANTA CRUZ COUNTY GENEALOGY SOCIETY AR...
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Sunday, April 29, 2007

ALVERDA ANNOUNCES PUBLICATION OF NEW BOOK

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NORTH COAST /DAVENPORT HISTORIAN ALVERDA ORLANDO HAS A NEW BOOK COMING OUT NEXT MONTH. MUCH TO MY DISAPPOINTMENT SHE DID NOT FOLLOW MY SUGGE...
Saturday, April 28, 2007

"LA STORIA DI ADA" BY GINO CAMPIONI

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*********************Photo: Courtesy of Gino Campioni****************** Ivano, Since you had the effrontery to post photos of me on the Nost...
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Friday, April 27, 2007

A VIEW OF THE PAST AT THE SANTA CRUZ LIBRARY

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"Clicca" on Photo to Enlarge THIS IS A REMINDER TO ALL 'BLAGGATORI' OF THE 'LA NOSTRA COSTA' PHOTO DISPLAY AT THE...
Thursday, April 26, 2007

ASK A DUMB QUESTION.........

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******************Photo Courtesy of Gino Campioni***************** ASK A DUMB QUESTION ABOUT THE ITALIAN LANGUAGE AND YOU ARE APT TO GET A ...
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Wednesday, April 25, 2007

DECORATED WAR TIME 'FIGLIO DELLA COSTA' MIKE DEMOS - REMEMBERED

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IN “LA NOSTRA COSTA” , I WRITE EXTENSIVELY OF WW II AND ITS IMPACT ON THE PEOPLE WHO LIVED ON THE NORTH COAST OF SANTA CRUZ. MANY ‘FIGLI DEL...
Monday, April 23, 2007

VALENTINA REMEMBERED

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On this date, April 23, 1977, my mother Valentina Bressani Comelli, age 64, died after a year long battle with cancer. Her “Journey To And F...
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Thursday, April 19, 2007

WHEN THE 'OLD' BIRTHDAY ROLLS AROUND

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*************************Ivano with Model of Rubber Gun *************** TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY. AS USUAL, WHEN THE ‘OLD’ BIRTHDAY ROLLS AROU...
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Monday, April 16, 2007

POLETTI FAMILY TREE AND A THANK YOU FROM CORRADO

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'CLICCA' UP THERE TO MAKA BIGGA!! I maka da funny, no?? ***************************************************************************...
Saturday, April 14, 2007

PEOPLE OF MAGGIA INTERVIEWS - PART II

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(Above) Letter from Sophie Poletti Costella to Poletti relative in Italy (1959), courtesy of Corrado Poletti. [Click on letter to view enla...
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Friday, April 13, 2007

SUMMARY: PEOPLE OF MAGGIA INTERVIEWS - PART I

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THE FOLLOWING INTERVIEWS OF THE PEOPLE OF MAGGIA REGARDING THEIR IMMIGRATION TO THE UNITED STATES WAS SENT TO ME BY PROFESSOR CORRADO POLETT...
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Ivano Franco Comelli
Born the youngest son of Immigrant parents from the Friuli Region in Northeastern Italy, I was raised on a "rancio" on the North Coast of Santa Cruz. In 1959 I graduated from San Jose State College and joined the City Police Force. I retired in 1989 with the rank of Captain. In 2001, my article, "Wrong Side of the Highway," was published in the book, "Una Storia Segreta: The Secret History of Italian American Evacuation and Internment during World War II" (Heyday Books). "La Nostra Costa" (Our Coast),which covers my family's journey to and from the north coast, roughly covers the period between 1923 to 1983. It is my first book. LA NOSTRA COSTA (OUR COAST) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORHOUSE: www.authorhouse.com, Copies of book also available at Amazon.com..
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