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    The Story of Sam Gendusa Sr. and Carmela Lamantia and Family
    The Story of Sam Gendusa Sr. and Carmela Lamantia and Family
    The Story of Sam Gendusa Sr. and Carmela Lamantia and Family
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    The Story of Sam Gendusa Sr. and Carmela Lamantia and Family

    By Camille Gendusa Bluestein

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    This book was written about the author's paternal grandparents, their ancestors, and their descendants. There is information on the immigrant experience, an over view of Chiusa Sclafani and Termini Imerese, Sicily along with maps, and information on foundings.

    The book then goes into research done on various members of the Gendusa family in the United States and members of the family still in Sicily. There are lots of photos of family members from past to present.

    Letters from Sicily have been translated. There is even a note from a cousin in Germany.

    Special entries included are meeting relatives in Chiusa Sclafani along with photos of family and land owned by the Gendusa family.

    There is a fascinating obit of the author's brother written in an Oregon newspaper celebrating his life as an artist.

    Information on the origin of the surname is given as well as the family's coat of arms. The adventures of Sam Jr. on the freight trains during the depression and the CCC camps is also included.

    Genealogy and history are closely linked. A study of genealogy is a personal study of history.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherAuthorHouse
    Release dateApr 7, 2014
    ISBN9781491867396
    The Story of Sam Gendusa Sr. and Carmela Lamantia and Family
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    Camille Gendusa Bluestein

    My mother was three years old when she witnessed her mother’s tragic death. She had no conscious memories of her mother. As a child I was a bit introverted and spent much time with my mother. She talked to me about her sad feelings as well as her desire to know what her mother looked like. All photos were confiscated, and the death was not discussed. After my mother’s death in 1980, I became very interested in my family background and began my research. Now I am endeavoring to write about this side of my family as I think that this knowledge will be important to those who come after me. The Pagano family has been seriously fractured by this tragic death. I am hoping to help our family understand better how we have been affected and celebrate our survival skills. I live in Kenosha, Wisconsin, and retired from teaching in 2004. Currently I teach a Hebrew class to adults, play piano, take dance classes, and study Hebrew and French. I spend time with my adorable granddaughter, Etta, and sponsor a family reunion yearly. I also completed a book about my father’s side of the family.

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      The Story of Sam Gendusa Sr. and Carmela Lamantia and Family - Camille Gendusa Bluestein

      AuthorHouse™ LLC

      1663 Liberty Drive

      Bloomington, IN 47403

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      Phone: 1-800-839-8640

      © 2014 Camille Gendusa Bluestein. All Rights Reserved.

      No part of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted by any means without the written permission of the author.

      Published by AuthorHouse 04/07/2014

      ISBN: 978-1-4918-6738-9 (sc)

      ISBN: 978-1-4918-6739-6 (e)

      Library of Congress Control Number: 2014905069

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      Because of the dynamic nature of the Internet, any web addresses or links contained in this book may have changed since publication and may no longer be valid. The views expressed in this work are solely those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views of the publisher, and the publisher hereby disclaims any responsibility for them.

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      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Prologue

      The Immigrant Experience

      Map of Sicily’s Provinces

      Map of Palermo Province

      Overview of Chiusa Sclafani

      Overview of Termini Imerese

      Research on Salvatore and Vincenza Done in Termini Imerese in 2008

      The Wheel—La Ruotaia/Routto

      Whatever happened to Salvatore LaMantia?

      What ever happened to Vincenza Longo?

      About Salvatore (Sam) Gendusa Sr.

      About Carmela LaMantia

      Siblings of Carmela LaMantia

      The Children of Salvatore and Carmela

      Those Who Left Too Soon

      Those Who Survived after 1947

      Welcome to Chiusa Sclafani

      Meeting My Relatives in Chiusa Sclafani

      Old Photos of My Relatives in Chiusa Sclafani

      Photos of My Visit

      Letter from Antonio and Vincent

      Translation of Antonino and Vincent’s Letter

      Letters from Concetta and Giuseppe

      Greetings from Germany

      Photo Gallery

      Grandchildren

      Great Grandchildren

      Great Great Grandchildren

      Reunions

      Epilogue

      Salvatore (Sam) Gendusa Jr. 1914-1991

      Long Lost Cousin

      Gendusa/Gennusa/Gennuso

      Sam C. Gendusa 1939-2006

      Who is this lady?

      References

      OUR STORY

      Since 1783, from Sicily to Baltimore to Chicago—9 generations.

      This book is about our beginnings.

      Dedicated to all the descendants of Salvatore and Carmela

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      PROLOGUE

      My interest in genealogy began shortly after my mother’s death in 1980. Her death led me to think about my mortality as well as who I was and where I came from. I was cleaning out her closet and found items related to the family’s past. Among the items was a letter dated 1939 to my grandfather written by his nephew. Soon after I began to study the genealogy of my family and developed pride in my ethnicity. I decided to take classes in Italian, and then to visit the towns of my ancestors in Sicily which I visited in 1984

      If the reader has further interest, the documents in this text are in a binder and separated into groups related to the family members. This binder is located in my home, and I am more than willing to show anyone the documents. Due to space, I have many times just showed part of the document in this text.

      Please note all the misspellings on the documents—especially the census. Most likely the census was done by a person with limited education. The interviewees spoke broken English or no English.

      Be aware that the chart labeled "Descendants of Sam Gendusa (Sr.) is incomplete. Due to time and space, I had

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