Vanchella Vagabonds

  Giovanni Impellizzeri and Benedetta Adamo: Cousins! If you follow my genealogy blog posts, you might recall that last year I discovered that John's maternal and paternal grandmothers were distant cousins .  Benedetta Adamo Ciacchella (#6) and Maria Milano Impellizzeri (#19), John's grandmothers, at the engagement party of their children, Peter and Virginia, circa 1949. Photo Key: 1 Salvatore Adragna 2 ? 3 ? 4 ? 5 Vincent Jimmy DePaolo 6 Benedetta Adamo 7 John Impellizzeri 8 Vincenza Jenny Milano Impellizzeri 9 Giuseppe Joseph Impellizzeri 10 Joseph Ponzetti 11 Theresa Ciacchella Ponzetti 12 Virginia Ciacchella Saigh 13 Mary Scavone Ciacchella 14 Frances Impellizzeri Adragna 15 Josephine Impellizzeri Pirrone 16 Tony Impellizzeri  17 Antionette Pirrone Romita 18 Sarah Impellizzeri DePaola 19 Maria Milano Impellizzeri 20 Vita Catanzaro Milano 21 Frank Ponzetti 22 Antonio Milano 23 Tony Impellizzeri (John godfather) 24 Carmella Ciacchella Pace 25 Jennie Mancuso Milano 26 Vi...

Buon Natale - Merry Christmas! It's our first year not sending any holiday cards, and probably not receiving any either. Very understandable, given our living situation, but it still makes me a little sad. I know I'm in the minority here , but I still love the tradition of sending and receiving cards during the holiday season. It's a lovely - and increasingly rare - experience to receive a handwritten note from special people in one's life.  So, this year I find myself reverting to a 'virtual' format. I hope you enjoy our photos and updates, and I hope to hear from you. Happy Holidays! John Probably you all know that this has been a rough year for John, with two surgeries, three transfusions, and months of rehabilitation stays, after falling and fracturing his femur in June. Things seem to be moving in the right direction. Everything looked good at his last check-up in late November. The doctor said to expect a recovery period of 6 more months before 'normal...