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Family photo from the early 1900's in Ciociaria, southern Lazio. It depicts a farming family of some means.

This official document releasing Domenico Rocca from mandatory Italian military service indefinitely. This was required in order to leave Italy for Canada.

Domenico Rocca wrote a request for release from the mandatory military duty that Italy applied to all young men. He need this release in order to leave Italy.

This document released Domenico Rocca from Italian military duty in order to work in Canada

This document was needed for immigrating to Canada

Documentation required for immigrating to Canada

This document was a police background check that was necessary before emigration to Canada.

This legal document of occupation, from the prefecture of the province of Fronsinone, was necessary to emigrate to Canada.

This legal document of occupation was a necessary part of the paperwork for emigrating to Canada.

St. Peter's Church - Committee members of Navelli Club/Feast of St. Sebastian 1979

This note is a written testimony of the committee members and founding members of the Navelli Club of Sarnia.

Assunta Giancarlo's 45 years service certificate given by the St. Peter's Church, Italian Catholic Women's League

The Navelli Club of Sarnia was founded in 1977 to honour the patron saint of the town of Navelli in Abbruzzi, Italy. The founders of this club were families who had immigrated to Sarnia from this town.

In 1958 Frank D'Agostini boarded the ship Saturnia in Naples, sailed to Halifax. There he boarded a train for Toronto where he then continued, on a connecting train, to his final destination, Sarnia, Ont.

Attaining a Canadian Citizenship was an important milestone is settling in Canada.

This photo includes Maria's sister and her sister's boyfriend on an outing in Italy, prior to Maria emigrating to Canada.

Maria Dottori's family practiced faithfully the traditions of their Roman Catholic faith. First communion was one of the important religious traditions that was celebrated. Maria continued to practice her religious traditions when she came to…

This Passport was part of the necessary documents required to emigrate to Canada.

The traditions of the Catholic Church were strongly held. In this picture Maria is participating in her goddaughter's First Communion celebration.

Maria'a came from a religious family. This family photo has 3 cousins who were Franciscan priests. In Sarnia, Maria was very active in St. Peter's Church that specifically served the Italian community in Sarnia.

Maria Dottori grew up in this house, with all her family until she left for Canada in 1953. She was 20 years of age at the time of her departure. This photograph was taken around 1964 when Maria returned to Italy on vacation with her husband and…

This document was part of the necessary paperwork for the application to come to Canada. Clementina was sponsored by her daughter Palma Di Cocco, who was already living in Sarnia, Ont. with her her husband. Clementina was able to come to Sarnia…

Residents at 182 Gordon's Street, Sarnia Ontario. The three men arrived in Sarnia all sponsored by relatives already living in Sarnia. This phenomenon of family ties sponsorship came to be known as chain migration.

The family of Giuseppe Iafrate , son Domenic Iafrate , and wife Rosalia Iafrate (nee Di Cocco) emigrated to Sarnia, Ont. Canada in the early 1950s. Giuseppe and Rosalia sponsored their brothers to come to Sarnia, Ont. Canada. In turn, after some…