Palma Di Cocco - Palma's Nephews' first communion
Ernesto Di Cocco and Peter Di Cocco.
English
Photograph
Palma Di Cocco's mother, Clementina Di Cocco's Italian Passport
Clementina Di Cocco's valid Italian Passport for immigration.
Clementina was sponsored by her daughter Palma Di Cocco, to come to Sarnia, Ont. Canada in 1971. This passport was used for her entry into Canada as a permanent resident.
1971
Italian
Scanned copy of the original passport.
Palma Di Cocco - Palma's Italian Identity Card
Identity papers that are required to apply for an Italian passport.
This identity document was part of the paperwork required to emigrate to Canada.
1963
Italian
Scanned copy of the document.
Palma Di Cocco - Certificate of Canadian Citizenship
June 3, 1974
English
Scanned copy of the original document.
Palma Di Cocco - Palma and husband Rocco
1966: Palma and her husband Rocco at their first home on Collingwood St. Sarnia. Palma was expecting her daughter Laura.
1966
Photograph
Palma Di Cocco
Palma is standing beside her home on Collingwood
1964
Photograph
Palma Di Cocco - original Italian passport
Italian passport with timeline for entry to Canada.
This passport showed the window of time available to enter Canada.
1964
Italian
Scanned copy of the original document.
Palma Di Cocco - Late 1950's photo of Giuseppe Iafrate's family
The family of Giuseppe Iafrate
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 time, the brothers sponsored their families and relatives. In the 1950s and 1960s, this was one of the many links to the Italian chain migration that occurred in the Sarnia-Lambton community.
Late 1950's
English
Photograph
Palma Di Cocco - Italian men newly immigrated to Sarnia
From left - Ernesto Cocozzoli, Rocco Di Cocco, Orazio Di Cocco last half of 1950's .
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.
Late 1950's
English
Photograph
Palma Di Cocco - Birth certificate of Clementina, Di Cocco nee Di Carlo
1908 Birth Certificate
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 through the Canadian family reunification immigration process.
1975
Italian
Scanned copy of the original
Maria Dottori's family home In Signoressa, Terevigno, Treviso, Italy.
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 children after an absence of 11 years.
1964
Photograph
Maria Dottori - War monument in Italy
Late 1940's
Photograph
Maria Dottori's extended family in Signoressa, Trevignano, Treviso, Italy.
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.
Late 1940's
Photograph
Maria Dottori with her goddaughter.
The traditions of the Catholic Church were strongly held. In this picture Maria is participating in her goddaughter's First Communion celebration.
Early 1950's
Photograph
Maria Dottori - Original Italian Passport
This Passport was part of the necessary documents required to emigrate to Canada.
1952
Scanned copy of the original document
Maria Dottori's First Communion.
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 Sarnia.
1940 - 1941
Photograph
Maria Dottori on an outing.
This photo includes Maria's sister and her sister's boyfriend on an outing in Italy, prior to Maria emigrating to Canada.
Late 1940's
Photograph
Maria Dottori's Certificate of Canadian Citizenship
Attaining a Canadian Citizenship was an important milestone is settling in Canada.
1959
Scanned copy of the original document
Voyage towards the future: Frank D'Agostini on the ship Saturnia, en route to Canada
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.
February 1958
Photograph
St. Peter's Church, Sarnia: A document describing the life of St. Sebastian and the founding of the Navelli Club in Sarnia, Ontario.
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.
Scanned copy of original document
St. Peter's Church, Italian Catholic Women's League
Assunta Giancarlo's 45 years service certificate given by the St. Peter's Church, Italian Catholic Women's League
English
Scanned copy of the original document.
St. Peter's Church - Founding notes of the Navelli Club of Sarnia
This note is a written testimony of the committee members and founding members of the Navelli Club of Sarnia.
1976 to 1979
Italian
Scanned copy of the original document.
St. Peter's Church - Committee members of Navelli Club/Feast of St. Sebastian 1979
St. Peter's Church - Committee members of Navelli Club/Feast of St. Sebastian 1979
Photograph
Domenico Rocca's Legal document of occupation: Casalvieri
This legal document of occupation was a necessary part of the paperwork for emigrating to Canada.
Italian
Scanned copy of the original document.
Domenico Rocca's legal document of occupation: Frosinone
This legal document of occupation, from the prefecture of the province of Fronsinone, was necessary to emigrate to Canada.
1949
Italian
Scanned copy of the original document