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Palma Di Cocco - Palma's Italian Identity Card
This identity document was part of the paperwork required to emigrate to Canada.
Palma Di Cocco - Late 1950's photo of Giuseppe Iafrate's family
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…
Palma Di Cocco's mother, Clementina Di Cocco's Italian Passport
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.
Place of Origin: Italian Farmers working in the field at Navelli, Abruzzo, Italy.
This photograph depicts the background of the large influx of Italian immigrants who came to Sarnia-Lambton after the Second World War. Canada required workers "with callouses on their hands" as it was growing industrially after World War II. A…
Place of origin: Casalvieri, Ciociaria Traditional Dress
This traditional dress was made for Antonia Rocca around 1949 before she came to Sarnia, Ontario, Canada. It was made for Antonia's wedding and then worn only on special occasions.
This dress was made by hand by two women living in Vicalvi and…
This dress was made by hand by two women living in Vicalvi and…
