arthur and rose
takes readers on a journey from the united states to the marche and abruzzo regions of italy in search of documents from the 1800's which tell about them and their ancestors.
the journey includes trips to these regions as well as many letters written in italian and english in order to obtain copies of vital records regarding birth, marriage and death.
while growing up in leominster massachusetts ernie heard many stories about arthur growing up in pretare italy and rose growing up in clinton massachusetts. the journey through massachusetts in search of official documents of birth, marriage and death covered several cities and towns.
ernest s. caponi, p.e. holds three earned college degrees which cover industrial management and engineering, an mba and a degree in computer information systems. his first four careers cover industrial engineering, college teaching, environmental laboratory services and manufacturing management administration. this book is his fifth career. he is also a licensed private pilot. he and his wife of almost 40 years live in leominster, massachusetts. they have three children and six grandchildren.
researching immigration records proved to be a very challenging and equally rewarding task. www.ellisislandrecords.org and n.a.r.a. (national archives and records administration) are vital reservoirs of any family history.
photographs taken on the journey add another dimension to the written word.
the journey is not without many real confrontations with a variety of people in a variety of places. this helped to make for a very pleasant experience meandering throughout massachusetts, marche and abruzzo. arthur and rose offers a "how i did it "approach to genealogical research of the family. this book is the capstone (peak) of the author's work in life from his mid-twenties to his early seventies.