Recent Family History Finds

While I've "retired," from most ancestral research I do occasionally dabble & sometimes get a hit or two. Unfortunately all of the media featured within this blog and the master link:
https://sites.google.com/site/loretosfamily/
just sits here rarely if ever viewed by family.
It has nothing to do with content. There is an abundance of that.
It's a combination of three factors:
1). The "old timers," featured within are gone. In fact most passed away before I began this project 8 years ago. Ah! But what about their families? 
Too many from their kid's generation also passed away or weren't online (as odd as that sounds but there was a time when EVERY ONE wasn't living online). As each generation
passes away it further separates the current generations(s) from those that died. That gap only widens as the living talk less about their ancestors. If your grandparents died before you were born or when you were young your memory or knowledge of them would be limited. You may know of them as your grandparents but not who they were. 
When the very persons featured are no longer living worsened by their families taking less of an interest it leads to...
2). Fewer talking about their heritage. Many families have a wealth of history but few if any go to the "bank," which then leads to...
3).  Knowing only the present. Facebook, texting, twitter, & whatever comes next continues to create a self centered society. LOOK at ME. SEE what I did. READ about ME...
Yeah I know there a great many pluses to all of it but with such a daily addiction (Daily? Try every waking moment) they forget they wouldn't exist without those who came before them.
In the end all of this becomes history. Unfortunately not in the traditional sense. Instead it's similar to when something's worn out, tired holding little to no value. It's "history."

Here are my most recent finds:
Scroll down this link to the right to the headline that reads:
"Two Youth Outrun Police at 85mph Chase"
Matty Camilli & Sid (Salvatore) Cedrone have the peddle to the metal:
http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2018/Mount%20Vernon%20NY%20Daily%20Argus/Mount%20Vernon%20NY%20Daily%20Argus%201950/Mount%20Vernon%20NY%20Daily%20Argus%201950%20-%202103.pdf

Matty & Sonny are at it again! Each are fined $12.50 for hunting. Scroll down the Hunting/Fishing news column to the bottom of that column:
http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2017/Dobbs%20Ferry%20NY%20%20Register/Dobbs%20Ferry%20NY%20%20Register%201938/Dobbs%20Ferry%20NY%20%20Register%201938%20-%200552.pdf
You may need to increase the size to read it.
Henry Camilli injuries himself with an exploding 
construction cap. Right column titled
"Grand Jury Hears Child Victims Tell of Dynamite Caps":
http://fultonhistory.com/newspaper%2010/Yonkers%20NY%20Herald%20Statesman/Yonkers%20NY%20Herald%20Statesman%201937%20Grayscale/Yonkers%20NY%20Herald%20Statesman%201937%20Grayscale%20-%200235.pdf
Lastly a couple of years ago a film director from South America asked if he could use a clip of my home movie in his movie made up of old films. In return I along with anyone else who said YES were listed in the imdb (film database) as producer: 
 http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5883851/ 


Recently I was asked to provide home movie footage for a Motorcycle Racing Team documentary where the racers in the off hours played cards...

The is the NYS Digital Newspaper Home Page:
http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/

Go to the map & pick the area you want to search. For obvious reasons I picked Westchester.
Search names & to make easier narrow the dates. You don't have to pick exact dates just narrow down the years.
If you come across anything pertaining to any of our families please email the link to me
Here's some of what I found by just "bouncing around:"

My Birth Announcement:
http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn2001062038/1956-02-16/ed-1/seq-7/#date1=01%2F01%2F1956&index=0&date2=12%2F31%2F1957&words=Americo+Tocci&to_year2=1957&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&from_year2=1956&proxdistance=5&page=1&county=Westchester&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=americo+tocci&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=range&SearchType2=prox5

Worlds Fair Tickets (My mother & I went. I never knew they won them or if I did I forgot):
BARGAIN DAYS WINNERS:
http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83008557/1964-07-30/ed-1/seq-4/#date1=01%2F01%2F1725&index=2&date2=12%2F31%2F2015&words=Frank+Tocci&to_year2=2015&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&from_year2=1725&proxdistance=5&page=1&county=Westchester&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=frank+tocci&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=range&SearchType2=prox5


Nancy's Obituary:
http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn92061718/1959-03-26/ed-1/seq-18/#date1=01%2F01%2F1725&index=0&date2=12%2F31%2F2015&words=Frank+Tocci&to_year2=2015&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&from_year2=1725&proxdistance=5&page=1&county=Westchester&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=frank+tocci&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=range&SearchType2=prox5

Peter's Passing:
http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83008557/1959-09-24/ed-1/seq-13/#date1=01%2F01%2F1958&index=1&date2=12%2F31%2F1960&words=Camilli+Peter&to_year2=1960&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&from_year2=1958&proxdistance=5&page=1&county=Westchester&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=peter+camilli&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=range&SearchType2=prox5

My Father & Marie Speak Up About Parking on Hopper St:
http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83008557/1969-05-29/ed-1/seq-4/#date1=01%2F01%2F1725&index=1&date2=12%2F31%2F2015&words=Frank+Tocci&to_year2=2015&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&from_year2=1725&proxdistance=5&page=1&county=Westchester&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=frank+tocci&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=range&SearchType2=prox5

Matty's Election:
WOW is this well written:
http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83008557/1961-03-16/ed-1/seq-5/#date1=01%2F01%2F1725&index=0&date2=12%2F31%2F2015&words=CAMILLI&to_year2=2015&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&from_year2=1725&proxdistance=5&page=1&county=Westchester&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=camilli&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=range&SearchType2=prox5

Matty Wins:
http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83008557/1957-03-21/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=01%2F01%2F1725&index=3&date2=12%2F31%2F2015&words=Camilli&to_year2=2015&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&from_year2=1725&proxdistance=5&page=1&county=Westchester&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=camilli&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=range&SearchType2=prox5

Matty's Obituary:
http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83008557/1973-11-29/ed-1/seq-6/#date1=01%2F01%2F1725&index=7&date2=12%2F31%2F2015&words=CAMILLI+Camilli&to_year2=2015&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&from_year2=1725&proxdistance=5&page=1&county=Westchester&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=camilli&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=range&SearchType2=prox5

Joyce & Ed's Wedding:
http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83008557/1967-08-12/ed-1/seq-7/#date1=01%2F01%2F1945&index=5&date2=12%2F31%2F1970&words=Marie+Patane&to_year2=1970&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&from_year2=1945&proxdistance=5&page=1&county=Westchester&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=Marie+Patane&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=range&SearchType2=prox5

Diane's Part of Vocational Beauty School:
http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/search/pages/results/?SearchType2=prox5&from_year2=1950&to_year2=1960&county=Westchester&ortext=&andtext=&phrasetext=&proxtext=Diane+Tocci&proxdistance=5&dateFilterType=range&date1=01%2F01%2F1950&date2=12%2F31%2F1960&rows=20&searchType=advanced

Anthony Fricchione Pinewood Derby:
http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83008557/1967-01-26/ed-1/seq-20/#date1=01%2F01%2F1940&index=0&date2=12%2F31%2F1970&words=Fricchione&to_year2=1970&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&from_year2=1940&proxdistance=5&page=1&county=Westchester&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=Fricchione&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=range&SearchType2=prox5

Marie playing basketball in 7th grade:
http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83008557/1960-03-31/ed-1/seq-14/#date1=01%2F01%2F1945&index=2&date2=12%2F31%2F1970&words=Marie+Patane&to_year2=1970&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&from_year2=1945&proxdistance=5&page=1&county=Westchester&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=Marie+Patane&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=range&SearchType2=prox5

Here's Marie winning a dance contest:
http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83008557/1965-05-06/ed-1/seq-26/#date1=01%2F01%2F1945&index=4&date2=12%2F31%2F1970&words=Marie+Patane&to_year2=1970&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&from_year2=1945&proxdistance=5&page=1&county=Westchester&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=Marie+Patane&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=range&SearchType2=prox5

Harry & Sid listed as general contractors:
http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn83008557/1961-10-19/ed-1/seq-36/#date1=01%2F01%2F1945&index=1&date2=12%2F31%2F1970&words=Cedrone&to_year2=1970&searchType=advanced&sequence=0&from_year2=1945&proxdistance=5&page=1&county=Westchester&rows=20&ortext=&proxtext=cedrone&phrasetext=&andtext=&dateFilterType=range&SearchType2=prox5

 

A few of my high school football clippings:

http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/search/pages/results/?SearchType2=prox5&from_year2=1725&to_year2=2015&county=Westchester&ortext=&andtext=&phrasetext=&proxtext=larry+tocci&proxdistance=5&dateFilterType=range&date1=01%2F01%2F1725&date2=12%2F31%2F2015&rows=20&searchType=advanced 

Viet Nam in HD Our Family Home Movies Update

Three years ago I was approached by Documentary film maker Lou Reda for his Vietnam in HD History Channel series. 
They were interested in using clips of our family home movies in the documentary which aired 2011.

If you never saw the series it's quite impressive. It's available on Netflix & here on youtube:
https://www.google.com/#q=VIETNAM+IN+HD&tbm=vid

Our footage is shown within the first few minutes. The clip of Diane & George's wedding was used in all of their commercials including at least one commercial of Diane in her pink party dress.
Their wedding moment was also the lead in for the series. As they show them they overlap the video with the caption OVER TEN YEARS which is the lead in for the series. That same clip is shown in all the parts of the mini series.

This video shows the clips used:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwk5K3byk0w

Because I contributed footage I was listed in the credits but since some were licensed though my legal name Loreto & others by Larry I received twice the billing. When I asked why, they said they weren't sure if Larry & Loreto were the same people. My wife says the same thing!

These are the approx times each clip is seen in the first video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x9jpgLRuf3o
 & it's only in the first video that they are all used. Only Diane & George appear in the beginning of each video:

1:09 Anthony doing the twist. My back is to him.
1:28 Diane & George (Antionette is also briefly seen) with the caption...OVER TEN YEARS
4:02 My father & me.( I'm 1. He's 45!)
5:25: Diane (before George) Christmas-time dance with date.
This clip is immediately followed by Cousin Vilma & my brother Doug & wife Noreen.

Today while searching family history, without searching for this specifically out of nowhere came Noreen's 1965 obituary:
http://fultonhistory.com/Newspaper%2017/Dobbs%20Ferry%20NY%20Sentinel/Dobbs%20Ferry%20NY%20Sentinel%201965%20Jul-Dec%201966/Dobbs%20Ferry%20NY%20Sentinel%201965%20Jul-Dec%201966%20-%200202.pdf 
Recently I was asked to provide home movie footage for a Motorcycle Racing Team documentary where the racers in the off hours played cards...

TRADITION

Every family has a "tradition." It can be anything from food (the most common) to seasonal/holiday to something you or someone "always," does.

In our family & probably like yours 

TRADITION = FOOD & FOOD = TRADITION!

In an Italian house that means a BIG Italian dinner

Call it what you will, spaghetti, pasta, or by its style or shape, lasagne, ravioli....it was accompanied by a hearty helping of meatballs, sausage, braciole... & a tossed salad with oil & vinegar.

Of course there is wine often in green tinted bottles.
Save room for coffee & cake too! 
(But that's for later. Like 20 minutes later after you eat)
Hey! But Wadda' 'bout da' chicken?
I don't what Paisan of mine created the Italian Sunday dinner but besides the 800lbs of pasta & enough beef & pork to feed a small village plus that huge bowl of salad &
hard crusty Italian bread which is great for making 
"Sangwedges,"

but someone thought they needed one more entree. 

I KNOW why not serve roasted chicken. WHY NOT?

What better?
The cow, the pig, and the chicken. All the farm animals on one plate. MANGIA!

Thank God there were no lambs.

UNTIL EASTER!
Today keeping traditions alive seems harder to do. Sadly, many are lost with families at best only remembering or "knowing of," past traditions with little effort if any to renew them. 
Families don't get together as they once did. When the person passes away who the tradition centered or evolved around so often do the traditions themselves.
Every time I take a bite of Italian food I  see the faces & hear the voices of those who shared the table with me.
Whatever your tradition is do what you can to keep it from fading away.
ABUNDANZA:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HKsPUr0SVJo