![]() ![]() This turkey was usually accompanied by a roast of some kind (just in case somebody walked in who didn’t like turkey) and that was followed by an assortment of fruits, nuts, pastries, cakes and, of course, homemade cookies. Now – WE ITALIANS – we also had turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce but – only AFTER WE HAD FINISHED the antipasto, soup, lasagna, meatballs, salad and whatever else Mama thought might be appropriate for that particular holiday. Or rather, that they ONLY ate turkey, stuffing, mashed potatoes and cranberry sauce. When it came to food, it always amazed me that my American friends or classmates only ate turkey on Thanksgiving or Christmas. And, instead of being able to climb up on back of the peddlers’ truck a couple times a week just to hitch a ride, most of my “ MED-E-GONE” friends had to be satisfied going to the A&P. They never knew the pleasure of waking up every morning to find a hot, crisp loaf of Italian bread waiting behind the screen door. Americans went to stores for most of their food – what a waste. We would wait for their call, their yell, their individual distinctive sound. ![]() They were the many peddlers who plied the Italian neighborhoods. For instance, we had a bread man, a coal and ice man, a fruit and vegetable man, a watermelon man, and a fish man, we even had a man who sharpened knives and scissors who came right to our home or at least right outside our homes. Everybody else – the Irish, German, Polish, Jewish – they were the “ MED-E-GONES.” There was no animosity involved in the distinction, no prejudice, no hard feelings, just – well – we were sure ours was a better way. Me? I WAS ITALIAN!įor me…as I am sure for most second generation Italian American children who grew up in the 40’s or 50’s…there was a definite distinction between US and THEM. Americans were people who ate peanut butter and jelly on mushy white bread that came out of plastic packages. Of course, I had been born in America and had lived here all my life, but somehow it never occurred to me that just being a citizen of the United States meant I was an American. I was well into adulthood before I realized that I was an American. Want to know how you are related to anybody ? Check out the Relationships tool.Open links in a new window Tutorial: Using FrontPage with Radio Weblogs Birthdays and Anniversaries of living persons are listed by month. Keep up with the family birthdays and anniversaries in the Events list. To enlarge a photograph just click on it. Each Album's photographs are accompanied by a caption. Family photographs are organized in the Photo Index. In addition to the charts and reports you have Photo Albums, the Events list and the Relationships tool. You can select a name from the list on the top-right menu bar. Your site can generate various Reports for each name in your family tree. On the right are the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.ĭo you know who your second cousins are? Try the Kinship Relationships Tool. The Descendant Chart shows the person you have selected in the left, with the photograph and parents below. On the right are the parents, grandparents and great-grandparents. The Ancestor Chart shows the person you have selected in the left, with the photograph above and children below. Above are the father and mother and below are the children. The Family View shows the person you have selected in the center, with his/her photo on the left and notes on the right. The Tree View graphically shows the relationship of selected person to their kin. There are several ways to browse the family tree.
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