[TI] Ambridge Spagnolo's

John A. Mihaloew jmihaloew at mac.com
Sun Mar 23 03:47:26 CST 2008 

Dear Joe,

I've been following the Spagnolo stream with interest.  I was the  
person who did the newspaper (Daily Citizen) searches for you last  
year.  I live in Ambridge and knew the Spagnolo family. We were  
customers at their outdoor food stand.  I can still smell the  
roasting peanuts on a cold winter day.  They also sold Christmas  
trees and we almost always ended up getting one(or two) on Christmas  
Eve for 50 cents.

The 1910 census does list an extended family member as Joe (age 52).   
This was probably Joe Jr.'s father.  Their address was 533 Merchant  
Street next to what was the Prince Theater (gone now).  There were  
two other open-air markets, Giuta's and Romano's  Each of the three  
had their unique way of selling and a great variety of personalities.  
It was always a great adventure going there with my grandmother   
Christina Badamo DiNovo. She spoke Italian to them always and as a  
little kid, I was fascinated not only by what they were saying but  
also by the animation that took place.

At one time you could walk down Merchant Street and hear Italian,  
Greek, Slovak, Polish, and other languages being used by the men as  
the women shopped.  Gone but never forgotten.

If you are ever in the area you are welcome at my house.

Sincerely,

John A. Mihaloew
Researching Badam(o)(e), DiNovo, Pusateri, Lombardo

On Mar 22, 2008, at 11:35 PM, Joseph Bova wrote:

> Thanks Ann,
> My Godmother was Anna Spagnola - Frigerelli (bad spelling) She was  
> my grandmothers niece (I believe) I knew my cousin Louis/Louie  
> Spagnola (Anne's  brother) and another sister, all lived in  
> Ambridge.  Louie moved to Beaver Falls and owned a bar before he  
> died.  I have a first cousin in or around Ambridge I have never  
> met.  Her name is Vera Bova, daughter of Tony Bova, my Uncle.
>
> Back to Spagnola's I notice the name changed around the 1920's from  
> Spagnolo, no idea when they immigrated.  I believe Joe that you  
> fund is Joe Jr.  I think his father was also a Joe
>
> Many many thanks
> Joe
>
>
> Joe Bova
> Pebble Beach, CA
> researching:
> Termini Imerisi, Sicily: Bova, Spagnola/Spagnolo
> Alcamo, TP, Sicily: Adragna, Filippi
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----
> From: anniegoe <anniegoe at access995.com>
> To: terminiimerese at comunesofitaly.org
> Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 2:50:28 PM
> Subject: Re: [TI] Spagnolo
>
> Joe, I found Joe Spagnola on the 1910 Census list for Beaver County  
> in PA.
> He is the only one listed for Beaver  named Joe.
> I have names for Allegheny Co.  do you know which names I could  
> look up.
> Ann
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joseph Bova" <jbova.genealogy at sbcglobal.net>
> To: <terminiimerese at comunesofitaly.org>; "Sheryl Hartnett"
> <grammylady3 at yahoo.com>
> Sent: Friday, March 21, 2008 10:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [TI] Spagnolo
>
>
>> Hi Sheryl,
>> I have no idea, my grandmother Anna Spagnola Bova was from  
>> Ambridge PA.
>> Her father was Joe or Guiseppe Spagnolo who was in the produce  
>> business.
>> All I know is that she died when her children were very young  
>> which would
>> have been in the 1920's.  I would estimate she was born in hte  
>> 1890's or
>> so.  I don't know if she was born here (Ambridge) or in Termini.   
>> All I
>> have are copies of news[paper clippings about the family business  
>> in 1914
>> and an article about Joe Sr and Joe Jr in the 1930's.  I remember  
>> visiting
>> my Spagnola family in the 1950's but little else.
>>
>> Joe Bova
>> Pebble Beach, CA
>> researching:
>> Termini Imerisi, Sicily: Bova, Spagnola/Spagnolo
>> Alcamo, TP, Sicily: Adragna, Filippi
>>
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----
>> From: Sheryl Hartnett <grammylady3 at yahoo.com>
>> To: terminiimerese at comunesofitaly.org
>> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2008 10:21:19 AM
>> Subject: [TI] Spagnolo
>>
>> Hi Joe,
>>
>> Does your Anna Spagnola Bova have any relationship to
>> a Maria Spagnolo married to Francesco Longo?  Their
>> son, Filippo Longo b. Sep 17 1842 married my Gr Grand
>> Aunt, Grazia Angela Bova b. Jan 29, 1840.  Grazia's
>> parents, my GG Grandparents are Vincenzo Bova and
>> Marina Corso.
>>
>> Sheryl  :)
>>
>>
>> --- Joseph Bova <jbova.genealogy at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Phil
>>> Sorry for the delay in answering, we had a similar
>>> situation.  My grandmother, Anna (Spagnola) Bova
>>> died young in Ambridge PA.  There were 5 boys and
>>> the youngest child, a girl named Lena (Antonina)
>>> Bova.  My Aunt Lena was sent to live with her
>>> grandparents, Joe Spagnola in Ambridge, while the
>>> boys lived with their father, Joe Bova.
>>>
>>> Joe
>>>
>>> Joe Bova
>>> Pebble Beach, CA
>>> researching:
>>> Termini Imerisi, Sicily: Bova, Spagnola/Spagnolo
>>> Alcamo, TP, Sicily: Adragna, Filippi
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message ----
>>> From: Pwb Bova <pwbova at sbcglobal.net>
>>> To: Termini Imerese
>>> <TerminiImerese at comunesofitaly.org>
>>> Sent: Sunday, March 9, 2008 6:25:23 PM
>>> Subject: [TI] Question
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi Everyone,
>>>
>>>    We have survived the great snow of 2008.  It was
>>> bad
>>> here in Ohio.
>>>    My grandmother came here in 1914 with her mother
>>> and
>>> five sisters (Martinos').  My grandmother lived in
>>> Toledo,
>>> with her husband and three children, but the other
>>> sisters
>>> were in the Boston/Providence area.  My question
>>> revolves
>>> around the fact that both my aunt and uncle stayed
>>> with an
>>> aunt in Providence for extended periods of time.  My
>>> stepmother thought it was terrible to send children
>>> to stay
>>> for a year or more with someone else.  She is not
>>> Italian
>>> and never knew my grandmother. My father is gone
>>> along with
>>> everyone else so there is no one to ask.  There was
>>> no
>>> apparent economical problem for my grandmother but
>>> she sent
>>> her children to live periods of their teenage lives
>>> with
>>> her sister in Providence.  Her sister was very well
>>> off
>>> having married a Doctor but she had three children
>>> of her
>>> own.  Is this unusual or was it a custom?
>>>
>>> Phil Bova
>>>
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