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    National Archives in New York 
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    Italian Telephone Directory 
    New Jersey Census 1905,1915 
    New York Census 1905, 1915, 1925 
    New York Census Enumeration District Map 1915 
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    San Costantino Albanese Vital
    Records 
    San Paolo Albanese Vital Records 
    Sant Angelo dei Lombardi Vital
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    Social
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    Torella Lombardi Vital Records 
    U.S. Census 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 
    U.S.A.
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    Death Records(U.S., Italy) 
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      Susan (Sundberg) Amato 
      Joan (Reilly) Wrezinski 
     
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    Marriage Certificates(U.S., Italy) 
    Military Certificates of Service 
    Naturalization Petitions 
    Naturalization Certificates 
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    Union Cards 
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    Genealogy References on the Web 
    Cyndis site is all you need
    An invaluable reference on interpreting italian records 
    Other web references are integrated into the text  |