Genealogy
2002 November 6
PerlGed 2.2
PerlGed is a script that creates Web pages based on info from a GEDCOM file.
View PerlGed 2.22003 October 25
Anaya-Ponce
Many of my Spanish ancestors were granted free passage from Spain to Hawaii in return for laboring in the sugar cane fields or fruit plantations. My great-grandmother Maria Anaya (later Maria Ponce) journeyed on the SS Heliopolis in 1907.
View Anaya-Ponce2012 November 14
Di Giorgio
A portal to Di Giorgio–related information and resources on this site.
View Di Giorgio2012 November 20
Mancini-Sforzini
Much like the Anayas and Ponces, the Mancinis (and Sforzinis) left their European homeland in the early 20th century for the chance to share America’s prosperity. My great-grandmother Eugenia “Jenny” Mancini (later Sforzini, then Stefani) arrived at Ellis Island on April 15, 1911, aboard the SS La Savoie. She accompanied her father Leone and brother Ugo, who later founded Mancini Motors in Mountain View, CA.
View Mancini-Sforzini1901 December 13
U.S. Census with Henry, Christina, and Emma Gran
In the 1880 U.S. Census, Henry (as well as his wife, Christina, and daughter Emma) is still listed as Gran (I don't know when he changed the surname to Grant). You can see them in lines 38–40 of the Ramsey, MN, tally below. (Also listed on line 41 at the same address is “brother-in-law” C.E. Kilberg, but it is unclear whether he is really related.) Henry Grant is Elliot's great-great-grandfather.
View U.S. Census with Henry, Christina, and Emma Gran1901 December 13
U.S. Census with Henry, Cristina, and Lilly Grant
1901 December 13
Ellis Island Passenger List with Teresa Mannina, Restivos, and Gaetano Satariano
Lines 117–120 of the New York City passenger list.
View Ellis Island Passenger List with Teresa Mannina, Restivos, and Gaetano Satariano1901 December 13
Carmina Satariano’s Birth Certificate
1901 December 13
Carmelina Restivo Di Giorgio’s Baptismal Certificate
1901 December 13
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Emigration Paper
1901 December 13
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Discharge Papers
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Discharge Papers
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Discharge Papers
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Discharge Papers
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Discharge Papers
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Discharge Papers
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Discharge Papers
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Discharge Papers
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Discharge Papers
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Discharge Papers
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Discharge Papers
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Discharge Papers
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Discharge Papers
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Discharge Papers
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Discharge Papers
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Discharge Papers
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Discharge Papers
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Discharge Papers
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Discharge Papers
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Discharge Papers
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Discharge Papers
Typically, the eldest son was exempt from military duty and the second oldest was expected to serve. Rosario's elder brother Joseph was already running the family fruit business in the U.S., so Rosario enlisted in his stead.
After earning a medal in the “African Campaign,” Rosario Di Giorgio was honorably discharged in 1897.
View Rosario Di Giorgio’s Discharge Papers1901 December 13
Rosario Di Giorgio Military Medal
Awarded to “Artillery Soldier Di Giorgio Rosario” for his service in the “African Campaign”
View Rosario Di Giorgio Military Medal1901 December 13
Teresa Mannina’s Birth Certificate
1901 December 13
U.S. Census with Philip Restivo and Family
Lines 55–64 of the Baltimore County, MD, census record.
View U.S. Census with Philip Restivo and Family1901 December 13
Giuseppe Mannina’s Birth Certificate
1904 February 25
S.S. Carpathia Manifest with Joseph Di Giorgio
Joseph Di Giorgio, his wife Amelia (listed here as “Amalia”), and niece (?) Marie (listed here as “Maria”) are on lines 3–5 of the manifest.
View S.S. Carpathia Manifest with Joseph Di Giorgio1907 January 1
Ships Bringing Spanish Laborers to Hawaii
1907 January 1
Sample Hawaiian Fruit Company Contract
An example blank contract outlining the homesteading terms between a Hawaiian fruit company and an agricultural laborer. Presumably, the Ponces and Anayas signed similar contracts.
View Sample Hawaiian Fruit Company Contract1907 January 1
Spanish Flyer for Free Passage to Hawaii
1907 April 26
S.S. Heliopolis Manifest: Spain to Hawaii
When the sugar cane and fruit companies needed laborers to work their plantations in Hawaii, they turned to indentured servitude. In return for 3 years' work on the plantation, a company would pay for the laborer's transportation to Hawaii and provide housing. My great-great-uncle, Francisco Peres Salado, arrived in just that manner. You can see him on line 3 of the S.S. Heliopolis manifesto, along with his nieces Rafaela and Amalia Anaya (later Ponce) on lines 1–2.
View S.S. Heliopolis Manifest: Spain to Hawaii1907 May 2
S.S. Hamburg Manifest with Oreste Sforzini
Line 15 of the Genoa–New York City passenger manifest.
View S.S. Hamburg Manifest with Oreste Sforzini1909 March 18
S.S. Luisiana Manifest with the Nardini Family
Lines 25–28 of the Ellis Island immigration record.
View S.S. Luisiana Manifest with the Nardini Family1910 April 1
U.S. Census with Henry and Kristina Grant
Lines 78–79.
View U.S. Census with Henry and Kristina Grant1910 April 18
U.S. Census with Philip Restivo and Family
Lines 3–6 of the Baltimore, MD, U.S. Census record.
View U.S. Census with Philip Restivo and Family1910 April 21
U.S. Census with the Hoffmans and Grants
Lines 68–71.
View U.S. Census with the Hoffmans and Grants1911 April 15
S.S. La Savoie Manifest with the Mancini Family
1920 January 7
U.S. Census with Philip Restivo and the Di Paula Family
Lines 74–80 of the Baltimore, MD, U.S. Census record.
View U.S. Census with Philip Restivo and the Di Paula Family1920 January 7
U.S. Census with Henry and Christina Grant
Lines 83–84.
View U.S. Census with Henry and Christina Grant1921 May 1
Theresa Di Giorgio Busch’s Wedding Announcements
1931 June 18
Evelyn Di Giorgio’s Junior High Graduation Program
1931 Junior High Graduation Program of Evelyn Di Giorgio
1931 Junior High Graduation Program of Evelyn Di Giorgio
1931 Junior High Graduation Program of Evelyn Di Giorgio
1931 Junior High Graduation Program of Evelyn Di Giorgio
1931 Junior High Graduation Program of Evelyn Di Giorgio
1931 Junior High Graduation Program of Evelyn Di Giorgio
1931 Junior High Graduation Program of Evelyn Di Giorgio
1931 Junior High Graduation Program of Evelyn Di Giorgio
1931 Junior High Graduation Program of Evelyn Di Giorgio
1931 Junior High Graduation Program of Evelyn Di Giorgio
1931 Junior High Graduation Program of Evelyn Di Giorgio
1931 Junior High Graduation Program of Evelyn Di Giorgio
1931 Junior High Graduation Program of Evelyn Di Giorgio
1931 Junior High Graduation Program of Evelyn Di Giorgio
1937 February 2
Kern County Tribute to Joseph Di Giorgio
The Kern County (California) Board of Supervisors named 1937 Feb 2 as “Joseph Di Giorgio Day.” People from all over the country came to the celebration, including Gov. Frank Merriam and Robert Rossi of the Italian Swiss Colony at Asti.
View Kern County Tribute to Joseph Di Giorgio1938 April 28
Rosario Di Giorgio’s U.S. Passport
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Passport
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Passport
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Passport
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Passport
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Passport
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Passport
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Passport
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Passport
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Passport
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Passport
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Passport
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Passport
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Passport
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Passport
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Passport
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Passport
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Passport
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Passport
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Passport
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Passport
1940 December 18
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Certificate of U.S. Citizenship
1944 January 9
Correspondence of Joseph Di Giorgio and Maj. Arthur Puccinelli
1944 Correspondence of Joseph Di Giorgio and Maj. Puccinelli
1944 Correspondence of Joseph Di Giorgio and Maj. Puccinelli
1944 Correspondence of Joseph Di Giorgio and Maj. Puccinelli
1944 Correspondence of Joseph Di Giorgio and Maj. Puccinelli
1944 Correspondence of Joseph Di Giorgio and Maj. Puccinelli
1944 Correspondence of Joseph Di Giorgio and Maj. Puccinelli
1944 Correspondence of Joseph Di Giorgio and Maj. Puccinelli
1944 Correspondence of Joseph Di Giorgio and Maj. Puccinelli
1944 Correspondence of Joseph Di Giorgio and Maj. Puccinelli
1944 Correspondence of Joseph Di Giorgio and Maj. Puccinelli
1944 Correspondence of Joseph Di Giorgio and Maj. Puccinelli
1944 Correspondence of Joseph Di Giorgio and Maj. Puccinelli
1944 Correspondence of Joseph Di Giorgio and Maj. Puccinelli
1944 Correspondence of Joseph Di Giorgio and Maj. Puccinelli
Maj. Puccinelli first wrote to Joseph Di Giorgio about conditions in his home town of Cefalù, Sicily, in December 1943.
View Correspondence of Joseph Di Giorgio and Maj. Arthur Puccinelli1946 March 11
Time Magazine Article About Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 Time Magazine Article About Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 Time Magazine Article About Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 Time Magazine Article About Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 Time Magazine Article About Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 Time Magazine Article About Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 Time Magazine Article About Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 Time Magazine Article About Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 Time Magazine Article About Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 Time Magazine Article About Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 Time Magazine Article About Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 Time Magazine Article About Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 Time Magazine Article About Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 Time Magazine Article About Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 Time Magazine Article About Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 August 1
Fortune magazine article on Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 <cite>Fortune</cite> magazine article on Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 <cite>Fortune</cite> magazine article on Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 <cite>Fortune</cite> magazine article on Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 <cite>Fortune</cite> magazine article on Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 <cite>Fortune</cite> magazine article on Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 <cite>Fortune</cite> magazine article on Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 <cite>Fortune</cite> magazine article on Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 <cite>Fortune</cite> magazine article on Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 <cite>Fortune</cite> magazine article on Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 <cite>Fortune</cite> magazine article on Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 <cite>Fortune</cite> magazine article on Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 <cite>Fortune</cite> magazine article on Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 <cite>Fortune</cite> magazine article on Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 <cite>Fortune</cite> magazine article on Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 <cite>Fortune</cite> magazine article on Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 <cite>Fortune</cite> magazine article on Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 <cite>Fortune</cite> magazine article on Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 <cite>Fortune</cite> magazine article on Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 <cite>Fortune</cite> magazine article on Joseph Di Giorgio
1946 <cite>Fortune</cite> magazine article on Joseph Di Giorgio
1950 September 9
Rosario & Carmelina Di Giorgio’s 50th Anniversary Notice
1951 February 26
Joseph Di Giorgio Obituaries
From the Los Angeles Examiner, the Los Angeles Times, and other newspapers.
View Joseph Di Giorgio Obituaries1955 June 29
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Death Certificate
1955 July 1
Rosario Di Giorgio’s Obituaries
First notice is from the Los Angeles Times; source of second notice is unknown.
View Rosario Di Giorgio’s Obituaries1959 April 17
The Di Giorgio Story
The Di Giorgio Story
The Di Giorgio Story
The Di Giorgio Story
The Di Giorgio Story
The Di Giorgio Story
The Di Giorgio Story
The Di Giorgio Story
The Di Giorgio Story
The Di Giorgio Story
The Di Giorgio Story
The Di Giorgio Story
The Di Giorgio Story
The Di Giorgio Story
The Di Giorgio Story
The Di Giorgio Story
The Di Giorgio Story
The Di Giorgio Story
The Di Giorgio Story
The Di Giorgio Story
The Di Giorgio Story
The Di Giorgio Story
16-page promotional booklet produced in 1959 reporting on the history and current operation of the Di Giorgio Fruit Corporation.
View The Di Giorgio Story1966 April 6
DiGiorgio Corp Letter to Cesar Chavez
1966 May 7
Report from Chris Hartmire on DiGiorgio Corp–NFWA Negotiations
Hartmire Report on Di Giorgio–NFWA Negotiations
Hartmire Report on Di Giorgio–NFWA Negotiations
Hartmire Report on Di Giorgio–NFWA Negotiations
Hartmire Report on Di Giorgio–NFWA Negotiations
Hartmire Report on Di Giorgio–NFWA Negotiations
Hartmire Report on Di Giorgio–NFWA Negotiations
Hartmire Report on Di Giorgio–NFWA Negotiations
Hartmire Report on Di Giorgio–NFWA Negotiations
Hartmire Report on Di Giorgio–NFWA Negotiations
Hartmire Report on Di Giorgio–NFWA Negotiations
Hartmire Report on Di Giorgio–NFWA Negotiations
Hartmire Report on Di Giorgio–NFWA Negotiations
Written to help local pastors respond to a letter from Di Giorgio Corporation about the Delano strike.
View Report from Chris Hartmire on DiGiorgio Corp–NFWA Negotiations1967 June 30
Carmelina Di Giorgio’s Obituary
From the Register Paper
View Carmelina Di Giorgio’s Obituary1971 December 21
Philip Di Giorgio’s Obituary
1972 May 27
Maria Anaya Ponce’s Life Story
As told to daughter Carmen Ponce Sforzini and grand-daughter Charlotte Sforzini Arton, May 27 & 31, 1972.
View Maria Anaya Ponce’s Life Story1975 November 19
Helen Serda Remembers Di Giorgio Corp. and Cesar Chavez
Helen Serda Remembers Di Giorgio Corp. and Cesar Chavez
Helen Serda Remembers Di Giorgio Corp. and Cesar Chavez
Helen Serda Remembers Di Giorgio Corp. and Cesar Chavez
Helen Serda Remembers Di Giorgio Corp. and Cesar Chavez
Helen Serda Remembers Di Giorgio Corp. and Cesar Chavez
Helen Serda Remembers Di Giorgio Corp. and Cesar Chavez
Helen Serda Remembers Di Giorgio Corp. and Cesar Chavez
Helen Serda Remembers Di Giorgio Corp. and Cesar Chavez
Helen Serda Remembers Di Giorgio Corp. and Cesar Chavez
Helen Serda Remembers Di Giorgio Corp. and Cesar Chavez
Helen Serda Remembers Di Giorgio Corp. and Cesar Chavez
Helen Serda Remembers Di Giorgio Corp. and Cesar Chavez
Helen Serda Remembers Di Giorgio Corp. and Cesar Chavez
Helen Serda Remembers Di Giorgio Corp. and Cesar Chavez
1975 December 3
Frankie Grant’s Life Story
1976 November 16
Memories of Lyllian Grant
1976 November 17
Frankie Grant’s Bequests
1978 December 27
Theresa Di Giorgio Busch’s Obituary
1983 June 1
The Di Giorgios: From Fruit Merchants to Corporate Innovators
The Di Giorgios: From Fruit Merchants to Corporate Innovators
The Di Giorgios: From Fruit Merchants to Corporate Innovators
The Di Giorgios: From Fruit Merchants to Corporate Innovators
The Di Giorgios: From Fruit Merchants to Corporate Innovators
The Di Giorgios: From Fruit Merchants to Corporate Innovators
The Di Giorgios: From Fruit Merchants to Corporate Innovators
The Di Giorgios: From Fruit Merchants to Corporate Innovators
The Di Giorgios: From Fruit Merchants to Corporate Innovators
The Di Giorgios: From Fruit Merchants to Corporate Innovators
The Di Giorgios: From Fruit Merchants to Corporate Innovators
The Di Giorgios: From Fruit Merchants to Corporate Innovators
The Di Giorgios: From Fruit Merchants to Corporate Innovators
The Di Giorgios: From Fruit Merchants to Corporate Innovators
The Di Giorgios: From Fruit Merchants to Corporate Innovators
1989 August 10
Jenny Mancini Sforzini Stefani Tells Her Life Story
1998 May 26
Bill Grant’s Life Story
1998 July 15
Evelyn Di Giorgio Grant’s Life Story
1999 August 15
Carmen Ponce Sforzini’s Life Story
2000 April 25
Harry Sforzini’s Life Story
2002 November 13
Brooks Family History
Notes on the arrival of the Brooks family in the New World.
View Brooks Family History2003 October 30
Ives to Grant
My great-grandmother Frankie Grant was proud of being related to renowned lithographer James Merritt Ives (of Currier & Ives fame). Here’s the connection.
View Ives to Grant2004 October 25
Digitizing Photos
I thought I’d share the results of my quest for perfection in the transfer process. As always, I spend many hours upfront in the hopes of establishing a process that won’t have me wasting many days down the road. It’s taken a lot of trial and error, but I think I have that process now. If you’re about to start, maybe this will save you some time and agony.
View Digitizing Photos2015 July 28
Di Giorgio Family Tree Handout
2015 Di Giorgio Charts.pdf
2015 Di Giorgio Charts.pdf
2015 Di Giorgio Charts.pdf
2015 Di Giorgio Charts.pdf
2015 Di Giorgio Charts.pdf
2015 Di Giorgio Charts.pdf
2015 Di Giorgio Charts.pdf
2015 Di Giorgio Charts.pdf
2015 Di Giorgio Charts.pdf
2015 Di Giorgio Charts.pdf
2015 Di Giorgio Charts.pdf
2015 Di Giorgio Charts.pdf
2015 Di Giorgio Charts.pdf
2015 Di Giorgio Charts.pdf
2015 Di Giorgio Charts.pdf
2015 Di Giorgio Charts.pdf
2015 Di Giorgio Charts.pdf
2015 Di Giorgio Charts.pdf
2015 Di Giorgio Charts.pdf
2015 Di Giorgio Charts.pdf
[Access restricted to family members!] 21-page PDF with descendant charts for Vincenzo Di Giorgio, Salvatore Di Giorgio, Vincent Di Giorgio, Annetta Di Giorgio, Rosario Di Giorgio, Salvatore Joseph Di Giorgio, and Marietta Di Giorgio. Last used at the 2015 Di Giorgio Reunion in Napa, CA.
View Di Giorgio Family Tree Handout