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After Sam Vacanti died in a plane crash during WWII, the US Navy sent a telegram on January 24th, 1945 to his brother Alfred (also enlisted) that Sam had died.

As children, Jeffrey Caniglia and his cousins and friends often went to "Mosquito Hill" located in Dahlman Park, Little Italy, Omaha, NE. The hill was nicknamed such because of the relentless mosquitoes swarming the area. Caniglia recalled playing…

This is a picture of Salvatore Carlentini posing in an Italian military uniform. The image is printed on the front of a post-card.

Richard Mengler uncovered artifacts from his wife's side of the family contained in a parcel, which was covered in this foil wrapping.

This is a savings booklet given to Louise Bonafede in grade school. She had a total of two cents in her account, one cent deposited over two different dates in 1930. The First National Bank of Omaha is still up and running today!

This is an Italian passport of an immigrant from Carlentini, Sicily that is going to Omaha, Nebraska.

This is a photo of the Santa Lucia Festival, taken about the time of its creation in the 1920s. The float that holds the figure of Santa Lucia is pictured in the background.

This is Brian C Bowman's grandfather Charlie Longo when he was married. He was married during World War II, on leave, and his wife had to fly to Los Vegas. She then returned to Omaha, Nebraska without him, while he finished the remainder of his…

This is Brian C Bowman's grandfather serving in the United States Military during the second world war. The back reads "Charlie Longo - taken in front of the shower hut in Alaska (probably ) circa Feb. 1945"

A group of seven men playing guitar and mandolins - on the back of the photo is written: "Santa Luca Seranaders - Frank Favara, Mid Joe St"