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Wedding photograph of Frank Laguzza and AlDona Popek. Married on June 23, 1945.

Invoice from Sortino Bros. wholesale fruits and vegetables to Carl Laggzza. Located in Omaha.

Photographs of Biaggio Laguzza (1887-1983) and Salvatore Laguzza (1894-1915) with biographical information.

Newspaper Clipping about Italians in WW2. One was about Cpl. Brogna's. He was 21, fighting in the Pacific against the Japanese.

Certificate of Marriage of Antonino Sortino and Vivian D'Ercole on February 16, 1930. Married in St. Ann's in Omaha.

Italian Passport of Domenico D'Ercole, born in 1877.

Certificate of Naturalization for Domenico D'Ercole from Italy, dated June 6, 1922. The document also lists his wife Amabilia and their seven children.

Certificate of Naturalization for Angela Brogna, from August 17, 1942. Former nationality was Italian. Angela was 56.

This is a photo of a class from the Omaha Train School, located on 6th and Pine. The Train School was where a lot of Italian children of Omaha were educated. Josephine Lomeier brought us the picture, telling us the story of Bell Cathro, who she…

A story by Maggie Tunning in The Encounter Magazine from the September/October 2008 issue. It discusses Little Italy in Omaha, its history and its future.