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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.

The chips belonged to the Bell Cigar Store, located on 16th and Douglas in Little Italy, Omaha, Neb. Frank Calamia was the owner of the cigar store that, according to popular legend, never sold a single cigar. The cigars in the window display were…

Sam Vacanti writes back to his mother, Mrs. James C Vacanti of Omaha, Nebraska, while stationed on a Pacific naval base. He explains his excitement when he found his brother, Tony Vacanti, on the same ship. Tony enlisted in the war on October 7th,…

Circular color photographs of Antonia Vacanti and Alfrio Longo on their wedding day. Handwriting on the back reads "Grandpa Longo" "Parent's" "Antonia Vacanti age 18" "Alfio Longo age 25" "Married January 9, 1909 at St. Mary Magdalene Church. Omaha,…

The ribbon was worn by the secretary of the Daughters of Santa Lucia for a Columbus Day celebration. The date of the celebration and ribbon are unknown.