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This is a photo of Michele Wyman's great great grandmother and grandfather, Josie and Joe Scaletta. The photo is from 1907, and shows Josie and Joe on 13th and Harney street in Omaha, Ne. Their parents came from Italy, and would be Wyman's great…

Photograph and newspaper clipping describing death of Sam Vacanti, the uncle of Louise Vacanti, who lost his life on November 27, 1944. After enlisting in the Navy in 1934, he was stationed at a Pacific naval base and later died in a plane crash near…

Pictured are plates from Louise Vacanti that were passed down to her from her grandmother who immigrated from Carlentini, Sicily.

Coming from the Caniglia family in Omaha, Nebraska, this tattered and torn family album has been passed down through generations of life in the family. The front cover of the album is a colorful painting of a man on horseback wielding a sword…

Framed black and white photo. The writing on the back reads "My Dad and Mom" "Dad was 34 years" "Mom 28 years"

In the late 1890s, Chuck's great-grandparents came from Carlentini. They worked as bakers in the Little Italy community in Omaha.

Gina Troia, the 2018 Santa Lucia Queen, hands out this informational card to the public. A picture of Gina with her autograph is featured on the front of the card. On the back is information regarding the history of Santa Lucia and the Prayer of…

Photograph of Francesca (Ruscica) Mandolfo and husband Sebastiano Mandolfo who immigrated from Carlentini, Sicily in 1953. Coming through Ellis Island with two children, the family moved to Omaha, Nebraska where they lived out the remainder of their…

This photo captures the Cangilia house, childhood home of Joe Caniglia and his family, built in the Little Italy neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska. The home was built by the famous architect Thomas Rogers Kimball, who also built St. Cecelia's…