Your site is excellent. I’m very impressed with the translation capabilities of the site.
I check on it frequently. Although I studied Italian in college, I’m terrible in foreign languages.
The island looks so beautiful and tranquil.
This is the only family photo that survived our many hurricanes in New Orleans.
The man drinking his beer is my father Francesco Giovanni Spucches (Frank J. Spokes).
The man in the floral shirt is my uncle Guiseppe Spucches (Joseph Spokes, Jr.),
the woman on the far right is my grandmother Vincenza Percopo Spucches.
Her entire Percopo family came from Contessa Entellina. I’m sticking my head in front
of her for my 6th birthday. The Spucches boys are all connected to Ustica through their
maternal grandmother Caterina Tarantino 1875-1947. Her parents Rosa Manfre and
Nicolo Tarantino are from Ustica. Nicolo’s birth in Ustica has not been confirmed.
I’m sorry, Guiseppe was Rosa’s father. We have researched Guiseppe Manfre 1817-1899
from Ustica because he also migrated to New Orleans. We even know about his father Antonio.
It is Nicolo Tarantino’s connection to Ustica that is our mystery.
We may never find out about his family.
