Volume II Issue 2 Autumn 2004

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Santo Stefano Di Filicudi Family Picnic: Clear, Cool & Spectacular!

We all had the jitters as Sunday, August 1st drew near. The early forecast was identical to last summer’s when light rain intermittently joined our revelry from dessert onward and our picnic was drenched by mid-afternoon. But this year, the clouds never broke into rain and the day was breezy and comfortably cool, yet warm enough for some of our children and adults to enjoy the spray pool. Another spectacular bonus over last year’s rainout were the games: tug of war, bocce, horseshoes, and ring toss, attractions for the many young children and adults. Al Bonica organized and hosted the event as skillfully as he did last year. Six men led the procession, carrying the statue of Saint Stephen and Father Jack Mandile, SJ again of-fered an inspiring outdoor Mass in his honor, ending with some touching re-

collections of his trip to the islands in June. Despite threats of bad weather, attendance surpassed last year and we look forward to our next old-fashioned

summer picnic and festa for our patron saint. Next year we may even open the event to the public. Thanks to all.

Tug of War: separating the men from the boys

Fifty-two members of our society enjoyed a fantastic guided tour of the Eolian Islands and Taormina from June 11th to June 24th thanks to the work of Cathy Umina, Roland Vanaria, the Durgin Travel Agency and their excellent tour hostess and guides. The itinerary included a six nights’ stay on Lipari, with day

Eolian Islands Trip: 52 Strong Visit the “Homeland” visits to Vulcano, Stromboli and Sa-lina, a two nights’/ three days’ stay on Filicudi and four nights in Taormina. On Lipari, Sonia D’Ambra of Centro Studi greeted our group for a before-dinner drink of Malvasia, the popular, sweet wine of the islands, and a tour of Centro Studi. On Salina, Clara Rametta and her husband, Michele Carusso, proprietors of the Hotel Sig-num, hosted a delicious typical Eolian meal prepared by Michele. Clara then gave the group a tour of the Eolian Museum of Emigration in Malfa. Our travelers returned with touching sto-ries, some of which are included in the “Going Home” section of this news-letter.

An enthusiastic crowd, tasty food, professional looking exhibits and a beautifully decorated hall made Heri-tage Day April 24th a memorable event. Our exhibitors, Angelo Taranto, Alfred Bonica, Frances Rando Du-fromont, Trudy and Nicholas (Vanaria)

Heritage Day 2004: Full of Sun and Human Warmth

Sottile, Gaetano “Tom” LaCava, Rose Taranto, Elizabeth (Taranto) York, and Anthony and Patricia Rando, gra-ciously displayed their family treas-ures, talked with people about the his-tory of the “old days” and told some wonderful stories. Tom LaCava and Maria Taranto set up our society table, Jennifer Taranto manned the geneal-ogy table, and John Umina digitized family photos for our archives, while Gregory M. Rando, Jr. photographed the displays and the people who at-tended. We Thank them all and look forward to sharing our photos and memories of the day with those of you who were unable to join us. “Millione grazie” to Anna Taranto, Rose Tar-anto, Sal Pinzone, Marianne Priante,

Pat Rando with Rando family exhibit.

Professor Marcello Saija director of the Eolian Emigration Museum on Salina in the Eolian Islands and professor of political science at the University of Messina, along with 30 students and three colleagues met with about 20 members of the Filicudi Associates on July 3rd, 2004, during their four week educational program and cul-tural tour of New England (Southern Connecticut State University) and New York (State University of New York at Stony Brook). Professor Saija conversed with a number of emigrants about their experiences at an Italian-American picnic hosted by John and Cathy Umina at their home in Concord, MA. Tasty Italian caponatina, pasta lentiche, sausages, peppers and onions, mussels risotto, ziti al forno, cassat-edde, spicchetedde, and spumoni along with the traditional American hotdogs, hamburgers, potato salad, coleslaw, strawberry shortcakes, brownies and water-melon were provided and served by members of the society.

Eolian Museum Director Visits the Filicudi Society.

Prof. Marcello Saija with students enjoying watermelon.

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Joan and John Taranto, Nancy O‘Connell, Curt Mahon and Maria Taranto, Tom LaCava, Cathy and John Umina, Nick and Trudy (Buscemi) Sottile, Angela Aucoin, Lynne Fallo, Tom Taranto, Carmella Mazzarella, Marianne Priante, Joan and John Tar-anto, Angelo Taranto, Anthony Rando, Phil Giardina, Tom Taranto, Bill and Marianne Priante, and all oth-ers who helped to make the day spe-cial. Thanks also to Sal Pinzone for getting us the Sons of Italy Hall, to Kerry Cincotta, the function manager, to Dolly, our barmaid for the day, and to Marcel, the custodian for all their thoughtful help. Peter and Lucille Galuzzo, Charles and Linda Casella, Carolyn Cusolito Tavares and her par-ents, Richard and Isabelle Cusolito and Fr. Jack Mandile and his sister Geraldine Robson, all who attended for the first time, raved about the event, and each spontaneously offered to exhibit at our next Heritage Day when we plan to exhibit family photos and records of the immigrants and enlarged excerpts of family stories So start unearthing and collecting your family photos, records and stories and start collecting your grandchildren, grand nieces and nephews to share this event with them. Heritage is more than recounting history. It is educating the young to respect their personal past.

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On July 9th, Maria Taranto, president of the Filicudi Associates, David Drucker, director of the Chenango his-torical museum in Norwich, and Prof Saija, director of the Museo Eoliano del Emigrazione on Salina met at Central Connecticut State University to estab-

Norwich Historical Exhibit for Lipari Colony.

David Drucker & Prof. Marcello Saija

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Most of the Eolian islands were not settled until the 1600s. Did you ever wonder where your ancestors lived before they migrated to the Eolian is-lands? Eric Umile of Pennsylvania writes that his friend Marcello Mollica is willing to research Filicudi family histories regarding where they lived before they came to Filicudi, how they got there and why. That means he will find out where families were before they were on the island. Most of our ancestors either came from Sicily or most likely, Spain. As an Italian and a scholar Marcello Mollica is fluent in Italian and Italian history and has ac-cess to books and records that most of us do not even know exist. Price for such an undertaking would be negoti-ated before he begins his search. He is surely willing to do historical research of families from other Eolian islands as well as Filicudi. Please contact Maria Taranto (508-875-7616) at minervasowl2@earthlink.net to learn more about this exciting project.

Filicudi-Family Histories

Marcello Saija, director of the emi-gration museum on Salina is pleased with the Society’s new project to col-lect and assemble photos, records, his-tory, anecdotes, and genealogy of our members, by emigrant family group-ings. These will be housed in the Filicudi society archives with copies to be donated to the emigration museum on Salina. He has generously advised us to use last year’s raffle proceeds, earmarked for the museum in Salina, to defray costs of this project. A committee is being formed to be-gin working on the project this fall.

This past spring some of us gathered to learn how to make sfingi and cassatedde. (see photo above) For our next workshop, Anna Renzella Taranto has agreed to show us how she makes her delicious chicken soup with meatballs and escarole, also known as Italian wedding soup. Cathy (Zagami) Umina, has offered to demon-strate making gigi and Maria Taranto, how to make spicchetedde. So, join us on Saturday, November 27th at Anna Taranto’s house on 62 Forest Street, Newton Highlands, MA from 10:30 AM until 3PM for another fun-filled Eolian cooking workshop and, please contact us to let us know that you will come. Call Nancy O’Connell (617-332-9719) or Maria Taranto (508-875-7616). Snow date, Sunday, November 28th. If anyone wishes to demonstrate an Eolian recipe in future work-shops please contact us . The atmosphere is casual and there are about six to ten women to a group. Men are welcome!

Raffle Funds to be used for Family Archive Project

Eolian Cooking Workshop

lish a connection between the museum in Norwich and the museum on Salina, and the two men agreed on exchanges of memorabilia and manpower. The Chenango County Historical Museum plans to host an exhibit of photos and memorabilia next spring to honor families who came from Lipari to Norwich around the end of the 19th century. These immigrants made impressive economical changes in the town by establishing food markets with fresh fruits, vegetables and meats, as well as restaurants and variety stores. The col-ony also provided a mainstay of work-ers in the mills, factories and quarries of Norwich and neighboring Oxford, NY for the first half of the 20th cen-tury. Surnames of those who prospered and improved the area are Taranto, Biviano, Benenati, Famolaro, Juifre, Natoli, Maiurano, Mirabito, Scafidi, and many more.

Spring Cookie Bake 2004: First row: Rose Taranto, Rose Zeno, Nancy O’Connell, Joan Taranto, Anna Taranto, Back row: Maria Taranto, Mary Ann Priante, Emily Taranto-Kent, Allana Taranto. Photo by Lynne Fallo

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GOING HOME: Trips to the Eolian Islands

Traveling Back to Family Memories by Fran Rando Dufromont

At the age of sixteen, my father, Gregorio Rando, left the island of Filicudi for America. The decision to leave Filicudi was a difficult one. He was the youngest of nine children of Gregorio Rando and Rosaria Taranto and, when he came to America for a new life, he left behind his mother and a sister. He arrived at Ellis Island on November 10, 1920, and returned to Filicudi once in 1931. Years later, we had his name engraved on the Ameri-can Immigrant Wall Of Honor at Ellis Island as a fitting tribute to a man wel-comed by America; but not forgotten in his homeland. In 1992, after years of hearing his colorful stories of island life, I decided to take a trip to Filicudi. I had always yearned to go there. As a young child, I wanted to explore Filicudi because I loved my father’s stories about the is-land. He told so many happy stories of a time so long ago and I thought that learning more about the island would give me a window into understanding my father, the people and the culture in which he was raised. During my visit, I was finally able to see with my own eyes and touch with my own hands, my father’s memories - the sound of sea water crashing against rocks; the smell and sounds of the bustling vil-lage streets; the coolness and smooth-ness of a stonewall he had built near the family homestead. This visit was my time to see the beauty of his boy-hood surroundings at their best and most magnificent. For the first time, I experienced what I had only been told about as a child. It wasn’t until this trip

that I realized that I wanted to know more about my Italian heritage. Be-fore, I never felt any personal connec-tion to the island on which my father was born. Some of my father’s greatest joys of island living were his memories of hunting, fishing, and sleeping under the stars on the island. His recollec-tions were filled with references to the Grotta di Bue Marino (Grotto of the Sea Ox), the huge rock formation “La Canna” and the flat rock in the ocean that he called “The Egg.” On my trip, I traveled by boat to see these sites. Seeing them after years of stories brought a smile to my face and I could almost hear my father’s voice as he told me stories of sitting on this rock with a hard loaf of bread, dunking it in the water to soften it to eat, after a long day of fishing. After reaching the island and seeing these landmarks firsthand, I could understand the joy I heard in his voice as he relived his memories. As a child growing up in Waltham, two large photos of Filicudi hung by our family’s fireplace. One featured my grandmother, standing by a large stonewall that my father and grandfa-ther had built by hand and that bor-dered the family property. The other one featured a mausoleum inscribed with the words “Family of Gregorio Rando” where my grandparents, aunt, and uncle had been laid to rest. In 1930, my father commissioned this memorial, built as a tribute to honor the memories of his family. Yet, while my father had had it built, he never saw the finished work. During my trip, when I got to see and touch these landmarks, I was elated, never having experienced such joy and happiness. It was a thrill to see

the actual landmarks, after seeing them only in pictures for so many years! The pictures, his stories, his voice all came back to me. His memo-ries came to life, becoming new memories for me, captured in my own photographs. I didn’t realize how much the trip would affect me. It in-creased my appetite to learn more about my own heritage, my father’s life, and his homeland. Island life was very hard. I’m glad that my father left the is-land for a better life in America. I’m also happy that he left behind remem-brances of my heritage on the island. My father passed away when he was 60 years old. I wish that many years ago when my dad was alive, I had asked him more questions about his life on the island. At that time, I never dreamed I would be so interested in my family roots and that I would ever want to see Filicudi. Going to Filicudi was delightful and fulfilling. It was the most rewarding vacation that I have ever taken. My only regret was not to be able to find the house in which my father grew up, our ancestral home. This past June I made a return visit to Filicudi with a group of other de-scendents of Filicudi. I visited the Eolian Emigration Museum on the island of Salina and was elated to see my father’s picture there. I have do-nated several of my father’s papers and pictures to the museum to keep memories of him alive. But, best of all, the highlight of my trip, thanks to Catherine Umina, our group leader and trip organizer, was to go to my father’s house. This experience com-pleted my dream.

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My trip to the Eolian Islands and Sicily was a mixture of R & R and a retreat wherein I left the cares and noise of the world behind and contem-plated all God’s creation. . . . the sky, the volcanoes, the cerulean waters, the bougainvillea and the history of the many varied peoples whose cultures helped to fashion the islands as they stand today. We found the people on the is-lands and in Messina, Catania, Taormina, Siracusa to be trustworthy regarding money transactions: there was no fear of stealing. I even left the door to my room open in the three ho-tels in which we stayed. That’s how honest the people seemed to be. Clara Rametta of the Hotel Signum on Salina was very helpful and spent generous amounts of time with me gathering facts regarding my mother’s father, Joseph (Giuseppe) Marchese. Remem-bering our ancestors makes our lives more fascinating and fulfilling and the Eolian Museum of Emigration was like a movie of our past. All the tour guides who tended to us did not treat us with “business as usual.” but as willing stu-dents. The 51 other people with me were another highlight of the trip, and

in our group there were grandfathers and grandmothers, their children and grandchildren. The close bonding of the grandchildren with their grandpar-ents was an “experience” because we don’t see this too much in America anymore. Each day the grandchildren sought out their grandparents and kept close to them, attending to their needs, not leaving them alone. Panoramically, I enjoyed taking the ferries and hydrofoils (aliscafi) among the beautiful unspoiled, unpol-luted, peace-loving islands we touched upon: just drinking in the sun, alone with my thoughts, yet surrounded by others; just letting the sounds, the air, the sights of the vistas of water, sun and clouds and of the islands evoke good feelings of what must have been, what is now and what will be! Shop-ping can be delightful also, especially when buying for others, and, I might add, for yours truly too, especially in Milazzo for ceramics. I also spent a good amount of leisurely time in Taormina next to the Caesar Palace Hotel buying four pairs of leather shoes (one dress and three sandals) and four leather belts. All come from God’s creatures and that made me feel good and thankful. Eating out is al-ways an adventure and was fulfilling, especially at the three hotels where we stayed. Getting up and serving myself from a buffet, choosing what appeals

Highlights of my Visit to the Eolian Islands by Fr, Jack Mandile, SJ

to my appetite is what I call freedom and complete satisfaction, but socializ-ing at these meals with my fellow Si-cilian brothers and sisters and those from the Eolian islands, Lipari, Filicudi, Salina, etc. was the embodi-ment of the tour. Many a laugh breaks the ice, many a story of one’s life is a mirror of another’s and so brings inter-est, empathy and compassion. After we arrived it took me seven days to recover my regular routine of sleeping. In those seven days, I awoke at 3 AM and had to start my day, but looking back it was worth it. I can now picture my three grandparents in Lipari and Messina, but I am happy that they left there to come to Amer-ica, the land of opportunity, and to be a great part of my life, and of whom I am today. And so now back at home we can daydream about all the places, the sights and the people that we vis-ited. And we hope that, as sisters and brothers in God’s family, we made their lives better, socially and spiritu-ally, as they did ours. Our thanks to God for our health and to our guardian angels who watched over us the whole time, and, of course, thanks to Santo Stefano, San Bartolomeo, Sant’ Agata. . . and how can we forget Ma-rina Lunga and Marina Corta in Lipari? Molto grazie tutti!! Is that the right expression?

Maria Taranto was elected as an Hon-orary member of C.I.R.C.E. The re-search arm of the Eolian-Emigration Museum housed on the island of Salina Sicily.

We wish to thank Angelo Taranto, Wayne Brasco, John Vecchione, Nancy Rando O’Connell, Victor San-tamaria, Anthony Rando, Frances Rando Dufromont, Mary Mobilia Pi-cone, Cathy Umina and Maria Taranto who have contributed family memora-bilia and/or money to the society and to the emigration museum on Salina. We are also grateful for donations at Heritage Day and our Santo Stefano Picnic and to 55 of our members who have paid their dues.

Donations

On Saturday, October 23rd Sicilia Mondo, one of our sister societies, is holding its annual dinner dance from 7PM until midnight at the Sons of It-aly Hall, Watertown, MA and our president, Maria Taranto, will be hon-ored as Woman of the Year 2004. Exceptional Italian music will be provided by Enzo Amara’s popular band “Volare.” Contact Anthony Lo-Nigro, president at 781-899-1829 for tickets.

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My trip to Italy reminded me how much I like stale bread. My husband and I were traveling with 50 family members and friends who have ances-tors from Italy. I wasn’t thinking about stale bread as I stood in the parking lot of the Sacred Heart Church, which I attended with my family when I was a child growing up in Waltham, Massachusetts. I was wondering if I would recognize friends that I hadn’t seen since junior high school. I didn’t have to wait long for soon the parking lot was full of cars, and people were rushing towards each other to hug and greet friends they had-n’t seen for years. Then, we loaded a bus for Logan airport in Boston and in seven hours we landed in Italy. This group was special: our ancestors weren’t from Rome, Florence or Naples. They came from a magical place called the Eolian Islands. These seven islands located off the northern coast of Sicily in the Tyrrhenian Sea even have magical names: Lipari, Sa-lina, Stromboli, Panarea, Vulcano, Filicudi and Alicudi. On the largest island, Lipari, we visited the Centro Studi di Ricerche della Storia e Prob-lemi dell’ Eoliani (Center for the Study and Research of the History and Prob-lems of the Eolian People). At the end of our meeting I pur-chased a cookbook that the center pub-lished. The cookbook consists of reci-pes collected by interviewing some of the oldest people on the islands and writing down their recipes. I didn’t open the book until I was back in Washington because I knew I would have plenty of time to read it at home and I wanted to spend my time on the trip renewing friendships and talking with people I hadn‘t seen for so many years. When I did pick up the book to read it, I noticed the title Pani Caliatu, (Twice- Cooked Bread). I remembered

that “pani caliatu” was a food we ate very often when I was growing up, and it was one of my favorites. All of a sud-den I was back in my mother’s kitchen mixing a bowl of “pani caliatu.” So many memories flashed before me that my eyes filled with tears. So now, let me tell you about this life-sustaining, simple staple of the is-lands. The chapter on “Bread” says “The first thing we noticed was an un-usual architectural feature of all the older island houses - a vault-stone oven built right into a corner of the kitchen.” The researcher found that bread was a “central theme in the islanders’ food culture.” “Pani caliatu” was a staple because “twice-baked” bread would last forever, and making bread that would last forever was a matter of economy. The more bread you made in one baking, the less wood was burned, and wood was a scarce commodity. Fresh bread was made only on bread-making days, and was never baked on Friday or Sunday. Ovens were named for the number of loaves that could be baked in one go. A 20-kilo oven would make enough bread for a week, but a 30 or 50 kilo oven would make enough for a month. The whole family participated in making the bread. The men took over the first kneading because it required brute force. They were also responsible for keeping the fire going. The ability to judge the temperature of the oven was crucial to making successful bread and was accomplished by discriminat-ing the whiteness of the dome-vault stones. When the bread was baked, the bread-makers got to have a treat of fresh bread stuffed with cherry toma-toes, onions, capers or anchovies, and drizzled with olive oil. Then the rest of the bread went back into the warm oven and would stay there over-night. One woman described the process and result in poetic language: “As the tem-perature slowly falls, the bread takes on a lovely golden hue and gently gives up its moisture.” The next morning you have “pani caliatu.”

“Pani caliatu” was a special treat in our home. While my mother often made fresh pasta and ravioli, I don’t remember her baking bread, probably because there was an excellent bakery within walking distance of our home and we could get fresh bread when-ever we wanted to. However, we did twice-bake the bread just for the pleasure of it. Every Sunday morning after church my father and I would walk the mile or so to the bakery and buy two to three loaves of freshly baked bread. Sunday morning walks with my father were very special to me, and are among my most cherished memories. Of course, we would talk and eat half a loaf on our walk home. When the bread got “stale,” my mother would put it in a warm oven until it was a golden brown. Some-times we would have more “stale” bread than we could eat in one sitting. I was always happy when that hap-pened because “pani caliatu” was and is one of my favorite foods. The next time you are in an Italian bakery, pick up a loaf or two of hearty Italian bread - not the kind that is airy and spongy - it should be dense. Take it home, put it in a warm oven until it is

U Pani Caliatu

by Linda Giardina Brooks

Newsletter Staff

Editor: Maria Taranto, Assistant Editor: John ‘Curt’ Mahon, Lay-out: Tom Taranto, Contributing Writers this issue: Fran Rando Dufromont, Fr. Jack Mandile S.J. , Linda Giardina Brooks La Canna Siren c/o Maria Taranto 24 Trafton Road, Framingham, MA 01702

REMEMBERING OURREMEMBERING OUR DECEASED MEMBERSDECEASED MEMBERS

*Anthony DeLosa, Sr.

*Giovanna (Jenny) Ferlazzo *George Domeniconi, *Salvatore Ferro

*Virginia Pittorino Hanley *Rose Giardina Mandile

*Marion J. Cappadona Mesite *Rose Giardina Rando

*Cuono Angelo “Coney” Taranto *Thomas R. “Tucker” Taranto

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Although we are incorporated as a not-for-profit society in the state of Massachusetts, we have never applied for tax-exempt status. We currently pay taxes for services and goods. Recognition by the IRS of our tax exempt status would allow us franking privi-

leges on postage, remove tax expenses and also provide a tax incentive to attract more and larger donations. While we have been working on this problem, we have been hampered by not knowing the best way to approach achieving our goal. If you can offer consultation, or can recommend someone who can, we would be most appreciative. Please contact Maria Taranto, president, 508 875-7616.

Maria Taranto, president; Cathy Umina, vice president; Pat Rando, treasurer; Jennifer Taranto, re-cording secretary and Phil Giardina, correspondence secre-tary. Along with the foregoing members, Anthony Rando and Ro-land Vanaria are trustees.

Jennifer Taranto, our society’s sec-retary, and Thomas Vitolo were mar-ried on June 26th 2004 at the Marsh Chapel of Boston University and spent part of their honeymoon on Filicudi.

● For completed membership ap-plications: Cathy Umina, 60 Range Rd, Concord MA, 01742. ● For donations payable to Filicudi Associates, Inc. to Pat Rando, 132 Bright Street, Waltham, MA 01453. ● For newsletter business: Maria Taranto, 24 Trafton Road, Fram-ingham, Massachusetts, 01702. General correspondence to Maria or Cathy at their respective ad-dress listed above or email Maria at minevasowl2@earthlink.net or Cathy at cathy@filicudi.org.

CURRENT OFFICERS

MONEY MATTERS: Budget and Membership Newly Married

SOCIETY ADDRESSES

SOCIETY NOTES We are a philanthropically based society and, therefore, should have enough extra money to offer charitable donations on a yearly basis. Since we are trying to in-clude more activities for more of our members, our expenses are greater than in the past. Yet, we still keep the cost of our only fundraiser, our benefit dinner dance, as low as possible. This year we have introduced member-dues. We now have about 55 paid up members. Yet, about 150 members regularly attend our functions and about 225 members receive the newsletter, which is a costly item. Please consider paying your dues. The following lists our activities, expenses, proceeds and charitable donations for 2003. We began with money in reserve.

Activities Expenses Proceeds Donations Heritage Day 386.00 54.00 Santo Stefano Family Picnic 155.00 178.00 Newsletter: Spring & Fall 747.00 Dinner Dance (tickets & raffle) 6845.00 7645.00 Hospitality (Mass cards, flowers) 200.00 Miscellaneous: postage, copies, fees 361.00 Contributions Received 467.00 Donations Made 1276.00* Total $8694.00 $8344.00 $1276.00 * These funds came from a raffle and individual donations earmarked expressly for the museum

LEGAL ADVICE NEEDED

Grandparents

Nancy Rando O’Connell is the proud grandmother of Sara Rose O‘Connell, born April 23rd, 2004.

FILICUDI ASSOCIATES OF WALTHAM, MASSACHUSETTS 2005 NEW/ RENEWAL MEMBERSHIP APPLICATION

DUES: Individual: $10.00/ year, Family: $25.00/year, Life Membership $50.00 Please check one Social Member (Any person who wants only to attend social functions of the society.)

Regular Member (A Filicudato or spouse, or a descendant of Filicudati.) Life Member (Individual over 65 years of age.)

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Telephone/E mail address__________________________________________________________ Please detach or copy this application and send it with a check, made payable to Filicudi Associates, Inc. to: Ms. Cathy Umina, V.P., Chair of the Membership Committee, 160 Range Road, Concord, MA 01742

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