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    MWS replied to the thread Italians in Birmingham.
    On the 1911 census there is a Mary Veraca (Verrecchia) listed as an ice cream vendor. She's born in Italy but not listed as Sora, which...
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    MWS reacted to Dionysius//88's post in the thread Italians in Birmingham with Appreciate Appreciate.
    With regards to MWS post no 6 and ice cream manufacturers I noticed one name missing from that list and that was Verraccia as a kid and...
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    MWS replied to the thread Italians in Birmingham.
    Thanks, still a lovely piece of music.
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    MWS reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Italians in Birmingham with Appreciate Appreciate.
    According to Shazam…
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    MWS replied to the thread Abbey Road.
    Johnson maybe? They appear to be listed at no. 42 in 1939. There was a son Edward D Johnson b1919 and there is a prisoner of war...
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    MWS reacted to A Sparks's post in the thread Warstone Lane Cemetery with Appreciate Appreciate.
    An article on the BBC Birmingham website this morning about Key Hill and Warstone Lane.. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4glpky135wo
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    MWS replied to the thread Italians in Birmingham.
    Looks a very picturesque, a lovely waterfall. Accompanied by the music of Agnes Obel I think.
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    MWS reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Italians in Birmingham with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Quick Look at Sora…
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    MWS reacted to mw0njm.'s post in the thread Occupations That Have Faded Away with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Used teeth salesman or much of the 20th century, access to decent dental treatment was limited, particularly in Europe, and many people...
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    MWS reacted to Astoness's post in the thread Gravelly Hill - Slade Road / The Slade with Appreciate Appreciate.
    slade road
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    MWS replied to the thread Italians in Birmingham.
    I've never watched The Sopranos. Not a fan of gangster films/shows, haven't seen any of The Godfather films either.
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    MWS reacted to Richard Dye's post in the thread Italians in Birmingham with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Many Italian families that emigrated like my wife’s parents/grad parents, aunts and uncles all lived in the same neighborhood. In this...
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    MWS replied to the thread Italians in Birmingham.
    In 1911 (51) & 1921 (61) almost a third of the Italians in Bham lived on Bartholomew St or New Bartholomew St. For people born in Sora...
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    MWS reacted to Richard Dye's post in the thread Italians in Birmingham with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Chain migration also applies to family members (usually not varifird) who are allowed into a country without that country’s certification.
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    MWS reacted to Pedrocut's post in the thread Italians in Birmingham with Appreciate Appreciate.
    Came across this term “chain migration. Early migrants find work, and then help friends and relatives to join them. Also many Sora...
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