On Jul 15, 2021, at 7:33 AM, Rand <rprugged@...> wrote:

Awesome on both! Will order after we get back from a long weekend. And can’t wait to see the exhibit.?

Love

Randy

On Thu, Jul 15, 2021 at 7:25 AM Elaine Ruggieri <elaineruggieri@...> wrote:

1. My novel, Retreat at St. Jerome’s, is now available on .? Started it in 2004 with many starts and stops.?

Here’s the link:?

2. The new Kennett Heritage Center, 102 N. Union Street, is celebrating its opening on Thursday, July 22 with an ice cream social.?

The founder, Lynn Sinclair, wrote to tell me my father, Archie Ruggieri, and the Mushroom Transportation Company which he founded, will be part of the exhibit.?

Maybe some of you can attend then or later and write to us about your visit.?

Hope you’re having a wonderful summer. ? Elaine

On Jul 10, 2021, at 6:09 PM, Steve Ruggieri via <sjrugged@...> wrote:

I’m sorry. That link didn’t work. I tried to put a short video into an email from a text message I got. See how bad I am at technology.

Steve Ruggieri

414-630-2558

On Jul 10, 2021, at 6:09 PM, Steve Ruggieri via <sjrugged@...> wrote:

I’m sorry. That link didn’t work. I tried to put a short video into an email from a text message I got. See how bad I am at technology.

Steve Ruggieri

414-630-2558

I've thought about doing this before. Not so much for dual citizenship but more for an Italian passport when traveling abroad. I'd also like to spend a week in Cuba without doing the cultural requirements. With an Italian passport you can go easily. I'm too old and not looking for work but if you had the dual citizenship you could work anywhere in the EU. A decade back I dated a Spanish professor from Catalonia who wanted me to move to Spain and bartend. Tempting, but she was batshit Morticia Addams crazy. Fun, but nuts.?

Pete

On Thu, Mar 25, 2021 at 1:55 PM Rand <rprugged@...> wrote:

I've been hearing from my friends of Irish descent about getting their Irish citizenship and decided to look into getting Italian citizenship. The link above shows what documents you would need and I was wondering if anyone might know if any of these documents are in a box in the attic or something?

just planning my future health care plans...lol

Love
Randy

Documents You Will Need to Obtain Italian Citizenship

You will need to complete an application form for Italian citizenship but there are also documents which need to be obtained for your parent, grandparent or great grandparent. It’s also essential that these documents are *apostilled and translated into Italian by a translator approved by?.

Birth Certificate?– Certificate from the commune in which your parent, grandparent or great grandparent was born.

Death Certificate?– If your parent, grandparent or great grandparent has since passed, you will need to obtain a death certificate.

Marriage Certificate?– Applicable if your parent(s) or grandparent(s) happened to get married in Italy.

Naturalization Certificate?– If no passport or citizen ID is available, you will need a naturalization certification for your parent, grandparent or great grandparent.

Personal Certificates?– You should submit your birth certificate and marriage/?certifications if applicable.

Two friends in my Italian class tried it. One succeeded. The other one has hit one hurdle after another.

Vince voted in one of their last elections. My other friend, Rosa, is the one still trying and the embassy or consulate in Philly is holding up the whole process. Neither one is thinking of living there.

Lonie collected lots of documents, but I’ve never seen Pop's Italian birth certificate . The only thing that might be helpful would be something from the town hall in Sant’Omero. Lonie, Becky, and I went there and their records go back a ways. We found my grandfather listed there. Lonie was much more interested in those things than I. But, I was impressed with the office and how quickly the clerk came out with a ledger the side of ?a wall paper sample book. And, was nice about it.

On Mar 25, 2021, at 2:27 PM, Michael R. Ruggieri, Sr. <RUGG1@...> wrote:

Randy:

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They charge at least a $150 processing fee.

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Mike

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Rand
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2021 1:55 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [lafamigliaruggieri] ITALIAN CITIZENSHIP THROUGH PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, & GREAT GRANDPARENTS

?

I've been hearing from my friends of Irish descent about getting their Irish citizenship and decided to look into getting Italian citizenship. The link above shows what documents you would need and I was wondering if anyone might know if any of these documents are in a box in the attic or something?

just planning my future health care plans...lol

Love
Randy

Documents You Will Need to Obtain Italian Citizenship

You will need to complete an application form for Italian citizenship but there are also documents which need to be obtained for your parent, grandparent or great grandparent. It’s also essential that these documents are *apostilled and translated into Italian by a translator approved by?.

Birth Certificate?– Certificate from the commune in which your parent, grandparent or great grandparent was born.

Death Certificate?– If your parent, grandparent or great grandparent has since passed, you will need to obtain a death certificate.

Marriage Certificate?– Applicable if your parent(s) or grandparent(s) happened to get married in Italy.

Naturalization Certificate?– If no passport or citizen ID is available, you will need a naturalization certification for your parent, grandparent or great grandparent.

Personal Certificates?– You should submit your birth certificate and marriage/?certifications if applicable.

On Mar 25, 2021, at 2:27 PM, Michael R. Ruggieri, Sr. <RUGG1@...> wrote:

Randy:

?

?

They charge at least a $150 processing fee.

?

Mike

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Rand
Sent: Thursday, March 25, 2021 1:55 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [lafamigliaruggieri] ITALIAN CITIZENSHIP THROUGH PARENTS, GRANDPARENTS, & GREAT GRANDPARENTS

?

I've been hearing from my friends of Irish descent about getting their Irish citizenship and decided to look into getting Italian citizenship. The link above shows what documents you would need and I was wondering if anyone might know if any of these documents are in a box in the attic or something?

just planning my future health care plans...lol

Love
Randy

Documents You Will Need to Obtain Italian Citizenship

You will need to complete an application form for Italian citizenship but there are also documents which need to be obtained for your parent, grandparent or great grandparent. It’s also essential that these documents are *apostilled and translated into Italian by a translator approved by?.

Birth Certificate?– Certificate from the commune in which your parent, grandparent or great grandparent was born.

Death Certificate?– If your parent, grandparent or great grandparent has since passed, you will need to obtain a death certificate.

Marriage Certificate?– Applicable if your parent(s) or grandparent(s) happened to get married in Italy.

Naturalization Certificate?– If no passport or citizen ID is available, you will need a naturalization certification for your parent, grandparent or great grandparent.

Personal Certificates?– You should submit your birth certificate and marriage/?certifications if applicable.

?

I've been hearing from my friends of Irish descent about getting their Irish citizenship and decided to look into getting Italian citizenship. The link above shows what documents you would need and I was wondering if anyone might know if any of these documents are in a box in the attic or something?

just planning my future health care plans...lol

Love
Randy

Documents You Will Need to Obtain Italian Citizenship

You will need to complete an application form for Italian citizenship but there are also documents which need to be obtained for your parent, grandparent or great grandparent. It’s also essential that these documents are *apostilled and translated into Italian by a translator approved by?.

Birth Certificate?– Certificate from the commune in which your parent, grandparent or great grandparent was born.

Death Certificate?– If your parent, grandparent or great grandparent has since passed, you will need to obtain a death certificate.

Marriage Certificate?– Applicable if your parent(s) or grandparent(s) happened to get married in Italy.

Naturalization Certificate?– If no passport or citizen ID is available, you will need a naturalization certification for your parent, grandparent or great grandparent.

Personal Certificates?– You should submit your birth certificate and marriage/?certifications if applicable.

On Mar 24, 2021, at 5:50 PM, Steve Ruggieri via <sjrugged@...> wrote:

Hi all. I had a pleasant conversation last week with a customer service representative. Yes! Situation was handled professionally and with humor. The routine name, address, phone # and email info was collected. A couple of hours later I received the receipt email. Long story short, I was never asked to spell my last name. Now I’m no English major or teacher so when I reviewed the receipt I was delighted to see what I would determine to be a?phonetically?

correct spelling of my name. RUGIRI. I’m curious if any of you have seen mangled spellings that stuck with you??

We could get into the wacky ways we’ve heard others read it and try to pronounce our name. Textually that could be problematic, but fun to spell out.

Apologies to all whose last name has never been Ruggieri even if you self identify as such...

Let’s see your stories.

Steve Ruggieri

414-630-2558

I too wish everyone to be healthy and safe and hope the Texans get relief soon.

On Feb 18, 2021, at 7:48 PM, mother_veronica_rose <pandriole@...> wrote:

Elaine - Picture somewhere but who knows where? Dorothy you are correct. There was a real bad fire and the building was completely destroyed. It has since been torn down and only the vacant/empty lot remains.? The transformations consisted of a very successful and still operating in the area - florist shop. After the florist ship it was a 2d hand consignment shop and after that and just before the fire it was turned into an investor owned apartment building. Yes Fay – you remember the parakeet’s vocabulary. Mom always thought the birds were language fluent. The only 2 things I remember were the ones Fay remembers. Of course just back from? Vietnam?and out of the Army, single and trying to find my way, I couldn’t of cared less if the birds could recite Shakespeare. I hope this note finds all in the Ruggieri group staying healthy, safe and getting thru these crazy times that we are living in. The folks in? Texas?are sure having a tough time. Being cold is most difficult both emotionally and physically.

?

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From:?[email protected]?[mailto:[email protected] ]?On Behalf Of?Dorothy Mehl via?
Sent:?Wednesday, February 17, 2021 2:30 PM
To:?[email protected]
Subject:?Re: [lafamigliaruggieri] Aunt Ronnie's Parrot

?

Fay, I bet it was the parrot, but I was gone for so long that I have spotty memories. ?However, I do remember the parrot when it was in the Jennersville house. ?For some reason, I don’t remember it in Coatesville. ?And speaking of the Jennersville house, Paul, can you give us a little history and update on that house. ?It seems to have gone through a number of transformations since your family left there. ?At one point, there must have been a fire, and I thought it was a goner, but it seems to have taken on new life. ?You have a great memory for the details and human interest of family and local history. ?I love all your stories.

On Feb 17, 2021, at 8:21 AM, Fay Wheeler <fay.wheeler@...> wrote:

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That sounds familiar. I remember a bird that could say things like “pretty bird” and “go to hell” or some other mild cuss words.

On Feb 17, 2021, at 7:54 AM, Elaine Ruggieri <elaineruggieri@...> wrote:

?Didn’t Aunt Ronnie also have a parakeet that could talk??

On Feb 16, 2021, at 11:15 PM, mother_veronica_rose <pandriole@...> wrote:

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As a little girl growing up (in the teens or 1920’s) at 405 south? Union , Ronnie had a parrot given to her and its name was “Loretta”. I guess she really liked the bird as a pet. ?Fast forward to 1967 – I came down on orders for? Vietnam?and Aunt Millie gave mom the parrot to keep her “busy” until I returned and it was named Skipper after you guessed it - Skipper. The bird entertained folks at the Jennersville store for years and was really mean. Come time for Mom to die (some 20 years later) – my sister Midge didn’t want the parrot and neither did I. A plumber & customer named Jim Connor from Avondale really liked the bird so at mom’s death off “Skipper” went to the plumbing shop. The last time I saw the bird was in the plumber’s shop & it had a grease smear right straight down the middle of its yellow head. I lost track of the bird after that and sometime after I worked for the county (2001-2014) I ran into one of the plumber’s sons and He – the son – still had the parrot. It was a miserable nasty bird & perhaps that explains the long life. According to some accounts those Amazons can live a very long life. It was a very young bird when Aunt Millie gave it to Mom and if still living would only be very early sixties. I’m told if they don’t take sick, they will live longer than that. Randy – even today – people that remember the Store – remember Skipper. Some folks swore it could talk a little & loved it – other people hated it because of its disposition. Randy, thanks for the trip down memory lane.

?

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From:?[email protected]?[mailto:[email protected]]?On Behalf Of? Rand
Sent:?Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:46 PM
To:?[email protected]
Subject:?[lafamigliaruggieri] Aunt Ronnie's Parrot

?

some of us "younger" cousins have been remembering all kind of fond memories about our wonderful family.

One question that we had was: What became of that darn parrot?

Thanks
Randy?

?

?

On Feb 18, 2021, at 7:48 PM, mother_veronica_rose <pandriole@...> wrote:

Elaine - Picture somewhere but who knows where? Dorothy you are correct. There was a real bad fire and the building was completely destroyed. It has since been torn down and only the vacant/empty lot remains.? The transformations consisted of a very successful and still operating in the area - florist shop. After the florist ship it was a 2d hand consignment shop and after that and just before the fire it was turned into an investor owned apartment building. Yes Fay – you remember the parakeet’s vocabulary. Mom always thought the birds were language fluent. The only 2 things I remember were the ones Fay remembers. Of course just back from?Vietnam?and out of the Army, single and trying to find my way, I couldn’t of cared less if the birds could recite Shakespeare. I hope this note finds all in the Ruggieri group staying healthy, safe and getting thru these crazy times that we are living in. The folks in?Texas?are sure having a tough time. Being cold is most difficult both emotionally and physically.

?

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From:?[email protected]?[mailto:[email protected]]?On Behalf Of?Dorothy Mehl via?
Sent:?Wednesday, February 17, 2021 2:30 PM
To:?[email protected]
Subject:?Re: [lafamigliaruggieri] Aunt Ronnie's Parrot

?

Fay, I bet it was the parrot, but I was gone for so long that I have spotty memories. ?However, I do remember the parrot when it was in the Jennersville house. ?For some reason, I don’t remember it in Coatesville. ?And speaking of the Jennersville house, Paul, can you give us a little history and update on that house. ?It seems to have gone through a number of transformations since your family left there. ?At one point, there must have been a fire, and I thought it was a goner, but it seems to have taken on new life. ?You have a great memory for the details and human interest of family and local history. ?I love all your stories.

On Feb 17, 2021, at 8:21 AM, Fay Wheeler <fay.wheeler@...> wrote:

?

That sounds familiar. I remember a bird that could say things like “pretty bird” and “go to hell” or some other mild cuss words.

On Feb 17, 2021, at 7:54 AM, Elaine Ruggieri <elaineruggieri@...> wrote:

?Didn’t Aunt Ronnie also have a parakeet that could talk??

On Feb 16, 2021, at 11:15 PM, mother_veronica_rose <pandriole@...> wrote:

?

As a little girl growing up (in the teens or 1920’s) at 405 south?Union, Ronnie had a parrot given to her and its name was “Loretta”. I guess she really liked the bird as a pet. ?Fast forward to 1967 – I came down on orders for?Vietnam?and Aunt Millie gave mom the parrot to keep her “busy” until I returned and it was named Skipper after you guessed it - Skipper. The bird entertained folks at the Jennersville store for years and was really mean. Come time for Mom to die (some 20 years later) – my sister Midge didn’t want the parrot and neither did I. A plumber & customer named Jim Connor from Avondale really liked the bird so at mom’s death off “Skipper” went to the plumbing shop. The last time I saw the bird was in the plumber’s shop & it had a grease smear right straight down the middle of its yellow head. I lost track of the bird after that and sometime after I worked for the county (2001-2014) I ran into one of the plumber’s sons and He – the son – still had the parrot. It was a miserable nasty bird & perhaps that explains the long life. According to some accounts those Amazons can live a very long life. It was a very young bird when Aunt Millie gave it to Mom and if still living would only be very early sixties. I’m told if they don’t take sick, they will live longer than that. Randy – even today – people that remember the Store – remember Skipper. Some folks swore it could talk a little & loved it – other people hated it because of its disposition. Randy, thanks for the trip down memory lane.

?

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From:?[email protected]?[mailto:[email protected]]?On Behalf Of?Rand
Sent:?Tuesday, February 16, 2021 9:46 PM
To:?[email protected]
Subject:?[lafamigliaruggieri] Aunt Ronnie's Parrot

?

some of us "younger" cousins have been remembering all kind of fond memories about our wonderful family.

One question that we had was: What became of that darn parrot?

Thanks
Randy?

?

?

?

Fay, I bet it was the parrot, but I was gone for so long that I have spotty memories. ?However, I do remember the parrot when it was in the Jennersville house. ?For some reason, I don’t remember it in Coatesville. ?And speaking of the Jennersville house, Paul, can you give us a little history and update on that house. ?It seems to have gone through a number of transformations since your family left there. ?At one point, there must have been a fire, and I thought it was a goner, but it seems to have taken on new life. ?You have a great memory for the details and human interest of family and local history. ?I love all your stories.

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