THIS WEB PAGE IS DEDICATED TO
VINCENZO AND CATERINA PELLEGRINO
OF WOOD RIVER, IL.
There are lots of documents and photos on this site. Trying to put them into some semblance of order is really hard to do. So be sure to scroll entire pages and look for RED links throughout the site. They will take you to more information. Click on a picture or document and most will enlarge to get a better view. I am constantly adding things and have included an Update History
page to give a link to the latest info I have obtained. Click on the RED links to view that info.
At the bottom of this page is the date of the latest update.
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Please feel free to send information via the Add Family Data form or Email above or you can use the Contact information as indicated below.
As the years go by and we watch our children grow to young men and women and adulthood, we realize our time in this world is so short. Only God knows when the time will come to join Him. I wonder what I will have done for this world in the short time I am here. As I look around, the only thing that is really dear to me, that will prolong after I am gone, is my family, Sure, I think my profession is helping people, but it is only a means to an end. I love a beautiful woman and through the blessings of God we have bore two children. We show our love for them by caring for them, and teaching them right and wrong. This love for our family will never die, even when we are gone. I know our teachings and love for our children will affect them throughout their lives and even their children's lives.
Now as I think back, how much of me is tied to my ancestry? I do remember the July 4th picnics at the Westerner Club. We always had enough family members to have two softball teams and keep the game going all afternoon. I remember the New Years Eve celebrations at Grandma and Grandpa's basement, and penny ante poker games between all my uncles. I remember the fine cooking and the smell of fresh Italian sausage from my aunts. I remember all of my cousins and myself playing in the same places, probably the same games that our fathers or mothers played only a few years before. I especially remember Grandma and Grandpa who never let 20 or 25 running and screaming grandchildren bother them. We had a hard time understanding what they were saying to us, but when we deserved it we knew we had done something wrong. We all gave them a big kiss and hug when we arrived and before we left. We indeed have part of them through our parents in us.
This family tree is a tribute to them and the love they shared and gave to their children and grandchildren. In the years to come this record can be kept up to date. Where ever we, or our children, or our children's children are, there may be a member of our family close enough to give us love and support in time of need. Regardless of the size of our family we can share the love that originated from Caterina Signorino and Vincenzo Pellegrino
Dan and Jo Ann Pellegrino
1986
Page Constantly Under Construction
Please Check Back Often
Last update 11/20/2022
Site start date is January 12, 2019
You can look in the Update History link to see what is new.
I just started doing this 6/14/2019
This page is maintained by Joe and Tony Pellegrino
I have a lot of the original documents that are on this site. They are very fragile so I have been scanning them and putting them in archival sleeves and then vacuum sealing them for preservation. They will be stored in my fireproof safe for future generations.
How To Get There
Along the way you may find individual names that you can click for more information. They will be highlighted in RED. Look for these for more fun. You may have to click the BACK button on your browser from time to time or click another link at the top.
Some pictures you may click on to get a larger image. Not all of them have that feature.
Pictures and Stories
If families will send pictures, I can include them in their personal page.
I will add any additional information, memories or stories that anyone would like to include. (Don't forget. We all get to read them. So be careful.)
If you see something you think should not be on the site, let me know.
Contact
You can send text and pictures via email or snail mail. My snail mail address is :
Joe Pellegrino
6769 Oxborough Ct
Maryville, IL 62062
My email is: pellegrino2@gmail.com
