DiVecchio/Frazzini Notes 607 (Notes Pages)

Note: email from himself, Amico Carratelli, Sug 2004: "My family emigrated to Australia in 1954, my dad was the first of the Carratelli family to set foot on Australian soil. He like "Prospero" has helped my of our relatives from San Pietro settle in Australia.

Mostly, the people from San Pietro that emigrated to Australia now live in a town named Lilydale, which is situated some 25 miles from our capital Melbourne in the state of Victoria. Refer to this web address for more information.

http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/yarrarangesshire.html

The surname of the San Pietro families that I know of and live here are listed here. They may be of use to you.

Carratelli
Di Martino
Musilli
Di Ludovico
Tonti
Fantone"

email from himself, Amico Carratelli to Rayna Valentine which she forwarded to me, Aug 2005: "Please let me introduce myself. My name is Amico Carratelli and I live in Melbourne, Australia. I was born in SPA in 1951 and we migrated to Australia in 1954, I have never been back home. My proposed trip next year (probably during May and hopefully with my favourite American cousin Mike Ricci who live in Hawthorne California) is something that I eagerly await and will treasure immensely.

I am married to an Italian girl Vanna (maiden surname: Pantalone) and we have three children Leon aged 28, Alana aged 24 and Luke aged 19.

My parents names are Rosina (maiden surname: DiMartino) and Leonardo Carratelli both 77 years of age and thank God still alive and well today. I have one brother Michael and a sister Anna.

My Grandparents on my fathers side of the family were:- Rina (maiden surname: Di Martino) and Amico (not me but my grandpa)Carratelli.

On my mothers side my grandparents were:- Elisabetta (maiden surname: Tonti) and Michele Di Martino.

The two grandparents surnames "DiMartino" well the families were not related in anyway, suppose it's just a common surname.

After that horrible war,just imagine the devistation and the people suffering it's hard to believe that our relatives were able to get through those hard times. They had a great fighting spirit and huge amounts of courage to just survive. But together and as a community they stuck together, shared together and came through. It's no wonder why they are such warm, friendly and will give you anything (especially food) my mother has told me so many, many stories of her childhood and those of SPA.

Yes, that tiny little town of SPA has produced so many talented, generous and wonderful people, I am so proud to be a small piece of that history.

Our friend Mark DiVecchio is testomy to this fact and has done such a wonderful job with his website. Now people like you and me who want to know a little more about our roots have this wonderful opportunity (thanks to Mark) for doing what he has done. I am going to ring Mark
soon and thank him personally, I found what he has put together is just superb.

It's a really small world because my wife's parents came from a town called Sant'Eufemia in Abruzzo and guess what??? Well that's the same town that Mark's dad also came from."

email from cousin, Mike Ricci, Oct 2010: "I believe you have talked on email to my cousin, Amico Carratelli who lives in Australia.He has been back to our town about 5 years back. He has a lot of relatives there he keeps in touch with."