Throwback Thursday - The Notebooks

To clear up some confusion, the Notebook passages posted on Throwback Thursday were written by my father and found by me after he passed away. They were his attempt to tell the family history. He was in his late 80s or early 90s when he wrote them. Today's chapter:

Uncle Joe when we were kids he always gave us a dollar and cut our hair. The brothers loved each other they were close. Even with their sister.

Uncle Fred's pick for a wife did not sit well with his sister, nor did the brothers the objection his wife was closely related to the family by blood in a very close degree. [ed: Uncle Fred and his wife, Esterina, were second cousins through the Ardolino side of the family]

Uncle Fred was called The Soldier. He served in the Italian Turkish war [ed: 1911- 1912] When I was being discharged in WWII I ran into my cousin, Arthur, who convinced me to go with him to Wellesley. As he was going to be picked up and then after visiting my uncle they would take me to Newton and I could catch the Boston elevated.

Uncle greeted us in his uniforma and a glass and a fifth of whisky. He also had a couple of medals.

Uncle Fred's wife died young and he was left with Tootsie, Charlie, Arthur, Freddie, and Ellie. You my dear daughter may not know if, it happened many years ago that Ellie's son took a liking to you with serious thoughts. [ed: Yes, Dad, I knew] But he did know that he was within the blood degree. [ed: second cousins] He asked if he was close his parents told him. We said yes. He was a nice kid but you got better [ed: Himself]. I don't think that there's any one like him for you.

Besides his two brothers my father had another brother Alberto, who did visit American and brought a son with him. He was a nice looking man. Not very tall and shy. He also had a sister but I never heard her name.

This is getting somewhat ahead but it is telling about your roots.