MINICOLA FAMILY HISTORY

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1886 Minicola Family Portrait

Minicola family portrait September, 1886 - Peterborough, Ontario. Left to right back row: Rosaria, Margerita, Nicola - Center: Leonardo - Seated Left to right: Philip (Filippo), Donato, Maria, Pasqualina and Lucia (Ronca)

Wedding Portrait

Wedding Portrait - Nicola and Matilda (LaPenna) Minicola - 1891

Filomena Minicola

Filomena (Cottura) Minicola married Nicola Minicola in 1904. He was a widower after the death of his wife Matilda in 1901

Leonardo Minicola

Leonardo, Rose (left) and Adelina Minicola

Luisi Sisters

Rose Minicola (Luisi)(left sitting), Maria Campanaro (Luisi), Carmella Luisi (back) - children Thomas and Philip Campanaro and Rose Minicola

Lucia Minicola

Lucia (Ronca) Minicola

Minicola Family

Donato & Adelina Minicola with son Fred and nephew Leonard Casciano

Cousins

Cousins Fred Minicola (oldest son of Donato and Adelina), Rose Minicola and Maria Minicola (twin daughters of Rose and Leonardo Minicola

Donato and Family

Donato & Adelina Minicola with sons Fred, Vic and Nicholas

Hat Factory

Donato Minicola (2nd from left front row) - Hat Factory - Orange NJ

Delivery Wagon

Minicola Delivery wagon, 175 Lock Street, Peterboro - early 1900's

Lucia Minicola

Lucia (Ronca) Minicola

Hunter St. Grocery

Minicola Store at 160 Hunter St. Circa approximately 1910. Pictured left to right are: Unknown, Lucia Minicola (Nicholas Minicola's daughter) and unknown (possibly Philip Minicola)

Rose & Carmella

Left: Rose Minicola (left) daughter of Rose & Leonardo Minicola and Carmela Luisi

Minicola Sisters

Sisters Mary (left) and Lucia Minicola (later Pepe) - daughers of Nicola and Matilda Minicola

Donato Minicola

Donato (left) and Friend - Likely Roseto, PA USA - around 1900

Donato Minicola

Donato and Friends - Likely Roseto, PA, USA - around 1900

Donato Minicola

Donato and Friends - Likely Roseto PA, USA - around 1900

Donato Minicola

Donato (seated) and Friends - Likely Roseto, PA, USA - around 1900 (note: photography studio located in Bangor, PA)

Donato Minicola

Donato Minicola and Friend - Orange, New Jersey 1898 or 1899

Unknown

Unknown friends of Donato Minicola - Roseto, PA, USA around 1900

Donato Minicola

Donato (left) and Friend - Likely Roseto, PA USA - around 1900

Lucia (Ronca) Minicola

Later Portrait of Lucia Ronca Minicola about 1904

Filippo and Rose

Filippo Minicola, my great-great grandfather with daughter in law Rosaria Minicola, wife of Leonardo Minicola. Circa approx. 1915. Rose and Leonardo's store at 635 Erskine Ave in the background

Lucia and Alfred

Lucia and Alfred Pepe

Wedding portrait

Left to Right: Marie Minicola (Callaghan), Alfredo Pepe, Lucia Pepe (Minicola, Nicola's Daughter) and Joseph J. Minicola (Donato's Brother)

Wedding Photo

Joseph J. Minicola & Marie Callaghan wedding photo, April 1915, Roy Studio PMA BIO-15216-3

Wedding Photo

Joseph J. Minicola & Marie Callaghan wedding photo, April 1915, Roy Studio PMA BIO-15216-2

Wedding Photo

Joseph J. Minicola & Marie Callaghan wedding photo, April 1915, Roy Studio PMA BIO-15216-1

750-2

Mrs. P. Minnicola (Lucia Minicola (Ronca)) November 1, 1904. Peterborough, ON Roy studio photo PMA BIO-750-2

Sisters

Sisters Mary Minicola (left) and Lucy Minicola (Later Pepe)

Joseph Minicola

Joseph Minicola (1888-1951) Roy studio photo circa 1900. Photo credit: PMA BIO-20951

Nicola Minicola

Nicola Minicola (1863-1922) with daughters Lucia (Lucy) on the right and Maria on the left. About 1902. Photo credit: PMA 2000-012-018065

Nicola Minicola & Daughters

Nicola Minicola (1863-1922) with daughters Lucia (Lucy) on the left and Maria on the right. About 1902. Photo credit: PMA 2000-012-018065

Nicola Minicola & Daughters

Nicola Minicola (1863-1922) with daughters Lucia (Lucy) on the left and Maria on the right. About 1902. Photo credit: PMA 2000-012-018065

Rosaria and Leonardo Minicola

Rosaria and Leonardo Minicola with their newborn twin daughters Rose & Maria 1904. Photo credit: PMA BIO-90

Rosaria Minicola

Rosaria Minicola with their newborn twin daughters Rose & Maria 1904. Photo credit: PMA BIO-90

Rosaria and Leonardo Minicola

Rosaria and Leonardo Minicola with their newborn twin daughters Rose & Maria 1904. Photo credit: PMA BIO-90

Lucy Minicola

Lucia Minicola (1893-1967) likely on the day of her Confirmation in 1904. Photo credit: PMA BIO-329

Lucia Minicola

Lucia Minicola later Lucy Pepe (1893-1967) likely on the day of her Confirmation in 1904. Photo credit: PMA BIO-329

Vic and Tom

Vic Minicola (back) and Tom Cupoli

Henry Minicola

Henry Minicola (son of Donato & Adelina) - 175 Lock Street, Peterborough, 1920's

Mom and her boys

Anna Minicola with her six sons.

1920’s Class Photo

Class photo - Alfred Minicola (boy wearing the tie) son of Adelina and Donato.

Snowy Snapshot

Donato's son Albert, aunt Peggy Minicola and Anna Minicola 1920's

175 Lock St.

Donato Minicola's children from left: Anna Albert and Alfred Early 1920's

Anna and Albert

Anna and Albert playing in the yard at 175 Locke St.

Alfred Minicola

Alfred Minicola looking proud with his bicycle.

Fred and friend

Fred Minicola and friend

Donato and Adelina

Donato and wife Adelina Minicola.

Anna

Anna Minicola 1920's

Anna

Anna Minicola (later Kouri) playing in the snow

Vacation

Possibly on vacation in Atlantic City, NJ. Donato, Adelina, Alfred, Anna, Albert

Anna and Albert

Anna and Albert Minicola 1920s 175 Lock St.

Henry Minicola

Henry Minicola (son of Donato & Adelina) - 175 Lock Street, Peterborough, 1920's

Family Gathering

Minicola/Bianco/White/Sabatino family gathering about 1920

Anna

Anna Minicola 175 Lock Street, Peterborough about 1925

Family Gathering

Minicola family gathering about 1920

Alfred

Alfred Minicola, Peterborough 1920's

Anna

Anna Minicola early 1920's Lock Street, Peterboro

Lock St. Home

Front yard at 175 Lock Street, Peterboro 1920's

Fred Minicola

Fred Minicola (left) and unidentified friends - Lock Street, Peterboro, 1920's

At the Farm

Tony Sabatino (left) and Donato Minicola with Anna Minicola. Possibly at Erskine Avenue home of Leonardo Minicola

Pepe Family

Pepe family behind store on Elm St.

Moose Lodge

Moose lodge - Donato Minicola (far right) about 1920

Family gathering

Minicola/Pepe gathering at 175 Lock Street, Peterboro about 1920

Vic

Victor Minicola about 1915 - 175 Lock Street, Peterboro

Class Picture

Henry Minicola, class picture - St. Peters. 1920's

Vic

Victor Minicola about 1915 - 175 Lock Street, Peterboro

1957

Ev and Vic, 1957

50th Anniversary

Ev and Vic's 50th wedding anniversary, January 1980 - Holiday Inn, Peterborough.

Family Portrait

Minicola family portrait early 1950's. Front: Jimmy, Ev, Vic, Judy, Pete. Back: Tommy, Nancy, Shirley, Yvonne, Donna

Ev and Vic Minicola

My Grandparents, Evelyn and Victor Minicola

Tom & Vic

Tom & Vic taking care of business at Brookdale Variety later Tom's Quik Chek at the corner of Parkhill and Reid Sts. Late 1960's

Hughes family gathering

Hughes grandchildren about 1940

Joseph and Catherine

Joseph and Catherine Hughes (nee Turcotte)

Sisters Macrena and Hughes

Grandma's sisters: Left - Sister Bernice Hughes R.H.S.J., Sister Macrena (Elvina Pearl Hughes) C.S.J.

Ava and Frank Porter

Grandma's sister Ava married Frank Porter

Blanche and Fred Douglas

Grandma's sister Blanche and her husband Fred Douglas 1920's

Hughes Family

Hughes family around 1940

Ada Hughes

Miss Ada Hughes professional card.

Wedding Portrait

Wedding Portrait - Joseph Hughes and Catherine Menace Tucotte, January 7th, 1890. St. John The Evangelist RC Church, Flinton, ON

Stoco Hotel

Guy Hughes in front of the Stoco Hotel - he owned the hotel for a number of years after buying it from his father Joseph Hughes

Alfredo and Daughters

Alfredo Ferrar and daughters Yolanda and Anna around 1925

Yolanda Ferrara

Yolanda Ferrara around 1920

Anna Ferrara

Anna Ferrara around 1920

Achille

Achille Ferrara around 1920

Achille

Achille Ferrara around 1920

Achille

Achille Ferrara around 1920

Anna Ferrara (Dell’Arciprete)

Great-great grandmother Anna Ferrara (Dell'Arciprete)

Alfredo

Alfredo Ferrara 1930's

Achille

Achille Ferrara around 1920

Ferrara Family

Ferrara Family about 1920

Alfredo Ferrara & Angelina Zaza

Alfredo Ferrara & Angelina Zaza Wedding portrait.

Anna Ferrara

Anna Ferrara (daughter of Alfredo Ferrara) at age 20. She married Michael Norelli around 1942.

Achille

Achille Ferrara

Achille

Achille Ferrara around 1920

Achille

Achille Ferrara around 1920

Joseph Minicola

Joseph Minicola (1888-1951) Roy studio photo circa 1900. Photo credit: PMA BIO-20951

Unknown

No identification for this photograph other than it was a copy made by Mr. N Minnicola in 1904. Photo credit: PMA BIO-715

Marcelle Minicola

1922 Roy Studio photograph - Marcelle Minicola. Credit: PMA Balsillie Roy Studio collection BIO 24330-1

Minicola Campanaro & Luisi Families

Minicola Campanaro & Luisi Families 1912 Roy studio photograph credit: PMA BIO-10629

Nurses

WW1 era nurses

Roy Studio Photograph

Unknown couple - Roy Studio Photograph, Peterborough

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Unknown

Roseto, PA

Unknown photo from Roseto, PA

Nicastro, Italy

Unknown family photo from Nicastro, Italy found in Roseto, PA

Roseto, PA

Photograph from Roseto, PA

Rosanna Marino

Rosanna Marino daughter of Mary Marino (nee Minicola)

Sisters

Sisters Mary Minicola (left) and Lucy Minicola (Later Pepe)

Home Movies

The Roseto Effect

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