“Pop” Santo Mancuso set foot in America on May 9, 1911 in search of the American dream. In the eleven years to follow, the girl he last saw as an seven year old family friend grew into a stunning young woman. The arrangement was made and on August 26, 1922 (Dave’s birthday) Carolina Lia stepped [...]

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On this day in 1911, “Pop” Santo Mancuso arrived at Ellis Island with 25 dollars in his pocket, 17 years old, on his way to a friend’s house named Samuel Pentafora. He had spent days in steerage sailing aboard the LaBretagne from Havre, France after presumably changing ships from Serzale… Imagine that… Joey Mancuso [from [...]

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