INDEX OF MY LIFE
EXPERIENCES
NATIONALITY
GEOGRAPHY
LITERATURE
ITALY
SCHOOLINE
HOBBIES
PETS

School's Theme - probably 1931
by Anthony Joseph Sciacca
©Tony Scott

On a steamship in 1982 there was young girl whose name was Lena Gangi. Her mother's name is Rose Gangi. Her father's name is Anthony Gangi My father name is Joseph Sciacca. He came to America in 1904 on the Sicilian prince. His mother's name is Augusta Sciacca. He came to America in 1904 on the Sicilian Prince. His father's name is Nicholas Sciacca. My father's trade in a barber. He started his trade when he was ten years old. I was born June 17, 1921 on the day they celebrate as the Battle of Bunker Hill. My parents are Italians.

When I was six years old I went for a vacation to Italy.
We started from New York City on Jun 19, 1927 on the boat Colombo. When my brother and I were waiting for our parents to come back for us on the pier I thought they wouldn't come back for us and I thought they might have got lost and I was scared but finally they came back ready to start. We lost sight of land about three hour after.
We saw plenty of fish in the front of the boat they were by the hundreds. They seemed to lead the skip. We boy used to have fun watching the curious things the fish do. We also played tag and hide and seek or making pigtails out of the rape. We had a very nice trip even though I did get seasick once in a while. We passed the strait of Gibraltar and saw the Rock Fort which England owns. We finally reached Italy at the city Palermo at about 4pm. o'clock June 30,1927. Beside the boat there were some Italian boys swimming with only trunks on if people throw money in the water they will get it and hold it in their mouth.
We finally got in a gondola and want ashore.
We went to Firenze Hotel. Then we started for Salemi where my father and mother were born.
We stayed there a while and then started for Spagnolo which my uncle owns a farm in. He has one horse one mule and one little baby horse. I liked it there because there were horses and I rode them to their stable. We stayed a while in Spagnolo also a little worry in that little while it was this.
The army tried to put my father in the army but my father had something the matter with his kidney and so he proved by going to a doctor and so they didn't put him in the army. From Spagnolo we went to country place where one of my cousins lived. In the back of the house my brother and I carved our initials out of a sand-stone.

When you wanted water you would go down a long path and come to a big spring.
There once was a dog that was lead near the path and it stunk awfully so the people around burned it up. We left there and went back to Salemi and Spagnolo a couple of times.
We stayed there for about three months. We started for America in Sept.9,1927.
Coming we saw a big turtle and also a sailboat. I thought it was a toy boat it looked so small.
We arrived in New York Sep.20,1927 we were happy to be back in old sweet small home.
Now I shall tell you about my hobbies. My best hobbies are reading books especially thrilling adventurous stories. The best books I've read are the Tom Swept series by Appleton. Also Larry Dexter series, or maybe you would like some horse stories like ' Steeldust' or 'Black Beauty'. I presume you've read it. I think horse stories are good because they're usually about cowboys
I also like to make model airplanes and boats and shields and swords.. I also have pets. I had a little while kitten named Snowball and also a little alligator from Florida.
I also had a poppy named tip-tap. He died an unexpected death. I also had a various lot of kittens and some dogs. I have a dog now named ' Snooky'.
He has a little scotch terrier in him. He is about half fool high and he is a year old. I also have nineteen goldfish which we have a little pool in the back yard for. We now have them in a big fish bowl in the house. At the age of four I started school.

I started in the kindergarden at the Mills St. School. My teacher's name was Mrs. Ironmonger. She was a very nice teacher. I then I passed to first grades and had Mrs. Ross there. I then passed to third and had Miss Meskill. I then passed to fourth grade and had Miss Hart but while in teaching fourth grade she got married and her name is now Mrs. Prince. I then changed schools and went to Maple Ave. school to fifth grade. I then had Miss. Marazzo. I passed to sixth grade and I have Mr. Johnson for session room teacher also arithmetic teacher. I have Miss Oliver for English Miss Ross for geography Miss Leonard for History Mr. Allen for printing Mr. Lillie for gym teacher.
I am hoping to go college I will take academic course.
My ambition is to be a singer over the radio or my brother and I sing and play the guitar. I would like to play the saxophone. (GOOD!) ©Tony Scott