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Here you can see the most-recently posted announcements - to post your own, click the word edit next to the Newest Entry heading. Put the newest announcement at the top of the list, delete the last announcement, and change the Newest Entry date. Please also post on the archived announcements page.

Newest Entry: August 1, 2008

• August 1, 2008. Jackson Samuel (5 pounds 3 ounces, 17.5 inches) and Grace Rose (4 pounds 7 ounces, 16 inches) were born at 11:30 and 11:31 respectively to Jason and Stephanie Majewski. Congratulations!
• May 12, 2008. Very sad news this morning. Mary Murray passed away after a long struggle with pancreatic cancer. Details of the services may be found at the Damiano Funeral Home website. Our thoughts go out to the Murray family.
• March 29, 2008. Chris Hansen and Mariela Tinoco were married in Atlanta, Georgia. Mariela, welcome to our family!
• March 6, 2008. More twins?! Jason and Stephanie Majewski have learned that they are expecting twins! Stephanie is due in early August.
• December 1, 2007. Marie Barbarossa passed away on Friday at the age of 83. Her love for her aunts and uncles, children and grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and extended family was the inspiration for this website. Funeral services will be at St. Bart's Church in Norwich on Thursday, December 6 at 10:30 am.

Website News → Last Update: August 3, 2007

The Elia Family Project currently contains 234 articles. This section of the front page will detail the most significant changes.

• Updates to the Anna Bartel and Diane Bartel bios courtesy of Diane.
• Coming soon: photos moved from Yahoo to Shutterfly
• Added a summary of the 2007 Reunion (see Featured Page)
• Adjusted 2007 reunion list of attendees following reunion

Featured Page Of November, 2024

This month's featured page is the →October←. Did you know that the Elia family Wiki has a page dedicated to each calendar month? The monthly calendars collect the birthdays, anniversaries, and important Elia historical events of the month. As always, if you spot an omission, log in and add it!

Did You Know?

Sam Elia was the first of the Elias to graduate from college, earning a Bachelor's Degree at LaCrosse State College. He later earned a Master's Degree through course work at the University of Minnesota and Cortland State.

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