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Family Announcements

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: December 1, 2007

• 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.
• October 3, 2007. Jim St. John retires today from the Federal Highway Administration where he has been his entire working life. He was feted by Division Administrators from the 50 states at a retirement dinner on September 27 in Milwaukee in the presence of his wife and two sons.
• August 26, 2007. In news that some would say is long overdue, Chris Hansen and Mariela Tinoco announced that they are engaged to be married. They are planning on a March 2008 wedding.
• August 2, 2007. Welcome 2 new Elias! On July 25, 2007 Christine and Bob Barnes first welcomed Mya Barnes at 11:37 pm (she was 6 lbs., 9 oz.) and Jack Barnes followed in record time (11:39; 5 lbs., 15 oz.) . Everyone is doing great. (See photo.)
• July 17, 2007. According to the latest information I have, 94 attendees are expected at the 2007 Reunion!

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

In honor of one of the Elia February birthdays, this month's featured page is →Andrea Erskine←. - read the bio of her and her husband Larry.

Did You Know?

Maria Elia was once at the center of a strange news story in the New York City papers. Neighbors had lost a ball over her fence, and she had refused to give it back. The children resourcefully picketed in front of her house, and the story - Children Picket Grandma - was picked up by at least one big city paper.

Help Us!

This site is ever-growing, and you too can edit these pages! Here's what you need to know about contributing.

Here's what to do to help:

• Web Site To Do List - the most needed pages and edits
• Community Blog - post your feedback and suggestions
• Help Page - the main help page, with tips on reading and editing
• Most Wanted Pages - a list of the most-needed pages based on number of links
• Biography Stubs - add to a just-begun biography