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Website News → Last Update: July 2, 2007

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

• Have continued to add biography stub pages; hope to have all created by the reunion

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

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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: June 25, 2007

• June 25, 2007. Two engagement announcements, one old and one new. Melissa Benton is engaged to Dennis O'Brien. Just this past weekend, Tim Patchin became engaged to Erica Burie. Congratulations!
• April 7, 2007. Welcome a new Elia! Anna Rose Bartel was born to Diane and Mark Bartel on April 7, 2007 at 8:10 pm. Anna was 7 lbs. at birth.
• February 20, 2007. An overdue announcement: Alexandra Rose Elia was born to Anthony and Melanie Elia on January 21, 2007. She was 6 lbs., 11 oz. Congratulations!
• February 3, 2007. Welcome a new Elia: Elizabeth Lucille St. John was born to Rebecca and Kevin St. John at 11:47 am this morning in Madison, Wisconsin. The family is doing great!

Did You Know?

Maria Elia had three brothers and two sisters. One of the sisters, Francesca, wed Nicola's brother Antonio. The couple intended to settle in the United States, but because of an eye disease that Antonio had, he was not allowed entry at Ellis Island. Instead, they settled in Buenos Aries, Argentina. The brothers and sisters kept in touch by mail but never saw one another again.