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From: "Rose L Core" <>
Subject: RE: [LAORLEAN-L] Reminiscence &Messina surname
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2001 16:52:41 -0600
In-Reply-To: <000c01c16950$ab1eb0e0$598ebbd0@0019615827>


It's strange how we remember .....as soon as I read it, I visualized the
different colored cars, their shapes and remembered the Whip. That was one
I liked.

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert L. Wise [mailto:]
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 1:00 PM
To:
Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN-L] Reminiscence &Messina surname


I believe that ride was called "The Whip". One of my favorite things was to
run up and down "Monkey Hill"

Jan
----- Original Message -----
From: "Emily Variani" <>
To: <>
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 10:50 AM
Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN-L] Reminiscence &Messina surname


> The school picnics (entire school) I am referring to are the ones when the
> Mothers and other family members even joined. My Uncle would drive my
> grandmother and I to the park very early in the morning on the day of the
> picnic to be certain that we got our very special spot by the train. The
> men would come around and drop off picnic tables and you were there for
the
> day. Mama came out a little later with the fried chicken and all the
picnic
> trimmings and Daddy would join us after work. We would ride the Flying
> Horses and there was one other ride across from it---cannot recall the
name
> at this time---go on the train ride. I believe there were only those
three
> right together. Of course we rode the Swan boat and went swimming. What
a
> great special day. This was in the 40's and 50's that I am speaking of.
>
> We all have great memories it sounds like that are pleasant to share.
>
> Now to a little genealogy---anyone researching Messinas from Trapani.
> Vincenzo and Lorenzo Messina. There were 10 children in they
> family----Rosaria (my Grandmother), Mary, Anthony Vincent, Joseph,
Lawrence,
> Pat, Anna, Antonia (Lena) and John. Rosaria Messina married Pietro
Matranga
> Mary Messina married John Colletti
> Vincent Messina marriedEemily Messina (maiden name)
> Anthony married ???????
> Joseph Messina-----I believe worked at a car dealership
> Lawrence married????????
> Pat Messina lived in Caifornia and died the spring of 2000 at the age of
91
> Anna Messina married Carlo Quatuccio
> Lena married G. Milazzo (also lived in California)
> John Messina married ????
>
> You you connect to any of the above names, I would appreciate hearing from
> you.
>
> Many Thanks,
>
> Emily Variani
>
>
> From: "Ambiance Studio" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2001 10:07 AM
> Subject: Re: [LAORLEAN-L] Reminiscence
>
>
> > Emily said:Remember the end of the year school picnics
> > that were held there.
> > ______________________________________
> > I laugh when I think about this now, but when I was in Kindergarten in
> 1960,
> > we had a class picnic there. When It was time for lunch I was handed a
bag
> > by the "group Mommy" that was not mine....my Mother had prepared a
lovely
> > sandwich with the crust cut off, and some fruit and had saved for me a
> > petite four from a luncheon she had given. I was given a bag with a
> squished
> > peanut butter and apple jelly sandwich.....the jelly had seeped thru the
> > bread and I was repulsed(this girl is not a peanut butter sandwich
> > eater..then or now) . The group mommy told me to "eat it anyway, It
> doesn't
> > matter". It went into the garbage.....I don't know who got my lovingly
> > prepared feast.......
> > Then when it was time to go home, myself and another little girl were
> > "forgotten"...(this loony Mom didn't count heads when she loaded her
car)
> We
> > found someone who called my Mother at work....luckily I knew the number
of
> > my Father's office and she came and picked us up.....needless to say, my
> > very sweet,polite, gentele and docile Mother but a can of " whoop *&%"
on
> > the school when we were safe and sound again......
> > ~*~*~*~*Cat ~*~*~*~*~
> > There cannot be a crisis today; my schedule is already full.
> > http://www.ambiancestudio.com
> >
> >
>
>

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