Album: Guastaferro. Paternal Lineage. San Guiseppi Vesuvius, Italy to NJ, FL, VA & CA, U.S.A. 1896-2010.

Archive

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Hoboken Historical Museum

Guastaferro - front cover with view of pg [1] (only contents on page)

Guastaferro - front cover with view of pg [1] (only contents on page)

Name/Title

Album: Guastaferro. Paternal Lineage. San Guiseppi Vesuvius, Italy to NJ, FL, VA & CA, U.S.A. 1896-2010.

Entry/Object ID

2010.040.0001

Scope and Content

Album: Guastaferro. Paternal Lineage. San Guiseppi Vesuvius, Italy to New Jersey, Florida, Virginia & California, U.S.A. 1896-2010. (Published by Gus [Angelo] Guastaferro, [Williamsburg, VA, April 2010] through Picaboo for family.) Oblong 4to hardcover book, black leather(?), 4-1/2" square die-cut window in front board. Ten leaves printed in color, unpaginated [19 pp.] A family genealogy and tribute book issued by Guastaferro for his grandchildren. The Guastaferro family emigrated to America from Italy in 1906 and settled in Hoboken. Angelo and Carmela Guastaferro's son, Carlos (father of book creator Gus Guastaferro), founded Carlo's Pastry Shop in Hoboken in 1914(or possibly 1916?) The first five pages relate to the family that was in Hoboken and are the only pages imaged. See notes. Photograph on page [5], (undated; date stated by Gus ca. 1925 by donor) but apparently very early, of the exterior of Carlo's Pastry Shop at 412 Adams St., Hoboken. Text on page (written by Gus Guastaferro to his grandchildren and thus the great-children of Carlo): "Great Grandfather Carlo Guastaferro at the age of 18 years started his own bakery [cataloger's note: born 1896, so founding date would have been 1914] by hiring an experienced Italian pastry Chef. Carlo hired the Chef to bake as well as teach him the trade. Right after he bought the bakery Carlo was drafted [cataloger's note: first draft was July 1917] to serve in the U.S. Army. Carlo brought his father, Angelo and his brother Charlie in the business to run it while he was stationed at Fort Eustis Army Base in Virginia. This picture shows the baker, Gabean Napilatino with my father, Carlo and his father, Angelo, and brother Charlie. Hoboken, NJ."

Acquisition

Accession

2010.040

Source or Donor

Guastaferro, Angelo

Acquisition Method

Gift

Credit Line

Gift of Angelo Guastaferro.

Archive Details

Date(s) of Creation

1896 - 2010

Archive Notes

Date(s) Created: 2010 Date(s): 1896-2010

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

General Notes

Note

Notes: Other pages relate to Gus Guasterro's family and his career as a space sciences engineer including work on projects such as the Mar Viking Lander where he was deputy manager of the project; later director of Planetary Programs, NASA; deputy director, Ames Research Center. His current biography from Who's Who in America is published in this work. Status: OK Status By: dw Status Date: 2010-06-30