BASTIANELLI Surname File

Name/Title

BASTIANELLI Surname File

Entry/Object ID

TMA-2025-31-1

Scope and Content

Contents: 1. Typed document titled "Memories of the Bastianelli Family" about Paolo [incorrectly noted as Pacifico] Bastianelli and his wife and three daughters immigrating to the U.S. Begins, "On November fifth we celebrate the twentieth anniversary of Tontitown Historical Museum, located in the Bastianelli house, built in 1910 and financed by Rose Bastianelli for her widowed mother and two younger sisters . . . " 2. Photocopy of handwritten "M. Bastianelli's God-children." 3. Photocopy of handwritten "M. Bastianelli sponsor at Confirmation." 4. Photocopy of list of names in similar handwriting as above with post-it note [perhaps written by Mary Vaughan?] in different hand reading, "This looks like a list of friends and relatives who have died. MV." 5. Photocopy of photo of Mary and Zelinda Bastianelli in front of their home. 6. Photocopy of Zelinda's declaration of intent

Context

As an unmarried woman at the age of 36, Zelinda began the standard process of pursuing naturalization, unattached to a male family member.

Collection

Tontitown Historical Museum Collection

Category

Documentary Objects
08: Communication Objects

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Mary Bastianelli (1889 - 1976), Zelinda Bastianelli (1882 - 1985), Rose Bastianelli Morsani (1884 - 1963), Paolo and Teresa Bastianelli Family

Update Date

June 27, 2026