Canale 1 Danny Canale Professor Raymond UWRT 1103 - £02 2 October 2015 My Family Tree By just looking at me, most would think I come from a Hispanic background, but that is totally wrong. I am actually from Italian decent, almost pure Italian. I have an extremely small bunch of different European backgrounds from my mom’s''dad’s side of the family who landed here in America during the pilgrimage, having an impact on our countries history. Most of my parent’s grandparents were foreigners. Their country of origin was grand ole Italy. Not much is known about why they left their homes to tral here but luckily one of our family members conducted an interview before my great-Grand fathe? of 102 years old passed away. My great-grandfather from my tindis dad’s side of the family, Joseph Canale, was born in a small town in Italy, Gallo Matese, only measuring 19.8 square kilometers and currently housing 612 residents (City of Gallo Matese). When he was not even a year old, their family decided to move to America. My great grandfather's dad, Tony Canale, had previously been working in America and would commute between America and Italy. When they came over to ‘America they traveled on the R.M.S. Canopic, a White Star Line Ocean Liner. It landed in Port Boston, and from there, they migrated to Delaware Township, New Jersey, currently known as Cherry Hill, a town right outside of Medford, New Jersey. Most of my current family still lives in and around Medford. The furthest place from there, other than my immediate family, is Wilmington, Delaware. My immediate family is the only family who has moved away from the area, My parents, married for 21 years now, movedCanale 2 immediately after they tied the knot due to my dad’s work. They moved to Waxhaw, North Carolina, just south of Charlotte. We have lived in Charlotte ever sinc ny EUS milttary, My family has a few members that have served this country military wise, myself included. These people include my mom’s dad, serving in the Navy, my dad’s dad, serving in the Amy, my mom’s brother, serving in the Marine Core, my cousin, serving the Air Force, and my self, also serving the Air Force. Although all of these members have served, they didn’t receive any major honors, however, my family was part of a movement that would eventually start an entire nation. Tam directly related to a signer of the Declaration of Independence, the document that allowed the creation of this wonderful country. John Hart, a farmer born and raised in Hopewell, New Jersey, was a very well known man in his community holding many governmental positions during his life, his first public service being the Justice of Peace. “In 1761 he was elected the New Jersey Assembly, there annually reelected until the assembly was dissolved in 1771. In 1775 he was appointed to the local Committee of Safety, the Committee of Correspondence, and a judge to the Court of Common Pleas. He was elected to the newly formed Provincial Congress of New Jersey in 1776, and sent as a delegate for New Jersey to the Continental Congress that year” (ushistory.org) We are also related, through my mom’s dad’s side, to a man by the name of Thomas West De la Warr. According to the sixth edition Columbia Encyclopedia, Thomas West became knighted when serving in Ireland, was the first appointed governor of Virginia, and was the inspiration for naming both the Delaware Bay and the State of Delaware. Most of my family is religious, catholic to be exact, and some are very active in the church. For instance, my mom’s dad is an extremely active member in the Knights of Columbus.Canale 3 “The Knights was formed to render financial aid to members and their families. Mutual aid and assistance are offered to sick, disabled and needy members and their families. Social and intellectual fellowship is promoted among members and their families through educational, charitable, religious, social welfare, war relief and public relief works” (Knights of Columbus). My dad is also partially active in the church, serving as a Eucharistic Minister. Other than church, we are a very active family, helping out in the community. My dad’s side of the family is where you will find most of those who like to volunteer. My dad’s dad, was very active in the community, voluntarily coaching ‘a high schoo! football team for 30 plus years. My dad fallowed in his footsteps by coaching our local middle school team for six years, going through “the cycle” twice, head coaching with a 30-0 record during his second cycle. For those who don’t know, going through “the cycle” means to start with a team in sixth grade and fallow them all the way through to eighth grade. When you repeat “the cycle” after eighth grade, you swing back around to sixth grade and start over. Gollow have also tried to Tatkewy in their footsteps by giving up my time to help others. however, never really got into football, instead I took interest in swimming and revolved most of my volunteer work around the pool. For example, over the past few summers I have spent a week helping a Special Olympics camp. My job consisted of swimming and playing with the campers when they came to the pool, all while keeping them safe. I absolutely loved working at that camp, and I look forward to returning to it every year. Working in the community is something that, in our family, is a normal part of our every day lives. rreonelusion, | thoroughly enjoyed exploring my family’s deep history. | gained so much insight into my roots and I hope to continue to discover more about our past. I am proud toCanale 4 be apart of my wonderful family and I hope some day I have an impact on our future generations.Canale 5 Works Cited "Gallo Matese - Italy: Information and Town Profile." Comuni-Italiani.it. N.p., n.d. Web.27 Oct. 2015. "John Hart." Ushistory.org. Independence Hall Association, n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2015. "Knights of Columbus.” KnightsofColumbus.org. N.p., n.d. Web. 27 Oct. 2015. "Thomas West De La Warr, 12th Baron." The Columbia Encyclopedia. New York: Columbia UP, 1965. Print.