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Stories of Italians who settled on the Monterey Peninsula

Memoires of Hope “Ventimiglia” Cardinalli About Her Father Salvatore Ventimiglia Editing by Mike Ventimiglia

Memoires of Hope “Ventimiglia” Cardinalli About Her Father Salvatore Ventimiglia Editing by Mike Ventimiglia

Memoires of Hope “Ventimiglia” Cardinalli About Her Father Salvatore Ventimiglia Editing by Mike Ventimiglia

Hope "Ventimiglia" Cardinalli My grandmother, Speranza “Bruno” Ventimiglia (Hope) bore six sons, of which my father Salvatore was the...

David H. Benech

David H. Benech

David H. Benech

1953 CARPENTER WRITTEN BY DAVID H. BENECH David Henry Benech, a lifelong resident of Monterey, was born on May 17, 1953, at Monterey...

Robbie Torrise

Robbie Torrise

Robbie Torrise

1961 OWNER ROBBIE'S OCEAN FRESH SEAFOOD WRITTEN BY ROBBIE TORRISE Robert Francis Torrise was born on December 28, 1961, in San...

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