3rd Class — How your Italian Family Survived the Atlantic Crossing

Описание: For millions of Italians, the story didn’t begin after arrival.
It began on the ship.

This video brings together the two souls of this channel: ships and the Italian diaspora.
Between the 1870s and World War I, families left Italy with paperwork, a bag, and hope to face third class, cold wind, overcrowded decks, sickness, fear… and weeks of ocean.

This is the Atlantic crossing as it was really lived: from the decision to leave, to the port, to the “belly” of the ship, to the moment land finally appeared.

Now I want to hear your story:
Do you know the year your family arrived?
Do you know the company or the ship name?
If not, comment surname + destination country (US / Canada / Argentina / Brazil / Uruguay / etc.). 🇮🇹🌊🚢

Chapters:
00:00 Intro
00:31 The voyage of hope
01:25 Preparations
03:36 Reaching the port
05:05 Inside the belly of the ship
08:43 How long the journey lasted
09:31 Food on board
10:23 Disasters at sea
11:31 The promised land
12:18 Your story

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SOURCES:

Sirio (1906)

Luis O. Cortese, “Vicisitudes de la emigración. La tragedia del vapor ‘Sirio’,” in Temas de Patrimonio Cultural n. 25: Buenos Aires italiana. Buenos Aires, Comisión para la Preservación del Patrimonio Cultural de la Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, 2009, pp. 54–55.

MEI – Museo Nazionale dell’Emigrazione Italiana, “Tragedie per mare” (entry on Sirio, 4 Aug 1906).

Life in steerage / third class (images + descriptions)

Broughton Brandenburg, Imported Americans: The Story of the Experiences of a Disguised American and His Wife Studying the Immigration Question. New York, Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1904 (Project Gutenberg / Archive scans).

GG Archives, “Steerage (Immigrant Journeys) Photo Library” (photo set on steerage conditions).

Food on board (giorni di grasso / magro)

E. Perassi, “Il menù di bordo. Nutrirsi durante il viaggio migratorio,” Confluenze, 2019 (PDF; includes the giorni di grasso / magro ration example via Surdich/Cabrini).

Letters / first-hand emotion

MEI – Museo Nazionale dell’Emigrazione Italiana, “In viaggio con le lettere” (migrant letter excerpt about fear of the ocean).

Ellis Island medical inspection

U.S. National Park Service, “Historic Medical Inspection (2nd Floor)” (the “six-second exam” context).

Ticket agents / scams / migration business

Dolores Freda, “‘Clandestini’: il commercio dell’emigrazione in età liberale,” Forum Historiae Iuris, 2018 (agents, recruitment, regulation).

Italian shipping context (Florio–Rubattino / NGI)

Italianliners.com, “Navigazione Generale Italiana” (context on the Florio–Rubattino merger and NGI background).

Passenger lists / research context (optional but useful)

U.S. National Archives (NARA), “Passenger Arrival Records” (what manifests typically contain).

Steamship Historical Society of America, “Immigration by Passenger Ship Research Guide” (how to research a family crossing).

Narrative classic used for atmosphere

Edmondo De Amicis, Sull’Oceano. Milano, Fratelli Treves Editori, 1889 (public domain scan / text).

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