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Website News → Last Update: November 20, 2006

The Elia Family Project currently contains 234 articles. This section of the front page will detail the most significant changes.

• Created the Recipe Book
• Added 12 recipes from the 2004 Elia Recipe Book
• Created a help page for adding recipes to the site
• Transferred 5 biographies since the last update
• Transferred the calendar for December

Help Us!

This site is ever-growing, and you too can edit these pages! Here's what you need to know about contributing.

Here's what to do to help:

• Web Site To Do List - the most needed pages and edits
• Community Blog - post your feedback and suggestions
• Help Page - the main help page, with tips on reading and editing
• Most Wanted Pages - a list of the most-needed pages based on number of links

Featured Page Of October, 2025

Check out the article on the →Prinz Adelbert←, the steamship that carried Maria Elia to America.

Quick Links

Click here for 2007 Reunion Information

Family Announcements

Here you can see the most-recently posted announcements - to post your own, click the word edit next to the Newest Entry heading. Put the newest announcemnt at the top of the list, delete the last announcement, and change the Newest Entry date. Please also post on the archived announcements page.

Newest Entry: November 20, 2006

• November 20, 2006. The Elia wiki site has its grand opening! In test mode for a month, an email went out to family alerting the Elias that the new site is now the official Elia Family web site.
• November 20, 2006. Jason Majewski's 2007 Reunion Survey arrived in many Elia mailboxes throughout the USA. Please fill out your surveys as soon as you can, and lets give Jason all the support and help he needs!
• November 16, 2006. Jason Majewski is planning to send out a mailing shortly to determine interest in a 2007 Elia family reunion. Details coming soon.
• November 12, 2006. Calling hours for Frank Benedicto are Tuesday, November 14, 5-7 at Wilson Funeral Home, 68 S. Broad St., Norwich NY. Funeral mass is Wednesday at 10:30am at St. Bartholomew's Church, 8 Silver St., Norwich, NY.
• November 12, 2006. Sad news to report. Frank Benedicto passed away this morning of liver failure at the Vet's Home in Oxford. He had been admitted for rehabilitation to begin walking again after exhausting chemotherapy. He saw many family and friends in his final days, including his great grandson. He was a wonderful man and will be deeply missed by so many.

Did You Know?

Rose Modica went to school until she was 14, and then began working at the Norwich Knitting Mill (an employer of many Elias). Because she was underage, her boss asked her to hide in the ladies restroom whenever the male inspectors came to look over the factory's operation.