I am doing a grad research project at Western Michigan University on Italian American Women including new immigrants, 1st and 2nd generation. I am interested in learning about their experience including how they used their freetime and how their culture was maintained. I would like to focus on Houghton County because my Grandma went there from Italy. I know there must have been a large amount of Italians in the area, but obviously no one has written about them or collected much data. If you would like to share your Mothers or Grandmothers story with me,I would appreciate it.If you know of anyone who would like to share their experience, please let me know.If you have photos of them participating in a recreational activity. It would be great if you could send me a copy. I will be willing to share my results of this project when I am finished with it in December. Thank you