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During that research, I have been uncovering several details about Lussinpiccolo and its seafaring heritage. It has become very interesting and I am trying to learn more. Recently, I came across records of many ships built at Lussinpiccolo in the mid 19th century, several of which were built and/or captained by Cattarinichs. Between building ships and owning and captaining them there are over 2 dozen vessels in which the Cattarinichs were involved.

One vessel, named Plod, was built by the Cattarinichs at Lussinpiccolo in 1861. This was a small brig rigged vessel of 414 tons. It was the ship that brought Matteo Martinolich to New Orleans in 1883.

Now, here is a question. Does anyone have any other knowledge of the ships they built or sailed? Any old photos, or other memorabilia from the shipyard etc? Now that I have learned a little about them, I would very much like to include some material on them in the Martinolich family history I am planning to write.

If I can share any other information from my research, I will gladly do so. Thanks for any help.

Russell Barnes
Biloxi, MS

• Subject: Lussinpiccolo
  Posted by:Robert Lechich <robert_lechich@merck.com> on Sat, 31 Dec 2005, in response to Cattarinich shipbuilders and sailors, posted by Russell Barnes on Wed, 08 Jun 2005
  Good morning and happy new year. I came across your message and found it interesting. My family is form Lussinpicolo and I have several books and some insight to the history of the island. The history is rich, going back to the Romans up to the 20th century. I live in New Jersey but have several contacts in Venice, Itay, Lussino and here in the US. Families including Martinolich and Cosulich are a few of the names, but there are others.

  I would like to discuss some collaboration if you would like.
  

  • Subject: Lussinpiccolo
    Posted by:Russell Barnes <rus3466@yahoo.com> on Mon, 23 Jan 2006, in response to Lussinpiccolo, posted by Robert Lechich on Sat, 31 Dec 2005
    Robert:
    Very nice to hear from you.

    I would be most happy to collaborate on some Lussinpiccolo research. Please email me at rus3466@yahoo.com and we can toss it around a bit.

    Russ
    
    

    • Subject: Lussin Geneology
      Posted by:Thomas Poserina <Captainpos@Comcast.net> on Thu, 04 May 2006, in response to Lussinpiccolo, posted by Russell Barnes on Mon, 23 Jan 2006
      Robert,
      I have been working on my family tree for 2 years. My great-grandparents Mark Poserina & Catherine Poserina emigrated to Philadelphia, PA from Lussin. He was a shipbuilder as was my grandfather. I have some original documents from Lussin that have been partially translated but I am interested in finding out any additional information about my family. I have relatives buried in St Martin's Cemetery which I assume is in Lussin. I have a cousin who had a geneologist trace our ancestral roots back to the 11th century. Any help would be appreciated.

      Tom Poserina
      Skippack, PA USA
      

      • Subject: I am from Lussin
        Posted by:Marina <Mareblue42@aol.com> on Wed, 29 Nov 2006, in response to Lussin Geneology, posted by Thomas Poserina on Thu, 04 May 2006
        I am from Lussinpiccolo, in the island of Lussino.
        There are a family there by the name Poserina. I know a lady by the name Poserina and her first name is Giannina. She lives in Astoria, NY. I don't know her address.
        Yes, S. Martin is the name of the Cemetery in that small town.
        I knew that many of our people came to Philadelphia.
        Being an island, most of the men were either shipbuilders, sailors and captains.
        It is a shame that now that is Croatia, a lot of the informations may be changed in the books regarding the names. I just give you a small exemple: About four years ago, I had to do a Citizenship for inheritance purposes. The Croatian Goverment gave me a last name that i never saw before. My last name is Nicolich and the Croatians gave me Niccoli. On my mother citizenship (she always lived there)her last name was written Nikolic.
        The dialect that has been spoken for century, is now almost lost as the old people are gone.
        Is too bad that when another country take over, part of the history is gone.
        I hope you are having luck in finding your ancestry.
        By the way, I live in Allentown, PA.
        Marina.
        
        
        • Subject: Lussin Piccolo
          Posted by:Tom Poserina <Captainpos@Comcast.net> on Tue, 19 Dec 2006, in response to I am from Lussin, posted by Marina on Wed, 29 Nov 2006
          Marina,
          Thanks for responding. I have discovered another generation of Poserina's beyond my great grandfather Mark who emigrated to America in 1888. He died falling off a ships mast while working. His wife Catherine and their 5 children were already enroute to America and did not know that he had died. Our family married into the Martinolich and Blasinich families while living in Lussin. One of the great arguments in our family is our nationality. My grandfather John Poserina said we were Austrian and would get angry if people asked him if we were of Italian descent. Yet I find many Poserina first names that are very Roman or Italian. Our last name even sounds Italian yet we are fair-skinned and blonde in our younger days. And what type of dialect did we speak? By the way I live one hour south of where you live and attended college at DeSales University in Center Valley. Small world.
          
          • Subject: Lussignani's origin
            Posted by:Gianfranco Raffa <jraffa1@aol.com> on Sat, 29 Nov 2008, in response to Lussin Piccolo, posted by Tom Poserina on Tue, 19 Dec 2006
            Tom:
            Many Lussignani's origin go back to the period of the "Republica di Venezia". I know that my grandfather who was born in the late 1800, during the Austro Hungarian occupation, considered himself Austrian, but the origin was definetly Italian.
            
            • Subject: Lussignani's origin
              Posted by:Tom Poserina <Captainpos@Comcast.net> on Sun, 30 Nov 2008, in response to Lussignani's origin, posted by Gianfranco Raffa on Sat, 29 Nov 2008
              Gianfranco,
              My grandfather John Poserina swore that we were Austrian descent and would get indignant if someone inquired if he was Italian. However, ee have traced our family origin to the 12th Century and believe our family root name comes from "Passerini" which is a bunting/sparrow unique to Italy. Our family ran the lighthouses in Lussin Piccolo for generations as well as family whose trade was shipbuilding. My great grandfather and his brothers and sisters emigrated to the United States and Canada as wooden shipbuilding was coming to a close and the Cosulich family who was the largest shipbuilder in Lussin moved their family shipbuilding business to Trieste I believe. I sincerely wish to visit Lussino someday and visit the family cemetery.
              
        • Subject: Lussin and the Poserinas
          Posted by:Elisabetta Nutter <ENutter91@hotmail.com> on Sun, 10 Aug 2008, in response to I am from Lussin, posted by Marina on Wed, 29 Nov 2006
          Hello there Marina ...

          I don't know if this email will reach you, but I happened to be on the web just "surfing" and I came upon your note from November 2006.

          I was born in Trieste but my Mamma was born in Lussinpiccolo, and my maternal grandfather was Giovanni Poserina. He was the lighthouse keeper there for 40 years.

          I miss speaking the "Lussignano" dialect ... now my Mamma is dead and there's no one here (New Hampshire) with whom I can converse in my native dialect.

          Take care ...

          Elisabetta
          
          

          • Subject: Nato a Lussinpiccolo
            Posted by:Gianfranco Raffa <jraffa1@aol.com> on Sat, 29 Nov 2008, in response to Lussin and the Poserinas, posted by Elisabetta Nutter on Sun, 10 Aug 2008
            Elizabetta:

            Mi son nato a Lussin e parlo il nostro dialetto locale. Se la se vol far sentir, me faria tanto piacer.
            

            • Subject: Guiseppe Cattarinich
              Posted by:Paul Doré <papachate@gmail.com> on Mon, 09 Mar 2009, in response to Nato a Lussinpiccolo, posted by Gianfranco Raffa on Sat, 29 Nov 2008
              I beleive yor message was indicated that you spoke the dialect to which the correspondant referred.

              I cannot. Mais ... si vous pouvez échanger un peu en français, ça irait pour moi.

              Je cherche des moyens pour obtenir des informations sur la famille Cattarinich et serais reconnaissant si vous aviez des suggestions.

              Merci
              

      • Subject: E. Poserina or E Pasannes
        Posted by:chris <lockett_c@comcast.net> on Wed, 06 Aug 2008, in response to Lussin Geneology, posted by Thomas Poserina on Thu, 04 May 2006
        i have a water color that made in 1943 around looking for anyone that may have been a painter at that time. please e-mail me. lockett_c@comcast.net

        chris
        

• Subject: Martinolich
  Posted by:Marina, Nicolich, Tomasini <MareBlue42@aol.com> on Sun, 05 Mar 2006, in response to Cattarinich shipbuilders and sailors, posted by Russell Barnes on Wed, 08 Jun 2005
  I am from Lussinpiccolo.
  Our history shows that we not only made good boats but also good captains.
  There is a Comunity of the islanders (lussignani)in Italy that send a magazine to all the islanders and it is called: Lussino.
  Not long ago, they have sent me a book about the Centenial of the Nautical Institute of Lussinpiccolo. There is so much to read and there are so much datas about the boats, captanins, etc.
  Unfortunately, there are no more copies of this book, as is was written on one issue of this magazine when a person requested a copy.
  Maybe if you write to this magazine, they might be able to help you with your request about the Martinolichs. Here is the address: Comunita di Lussinpiccolo, Via Denza, Trieste, 534124.
  You can write in english. There will be someone to translate.
  Gook luck.
  Marina.
  
• Subject: Lussinpiccolo
  Posted by:Tony Novello <dnrnovello@shaw.ca> on Sun, 17 Dec 2006, in response to Cattarinich shipbuilders and sailors, posted by Russell Barnes on Wed, 08 Jun 2005
  Hello. My name is Tony, i am from Lussinpiccolo, and i escaped in 1956, with 3 of my friends (from the same place as me). I came to Canada, and currently live in Langley, BC. Well, merry christmas to you, and a happy New Year.

  Yours sincerely,

  Tony
  
  

• Subject: Guiseppe Catharinich
  Posted by:Paul Doré <papachate@gmail.com> on Wed, 04 Feb 2009, in response to Cattarinich shipbuilders and sailors, posted by Russell Barnes on Wed, 08 Jun 2005
  Guiseppe married in Quebec city, Canada in 1881 the daughter Géorgiana Vallée.

  He was a ship captain with a commercial license to navigate the most important ships of the time.

  I can find very little about him as he doesn't seem to have settled in Quebec.

  His only son Jos was a Mtl Canadians' goalie and later owner.

  I would very much appreciate any clues you might have about him.

  He came from Lussi-Piccolo.
  

  • Subject: Guiseppe Cattarinich
    Posted by:Russell Barnes <rus3466@yahoo.com> on Tue, 03 Mar 2009, in response to Guiseppe Catharinich, posted by Paul Doré on Wed, 04 Feb 2009
    Paul:
    I am not sure this is the same person, but in Lussinpiccolo, there was a shipbuilder named Guiseppe Cattarinich. He was apparently operating a shipyard in Lussinpiccolo from at least the mid 1840s. I have found records of at least 4 large ships built by the Cattarinich shipyard.

    The bark Dante, 1877 of 535 tons, the brig Plod, 1861 of 414 tons, the bark Euro, 1875 of 704 tons, and the bark Vodja, 1870 of 427 tons.

    Russ
    
    

    • Subject: Giuseppe Cattarinich
      Posted by:Vincent Couture <maginot1940@yahoo.ca> on Sun, 08 Mar 2009, in response to Guiseppe Cattarinich, posted by Russell Barnes on Tue, 03 Mar 2009
      He was the husband of Mrs Georgianna Vallée and died in Brazil (probably in 1887). He seems related to Antonio Cattarinich.
      
      • Subject: Giuseppe Cattarinich
        Posted by:Vincent Couture <maginot1940@yahoo.ca> on Fri, 27 Mar 2009, in response to Giuseppe Cattarinich, posted by Vincent Couture on Sun, 08 Mar 2009
        Giuseppe Cattarinich was alive in 1887. The Canadian Census of 1891 show that he was born in 1850 or 1851 and he died in 1894-1895 in Brazil.

        Who has some informations about this man?

        The father of Giuseppe was Giovanni Cattarinich and the mother was Catherine Moreglia.

        Thanks for your help!

        
        

    • Subject: Guiseppe Catharinichi
      Posted by:Paul Doré <papachate@gmail.com> on Mon, 09 Mar 2009, in response to Guiseppe Cattarinich, posted by Russell Barnes on Tue, 03 Mar 2009
      Nor am I but any information at all would be helpful. Of course we're looking for his birth date and place as well as exactly happened to him.

      Some say he died in Bresil but I don't know that for a fact.

      So point me in any direction and I'll keep tying.

      Thank you very much !
      

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