A major fund raising effort has begun in order to save one of California's oldest adobes, built in Angels Camp in 1851, by Italian Immigrant James Romaggi. Restoration of the historic Romaggi adobe and its rebirth as a regional museum and Italian cultural center is the central mission of Adrian Nestor, Chairman of the non-profit foundation.

Significant improvements have been made in recent years, including new roadway access, Emergency structural reinforcement, as well as fulfilling many of the various state, county, and local requirements. This letter contains the link to a newly created video which we hope will explain the importance of saving this significant example of an Italian-American's contribution to the development of California. We urge you to forward this link to your organizations members and share with them this important project “Save the Romaggi Adobe” is supported by the named officers of many major Italian-American Organizations.

Below are the signatures of four distinguished patrons involved with this project. Please join us in the effort to restore and preserve one of California's premier examples of the early Italian American immigrant experiences.

Paolo Romano - President Patrons of Italian Culture, Los Angeles, Ca.

Richard J. Vannucci - Financial Secretary Italian American Federation of the East Bay

Maria Gloria - Columnist, L'Italo-Americano Newspaper

Ken Borelli - Culture Committee Italian America Heritage Foundation

For your donations, you or your club name will be placed on the Wall of Fame: $100.00 – Friends of Romaggi; $200.00 – Boosters of Romaggi; $250.00 – 500.00 Patrons of Romaggi $500.00+ Benefactors of Romaggi. Please send donations to: Romaggi Adobe Association, PO Box 141, Angels Camp, CA 95222. The Romaggi Adobe Association is a Non Profit 501(c)(3) Corporation

We have made a short video about our foundation and a long video with historic details, pictures, and much more information about the Save the Adobe Romaggi Foundation. Click these links or copy them into your web browser: Short: youtu.be/OxmxA8pxCoY Long: youtu.be/nsVFc2nw0GE And please visit our website: www.save-romaggi-adobe.com

Adrian Nestor, Chairman [email protected] 209-736-9522