"Is Montreal as important on the map of emigration from Molise (Italy), especially from Casacalenda, as Molise and Casacalenda seem to be on the map of Italian immigration to Montreal? Whereas most earlier studies were based on aggregate data, the author examines this question here using passport records and conscription lists.... The result is a better understanding of the rates of migration from Casacalenda; of the relative importance of Canada, and especially Montreal, as a destination for migrants; and of the existence of two quite distinct migration contexts for men and women." (EXCERPT)