Well, I looked through these message boards and found out the names of my great-grandparents on my father's side. My grandfather was Donato Piacente who arrived to New York in 1904 from Campobasso, Italy(
www.ellisisland.org) and his wife Maria Biela from Benevento, Italy (found from the same mesage board). I don't know if our Piacente families are connected but at least I have a little more.
Thank you for your interest and if you know or can help me in any way please feel free.