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MUST READ: The Milan Thriller Series by Jack Erickson
“I love mysteries. I love reading them. I love writing them.” Author Jack Erickson recently spent some time with La Gazzetta Italiana, albeit virtually as he’s currently traveling Australia and Asia, giving us some insight into his life and writing.…
March Birthdays
In March we remember and celebrate many Italian-born history-makers. On March 6, 1475, one of the most famous Italian Renaissance sculptors of all time was born. Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni, commonly known as Michelangelo, exerted unparalleled influence on the…
Little Italy: San Diego
L’immigrazione italiana a San Diego assunse una connotazione importante dopo il 1950. A seguito dell’attività della pesca del tonno, il nostri connazionali discesero dalla Bay Area fino a San Diego. La comunità iniziò ad aumentare numericamente nella zona di Little…
On Becoming a Dual Citizen
Earlier this month, I had my long-awaited visit to the Italian Consulate in Detroit as part of my process for applying for Italian Dual Citizenship. I was fortunate to be eligible for citizenship through the help of my family who…
Discovering La Famiglia: Finding Your Family in Italian Civil Marriage Records (Part 6)
Last month we started exploring Italian civil marriage records and now we are ready to do a deep dive into translating one. The format and availability of a civil marriage record will vary from village to village depending upon the…
A Marble Statuette from Renaissance Florence
The Italian Renaissance had its birth in Florence, a prosperous medieval banking and mercantile center. Well-known are the names of the artists who flourished there: Giotto, Donatello, Botticelli, Leonardo, and Michelangelo, the stars of today’s art history books. The galleries…
To Be or Not to Be an Italian Citizen: This is THE Question!
NOIA Foundation and Western Reserve Historical Society hosted a presentation on recognition of Italian citizenship for individuals of Italian descent born in the United States. Despite an unusually brutal cold that gripped Cleveland for a few days at the end…
IAMLA: the Italian American Museum of Los Angeles
The Italian American Museum of Los Angeles (IAMLA) accomplishes its mission of exploring and spotlighting the history and continuing contributions of Italian Americans in multi-ethnic Los Angeles and the U.S. through research, historic preservation, exhibitions, and educational programs. {mprestriction ids="*"}…
