Heritage
Discovering La Famiglia: Finding Your Family in U.S. Marriage Records
February 2018 | Roslyn Torella
When your ancestors settled in America, many of the important events that happened in their lives and their families’ lives were recorded in United States vital records. The main types of records that may yield valuable information about your...
Discovering La Famiglia - Finding Your Family in U.S. Military Records
January 2018 | Roslyn Torella
You may not have thought about using U.S. military records to find out more about an Italian-born ancestor, so in this month’s column, I am going to share with you what records may exist and contain information about your ancestors and where to...
Discovering La Famiglia - Finding Your Family in U.S. Census Records
December 2017 | Roslyn Torella
Using U.S. Census records to discover your Italian ancestor’s early life in America can be both exhilarating and frustrating! Census records hold a wealth of information about your ancestors such as when they came to America, their age, place of...
Discovering La Famiglia - Finding Your Family in Immigration Records
November 2017 | Roslyn Torella
Last month we looked at ship manifests; this month we will explore U.S. immigration records. We are focusing on immigration records created in the late 1880s through 1956 because it was during this period many Italian immigrants became U.S....
Prati di Tivo and the Smell of Mushrooms
November 2017 | Ilaria Massacesi
The scenery upon arriving at Prati di Tivo was dreamlike. The first thing to see was the “Sleeping Giant,” as the mountain of the Gran Sasso d’Italia is called because it looks like the giant profile of a person resting. There was a wicker swing...
The Compare Club
November 2017 | Mikey Fedeli
It is known, although some deny it they know deep down that it is true, that everybody wants to be Italian. Luckily, I was born Italian, raised Italian and I am Italian, so I thank God for those blessings. I wouldn’t say it if it wasn’t true; I...
Discovering your roots
November 2017 | Rosa Di Grottole
I’m Rosa, I’m 32 and I’m Italian. I moved to the U.S. in February 2016. None of my direct ancestors were here before me. My grandmother vaguely remembers that some uncles moved here when she was very young, but she never knew anything about them....
The Italian Cultural Garden: Preserving Our Heritage
November 2017 | Joyce Mariani
Our Italian heritage is a vast one encompassing not only our colorful social customs, but also the cultural heritage of Italy that has given so much to the world in the arts and sciences.
In 1930 an Italian businessman, Philip Garbo from Cefalu,...
Traditions
November 2017 | Francia Ordoñez-DeFrancisco
Our Italian customs and traditions are the glue that holds our loud, hungry, happy, loving, and large family together. My great-grandparents, Nana Bucci and Nana Longo, taught my Nani and Papa the traditions and customs that have been passed down...