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Italian American Heritage Festival in Warren
May 2017 | Danielle Selvaggio
This year marks the 33rd anniversary of the Warren Italian American Festival in downtown Warren on the Courthouse Square. The four-day celebration will be active from August 10 through the 13 and the hours will span the entire afternoon. Decorated...
Mike T. Lariccia: Beloved Leader of Smoky Hollow
April 2017 | Dolores Lariccia Good
In many communities, a member often wins respect and recognition because of his involvement with the people with whom he is working and among those he serves. He is not admired because of his wealth, education or position. Michael T. Lariccia, a...
107-year-old Di Muzio Home Still Shelters Descendants
March 2017 | Marisa Facchini
On the lower West Side of Youngstown, OH in the Steelton neighborhood, proudly stands a well-kept, red brick, three-story dwelling that is unique and a possible record holder in this city. 360 Elberen St. bares witness to the history not only of...
Mary Papaolo Facchini: A Successful Life in the Mahoning Valley Nourished by Strong Italian Roots
January 2017 | Marisa Facchini
My mother, Maria/Mary, was born in 1931 in Sulmona, Italy during the Great Depression to parents of very modest means. Actually, her life was not much different from that of her parents or even her grandparents. The house had no running water or...
Louis Adovasio: He Tamed the Mahoning River!
November 2016 | Ben Lariccia
Debiti e decessi per infortuni sul lavoro afflissero spesso la vita dei primi immigrati che trovarono un impiego nei cantieri nella valle della contea di Mahoning. Uno di loro, Louis Adovasio, riuscì, invece, a superare i vincoli e le...
The First Italians in Trumbull County, Ohio
October 2016 | Joe Tucciarone
Nel numero del 5 marzo 1857, il Portage Sentinel annunciò la scoperta di un fossile sul terreno di una fattoria che sarebbe poco dopo diventato il villaggio di Coalburg, nella Contea di Trumbull. La scoperta fu del tutto accidentale,...
Local Students Participate in Culture Display
September 2016 | Ben Lariccia
Each year a unique attraction at the Warren Italian American Festival is the Culture display in a tent in front of the Courthouse. Inside the tent, the Italian flag is displayed in the center and the flags from the 20 regions are around the...
Local Italian American Scholar in Italy
August 2016 | Ben Lariccia
Anthony Dion Mitzel è un caso di “immigrazione inversa”. Docente di lingua inglese e linguistica presso l'Alma Mater Studiorum Università di Bologna a Forlì, è figlio di immigrati italiani negli Stati Uniti....
Dr. Carla Simonini of YSU
July 2016 | Ben Lariccia
Since 2010, Dr. Simonini has been Assistant Professor of Italian at Youngstown State University (YSU). She is a frequent writer and conference presenter on Italian American Studies. Recently, she assumed the position of editor of the journal...
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