Heritage
Easter Tradition / Pasqua Tradizione
April 2017 | Manny Calta
Easter time 1960, I was 17-years-old and my brother Al and I were on spring break from school working at my dad’s gas station at E. 19th and Carnegie Ave. This was always a welcome springtime break.
The Saturday before Easter was always...
Babysitting my Italian Grandmother
April 2017 | Elia Iafelice
When I was 13-years-old, besides gossiping about the cute boys in town and worrying about blossoming in all the right places, I was also dealing with the responsibility of taking care of my 83-year-old grandmother after she had suffered a stroke....
A 93-Year-Old 36-Year-Old
April 2017 | Fran Tunno
La storia della famiglia Tunno, divisa tra Italia ed America dall’esperienza dell’emigrazione, dal sogno di una vita più prospera e dalla realtà di anni di sacrifici e duro lavoro, è condivisa da milioni di italo...
The First Italians in Trumbull County, Ohio
March 2017 | Joe Tucciarone
Joe Tucciarone contributes this important piece of Italian Americana as an independent document researcher engaged in recording the history of his hometown of Hubbard, OH. Additionally, he is a descendant of Merceda Misischia, wife of one of the...
My Favorite Domestic Friend
March 2017 | Elia Iafelice
Stendino, addio! In America il fastidioso problema di far asciugare la biancheria lavata è stato facilmente risolto da uno degli elettrodomestici più utili: l’asciugatrice. Mentre in Italia bisogna necessariamente appoggiare i...
Researching Family History? Avoid Myths About Italian Immigration
March 2017 | Ben Lariccia
Tra la fine del 1800 ed il primo ventennio del ‘900, per milioni di Italiani prevalentemente contadini origanari del Meridione della penisola, la parola America diventò quasi magica: la terra delle promesse, il sogno...
Creative Ways to Use Social Media to Find Your Italian Roots
March 2017 | Roslyn Torella
Many Italian Americans are becoming interested in discovering more about their Italian roots, but they may have been overlooking a place that can help them with their journey - social media. On Facebook, the number of Italian American genealogy...
"I'm Italian - Could I Be Jewish, Too?"
March 2017 | Rabbi Barbara Aiello
“I have been trying (unsuccessfully) to find information on my great-grandparents and their surnames…For years now I have felt a deep connection with Judaism, and was wondering if it was simply a spiritual connection, or if it’s...
Life as a Sicilian peasant
March 2017 | Stephanie Merlino
La quotidianità dei contadini siciliani è sempre stata caratterizzata da una lotta per la sopravvivenza, da una faticosa battaglia contro avversità e povertà. L’economia della civiltà agricola, infatti, era...
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