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Discovering La Famiglia: Italian Genealogy Word List
September 2020 | Roslyn Torella
You do not have to be fluent in Italian to be able to read and translate Italian genealogical records into English but knowing the English translation for the most common words in these documents is essential. This month I am providing you with a...
The Italian American Dream
September 2020 | La Gazzetta Italiana
L’articolo parla della vita di Andrea Sbarboro, un uomo d’affari di Genova, che ebbe molto successo nel business degli stati uniti. Sbarboro ebbe molte banche e lavori finanziari. Più importante, lui cominciò “The Italian-American Agricultural...
Discovering La Famiglia: Finding Your Family in the Portale Atenati
August 2020 | Roslyn Torella
Now is the perfect time to begin or continue your Italian genealogy research, specifically within Italy’s Ancestors Portal known as Portale Antenati. This online portal is the best thing to happen to Italian Americans since the steamships that...
The Italian American Dream
August 2020 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Il gelato, un dolce adorato da molte persone, è un dolce molto mangiato durante l’estate. Un italiano, Italo Marcioni (più conosciuto con il cognome Marchiony) ebbe una grande influenza nella popolarità del cono “waffle”. Quando Marcioni nacque a...
The Italian American Dream
July 2020 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Quest’articolo tratta del giorno di indipendenza per gli stati uniti. Questa festa è riconosciuta per i fuochi d'artificio. I fuochi d'artificio furono inventati in Cina negli anni 200 a.C. Ma, durante il rinascimento, gli italiani cominciarono ad...
Discovering La Famiglia - Getting Started On Your Journey
July 2020 | Roslyn Torella
Nearly three years ago, I started writing this monthly column on how to research your Italian roots. I thought it might be useful to revisit the initial column which provided some tips for those who are just starting out. Learning about your...
The Italian American Dream
June 2020 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Wolfgang Puck, Guy Fieri, Giada de Laurentiis. Just a short list of some of today’s most famous celebrity chefs. But who was one of the first-ever celebrity chefs? In 1897, in the town of Piacenza in the northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna,...
Discovering La Famiglia: Tracking Down a La Gazzetta Reader’s Calabrian Roots
June 2020 | Roslyn Torella
This month, I share how La Gazzetta reader Terry Park of Cleveland and I tracked down his family roots in Calabria. Terry knew that his paternal grandparents came from Italy, but he did not know where nor was he certain of the family’s Italian...
The Italian American Dream
May 2020 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Italian Americans have made their mark on American history since arriving from Italy during the late 1880’s. By 1920, more than four million Italians called the U.S. their home. While the majority suffered prejudice and hardships, many were able to...
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