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The Oblate Sisters of Villa Maria: from Italy to the Youngstown Area
October 2018 | Ben Lariccia
The Italian word “oblato” means “offered.” The Oblates of the Sacred Heart of Jesus have called the Diocese of Youngstown home for almost seven decades. They continue to dedicate their ministry, individually and collectively, as an offering to God....
Italian American History Presentation in Liberty Township
July 2018 | La Gazzetta Italiana
The William H. McGuffey Historical Society hosted La Gazzetta contributing writer Ben Lariccia and award-winning realtor Connie Tarr-Bostardi to speak before the group on local Italian American history at its May 19 meeting. Richard Scarsella,...
Local Italian American History: From Agnone to Hubbard Township - Part 2
July 2018 | Ben Lariccia
I primi immigranti italiani a stabilirsi nella valle del Mahoning giunsero durante lo sciopero dei minatori di carbone del 1873, quando i proprietari delle miniere ricorsero alla pratica di importare lavoratori sostitutivi, chiamati crumiri. La...
Local Italian American History: From Agnone to Hubbard Township - Part 1
June 2018 | Ben Lariccia
Filippo Carosella, Filippo Marcovecchio and Alfonso Saulino along with wife Angela Maria, lived in Agnone. Of these, Filippo Carosella and Filippo Marcovecchio were contadini, or farmers, while Alfonso Saulino was a shoemaker. For all of them, as...
The 1873 Coal War: Speakers to Present on the First Italians in the Mahoning Valley
May 2018 | La Gazzetta Italiana
Chi furono i primi immigranti italiani a stabilirsi nella valle del Mahoning? Ben Lariccia e Connie Tarr-Bostardi parleranno degli eventi che portarono all’arrivo degli italiani nella zona durante lo sciopero dei minatori di carbone del 1873,...
Alive and Thriving: Italian Radio Programming in the Mahoning Valley
March 2018 | Ben Lariccia
It was a weekly rite. Mom would get up early on Sunday to start the sauce, the same ragú that almost all our Italian neighbors were making at that very same hour. The base had pork and beef browned with garlic in the oil. After she added the tomato...
Liberty Township: The 1873 Coal War and the Italians
January 2018 | Ben Lariccia
Lo sciopero dei minatori di carbone del 1873 voleva essere una ferma protesta contro i tagli dei già bassi salari nella valle di Mahoning. Sfortunatamente, sebbene si protrasse per otto mesi, non raggiunse mai l’obiettivo desiderato. La pratica,...
The Mahoning Valley Loses a Loyal Son with the Passing of Tony Lariccia
December 2017 | Ben Lariccia
A leading light of the Mahoning Valley Italian American community, Anthony “Tony” Lariccia, passed away on Sept. 20, 2017. He is survived by Mary Olinick Lariccia, his wife, and daughters Natalie and Dana. Born in 1945, Tony was the grandson of...
From Indian Territory to the Mahoning Valley: A Story of Italian Immigration
October 2017 | Ben Lariccia
Nell’ultimo ventennio del 1800, i Territori Indiani che sarebbero in seguito divenuti lo Stato dell’Oklahoma furono la prima destinazione di molti italiani che emigrarono dall’Italia settentrionale e meridionale in cerca di migliore fortuna negli...
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