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Every Italian Family Has a Story Worth Preserving
Italian family history is more than names and dates. Simple ways to preserve the stories, photographs, recipes and traditions your family carries, before they're lost.
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Storie di Famiglia
Heritage • Family • Culture • The Places We Come From
Bitonto, Puglia — The Contessa in My Family Story
A single sentence from my father led to Bitonto, civil records, private letters and an Italian court case. This is the family...
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Castellesi Origins: Armando's Story — From Nocera Inferiore to New Jersey
From Nocera Inferiore to New Jersey, the story of the Aitelli family, preserved through photographs, an Italian passport and generations of family...
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Castellesi Origins: Emma's Story — From Castel Baronia to New Jersey
For our family, Italian heritage leads to a small hilltop comune in Irpinia called Castel Baronia. The history, emigration and family connection...
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Why Your Family's Italian Hometown Still Matters Generations Later
Heritage often becomes more meaningful when Italy turns into a specific place. Why the comune your family left generations ago can still...
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Italian vs. Italian American: Two Cultures Connected by the Same Roots
Italian and Italian-American culture share the same roots, but generations on opposite sides of the Atlantic created distinct traditions, foods, language and...
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From Dialetto to Itanglish: The Language Italian Americans Grew Up Hearing
Gabagool. Mutzadel. Rigot. The words many Italian Americans grew up hearing can sound nothing like modern Italian. Their story reaches back to...
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The Italian-American Story: Work, Community & Building a New Life
Italian immigrants came to America with little certainty but enormous determination. How work, family, neighborhood and mutual support helped generations build new...
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Italian Immigration to America: The Journey That Shaped Italian-American Families
The journey of Italian immigrants to America, the communities they built, and how hometown traditions, family and identity shaped generations of Italian...
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10 Italian Traditions Every Italian-American Loves
From Sunday family dinners and treasured recipes to festivals, espresso and holiday traditions, ten Italian-American customs that keep family, culture and heritage...
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