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See photos in pages below introduction to each page is to the right
Tributes Photos on each page Grandfather Dibarnardo by Toni Dibarnardo-Jones My Grandparents by Melainie Patterson
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Railroads and Italians
Italians and the Erie Railroad in the late 19th and early 20th centuries During the 1880s Italians were solicited by railroad representatives to work in the railroad repair facilities. Erie Railroad page
2 The John A. Mango Book "Coppa Monte" includes a history of Italian immigrants who worked for the American Railroads. The focus is on the Erie Railroad and Susquehanna, PA because my father and many other immigrant Italians worked for this railroad at aforementioned location during the period mentioned. In the early 1880s as immigrants exited the Castle Garden immigration depot; they were solicited by railroad representatives to work in the railroad repair facilities. (Castle Garden is now known as Battery Park at the foot of Manhattan in New York) Susquehanna page
3 The Italian Army and the North African campaign During World War Two, I was a school boy American born of Italian immigrant parents. I can still recall the Saturday matinee and the newsreel coverage of that war. Specifically I vividly remember the manner in which the Italian soldier was portrayed. Scenes from North Africa, of thousands of Italian soldiers surrendering to a handful of British tanks. This newsreel bias implied that Italian soldiers would rather surrender to the enemy than fight. This seems to be the impression left with many in American society today. Italian Army 4 Recipe page (macaroni pie) Was an old Moiano Italian recipe. Circa late 190th century and early 20th centuries. Recipe Page 5 Madonna Della Libera (our lady of liberty) Did you know there was an apparition of the blessed virgin Mary in Moiano, Prov. De Benevento Italy before our lady of Fatima in Portugal and before our lady of Lourdes in France. Madonna page 6 Moiano Italy Included on this page are photographs from the foremost photographer Gianni Porrino of Studio Gianni in the town of Moiano and surrounding areas. Moiano, Italy 7 Hornell, NY latter part of the story of "Coppa Monte" takes place in this town Hornell. NY End brief outline of Coppa Monte
Tributes for original early 20th century Italian immigrants Tribute to my Grandfather Dibarnardo By Toni Dibarnardo Jones Grandfather Annibale Giovanni DiBernardo was born to Alfonso DiBernardo and Finizia Forese in Camigliano DiBarnardo page Tribute to my Grandparents By Melanie Patterson My grandparents were Italian immigrants who came here from Sersale, Catanzaro, Calabria. Patterson page
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