Foreign invasions of Italy did not prevent dawn of a new era By Jeanne Outlaw-CannavoSpring is here and once again we enjoy the rebirth of nature. Centuries ago, Italy was […]
By Jeanne Cannavo Music is and always has been an integral part of the fabric of Italy’s culture. Throughout the centuries, tales of historic deeds, of love and joy and […]
Stained glass at the Bourges Cathedral in France depicts Lucianus finding the tomb of St. Stephen. By Jeanne Outlaw-CannavoThe Christmas season in Catholic Italy focuses on the meaning of the […]
Trieste and Istria: A tale of Italian territory divided by war By Jeanne Outlaw-CannavoItaly is a country whose borders changed frequently through the centuries as various European rulers claimed or […]
PARENTE – This surname derives from the apheresis of the medieval Italian name Bonparente meaning “good father, good parent.”.The surname Parente is typical in central and southern Italy. There are […]
In the golden age of baseball, Italian Americans led the way By Frank CipparoneGrowing up in postwar America, October delivered three certainties – homework, Halloween candy, the Yankees in the […]
By Jeanne Outlaw-CannavoMany of us know that our country was named after Amerigo Vespucci even though he did not set foot on what was once referred to as the “New […]
This month we are deviating from our traditional surname format to answer two questions that have been posed to us by some of our readers. The first and most often […]
By Al Kemp Managing editorThere was a time – and it wasn’t that long ago – when being an Italian in America was practically against the law.“Potentially Dangerous,” a documentary […]
With this issue we continue with surnames starting with the letter P. PALMIERI – This surname derives from the old French first name Palmiere, derived from Palma; nickname given during […]
