Youngstown
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107-year-old Di Muzio Home Still Shelters Descendants
On the lower West Side of Youngstown, OH in the Steelton neighborhood, proudly stands a well-kept, red brick, three-story dwelling…
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Mary Papaolo Facchini: A Successful Life in the Mahoning Valley Nourished by Strong Italian Roots
My mother, Maria/Mary, was born in 1931 in Sulmona, Italy during the Great Depression to parents of very modest means.…
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Louis Adovasio: He Tamed the Mahoning River!
Debiti e decessi per infortuni sul lavoro afflissero spesso la vita dei primi immigrati che trovarono un impiego nei cantieri…
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The First Italians in Trumbull County, Ohio
Nel numero del 5 marzo 1857, il Portage Sentinel annunciò la scoperta di un fossile sul terreno di una fattoria…
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Local Students Participate in Culture Display
Each year a unique attraction at the Warren Italian American Festival is the Culture display in a tent in front…
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Local Italian American Scholar in Italy
Anthony Dion Mitzel è un caso di “immigrazione inversa”. Docente di lingua inglese e linguistica presso l’Alma Mater Studiorum Università…
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Dr. Carla Simonini of YSU
Since 2010, Dr. Simonini has been Assistant Professor of Italian at Youngstown State University (YSU). She is a frequent writer…
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Pope Francis Elevates Youngstown Church to Basilica Status
In 2014, Pope Francis designated Our Lady of Mount Carmel Church a minor basilica. Founded in 1908, this Roman Catholic…
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Jimmy’s Italian Bakery and Deli, Youngstown
Not long ago, the Italian American community boasted an array of organizations that fostered the values and customs of “the…
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St. Anthony’s Pizza Makers
Begun over 40 years ago, the weekly Friday pizza sale at St. Anthony’s Church in the Brier Hill section of…
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