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Discovering Our Mezzojuso Ancestry & Heritage

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Discovering Our Mezzojuso Ancestry and Heritage

Discovering Our Mezzojuso

Ancestry and Heritage

The following accounts, essays and stories are intended to make known and memorialize Mezzojuso. They are affectionately written by Mezzojusari and their descendants (and our friends), in regard to our beloved ancestral village of Mezzojuso, our genealogical researches, and our visits to Mezzojuso.

Anyone else who also has visited Mezzojuso -- or has researched their Mezzojuso genealogy and family history -- or has delved into the interesting cultural and religious and political histories pertaining to Mezzojuso, is welcome to share your accounts, essays and stories with us.

Anyone who may wish to submit writings about Mezzojuso, or electronic photographs (in .gif or .jpeg format) of Mezzojuso, are graciously welcome to do so, by e-mailing them to this web-site's author, Salvatore Joseph Lagattuta, at:

slagattu@gte.net

All of these writings and photographs, in regard to discovering our very precious and cherished Mezzojuso ancestry and heritage, are presented here by the kind permission of their respective authors.

 

We truly hope that you enjoy reading our writings, and seeing our photographs, about our beloved ancestral village of Mezzojuso!!!

Discovering Our Mezzojuso Ancestry & Heritage

 

Blackburn, Mollye Bilao - - - "A Little of My Family History, and My Visit to Mezzojuso"; written on 20 April 1997. - - - "Cucidate: Fig Cookies for Christmas, A Mezzojuso Recipe"; written on 15 December 1997.

Briggs, Thomas - - - "My Family and I Visit Mezzojuso (during July, 1990)"; written shortly after the visit, and updated on 26 October 1997.

Cusimano, John - - - "My Trip to Mezzojuso (in the Province of Palermo)"; written on 7 November 1994.

De Angelo, Thomas - - - "My 'Discovery' of Mezzojuso"; written on 29 November 1999.

Di Stefano, Richard - - - "My Mezzojuso Immigrant Ancestors (Who Arrived in the U.S.A. in 1890)"; written on 1 November 1997.

Dunne, Laura Cutaia - - - "Genealogical Research on My Family from Campofelice di Fitalia"; written on 25 March 1999.

Frasca, Anthony - - - "Our Mezzojuso Reunion"; written on 10 May 1999.

Gallo, Frank - - - "Coincidence or Destiny? An Amazing Surprise during My Mezzojuso Research"; written on 29 April 1998.

Lagattuta, Salvatore Joseph - - - "My Family History from Mezzojuso"; written on 8 October 1999.

Lagattuta, Salvatore Joseph - - - "Remembrance of Visiting Mezzojuso (during the Summer of 1969)"; written on 26 April 1997.

Schiró, Anthony - - - "Mezzojuso Memories: Researching My Ancestry"; written on 26 October 1997.

Tavolacci, Giovanni - - - "I Soldati Garibaldini da Mezzojuso nel 1860" - "Garibaldi's Soldiers from Mezzojuso in 1860"; written on 12 April 1999. - - - "Campofelice di Fitalia e Mezzojuso" - "Campofelice di Fitalia and Mezzojuso"; written on 12 April 1999.

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