Genealogy in Alia
Saturday, 18 February 2023
GENEALOGY IN ALIA Historical notes on Alia Located in the heart of the province of Palermo along an important ancient communication route, Alia is a municipality of 3364 inhabitants, bordering the municipalities of Caccamo, Castronovo di Sicilia, Montemaggiore Belsito, Roccapalumba, Sclafani Bagni and Valledolmo. There is news of a Yhale farmhouse built during the Arab
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The earthquake of 23 October 1907 in Ferruzzano (RC) and its victims
Saturday, 22 October 2022
Over the centuries, the historical events of Calabria have been conditioned by seismic events which sometimes affected large portions of the territory (such as the earthquake of February – March 1783), other times much more circumscribed areas but with equally serious effects. Two years after the earthquake of 8 September 1905, around 9:30 pm on
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COLLESANO: its origins, its ancient surnames
Monday, 22 November 2021
In this article we offer some brief notes on the foundation of Collesano and the list of surnames present in the 1747 census. Collesano is a Sicilian town of 3854 inhabitants. It is part of the Metropolitan City of Palermo and is located in the Madonie area, on the slopes of Mount Grotta del Signore
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The Surnames of Villarosa in 1748
Wednesday, 08 September 2021
In this article we provide some brief notes on the foundation of Villarosa, as well as the list of the surnames of the families residing there in 1748. Villarosa is a town in the province of Enna, Sicily, located in the region of the Erei mountains at an altitude of 523 meters. Its territory, bordered
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