In Vallelunga two American brothers discover their origins

Vallelunga Pratameno is a small agricultural center in the province of Caltanissetta, Sicily. In 1901 Loreto Francesco Federico left Vallelunga together with some fellow villagers for the United States, with little money in his pocket and a suitcase full of dreams and hopes. Last April 30th, after more than a century, the grandchildren Philip and
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Genealogy in Acquaviva Platani

Ricerca genealogica ad Acquaviva Platani
Historical notes on Acquaviva Platani Acquaviva Platani is a municipality of 876 inhabitants, bordering the municipalities of Cammarata, Casteltermini, Mussomeli and Sutera. Various archaeological excavations have attested the presence of man in the territory since prehistoric times, but only in 1635 the landowner Francesco Spadafora obtain the licentia populandi. The fief and the village, sold
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Genealogy in Altofonte

Altofonte
Historical notes on Altofonte Altofonte is a municipality of 9867 inhabitants, bordering the municipalities of Belmonte Mezzagno, Monreale, Palermo, Piana degli Albanesi and Santa Cristina Gela. Its original name was Parco, changed to the current one in 1930. Located on the slopes of Mount Moarda, with a splendid panorama of the Conca d’Oro and the
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Genealogy in Altavilla Milicia

Altavilla Milicia
Historical notes Altavilla Milicia Altavilla Milicia is a municipality of 8523 inhabitants, bordering the municipalities of Casteldaccia and Trabia. In the 11th century, not far from the current town, the Basilian monks built the monastery of Santa Maria di Campogrosso, now in ruins. During the 15th century a sugar cane plantation was built with a
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Camporeale and its history

Camporeale is a Comune of 2983 inhabitants, in the province of Palermo. It rises in the high valley of the Belice river at 440 meters above sea level, on the border of the provinces of Palermo, Trapani and Agrigento. From Makella to the foundation It seems that the city of Makella or Macella (from the
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Genealogy in Aliminusa

Aliminusa
Historical notes on Aliminusa Located at an altitude of 450 metres, in the valley of the Torto river, Aliminusa is a municipality of 1105 inhabitants, bordering the municipalities of Caccamo, Cerda, Montemaggiore Belsito, Sciara and Sclafani Bagni. Although the toponym is documented as early as the 15th century, the foundation of the current town dates
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Genealogy in Alimena

Genealogy in Alimena
  GENEALOGY IN ALIMENA Historical notes on Alimena Located at an altitude of 750 meters, on the south-eastern border of the Madonie district, Alimena is a municipality of 1764 inhabitants, bordering the municipalities of Blufi, Bompietro, Gangi, Petralia Soprana, Petralia Sottana, Resuttano, Santa Caterina Villarmosa and Villarosa. Some archaeological finds dating back to the 4th
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The Surnames of Villarosa in 1748

Villarosa - Orologio Municipale
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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Niscemi: its foundation and its first inhabitants

Niscemi is a town of 25639 inhabitants, located in the province of Caltanissetta. Its vast territory, inhabited since ancient times, in the Middle Ages was part of the county of Grassuliato (a castle-farmhouse a few kilometers from Mazzarino). The Branciforti family, owner of this vast feudal domain, between the end of the sixteenth century and
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The surnames of Pentedattilo in 1745

Pentedattilo view
Pentedattilo was founded around 640 BC. from Chalcidian settlers (the name derives from the Greek πέντα-δάκτυλος (pènta-daktylos), that is “five fingers”, with the particular shape of the rocky relief overlooking the town), and due to its position it soon became an important commercial and strategic center. The foundation of the current village was caused by
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