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Do You Have Toritto Ancestors?

In this engaging conversation, Bob Sorrentino hosts Ted Lucarelli and Cindy Lombardo, who share their experiences and insights into their Italian heritage, family history, and the journey of discovering their roots. They discuss the challenges of researching family ancestry, the significance of name changes among immigrants, and their personal stories of connecting with their ancestral town of Torito, Italy. The conversation also touches on their travels to Italy, cultural differences, and the importance of family connections in understanding their heritage. 

In this engaging conversation, the speakers delve into their family heritage, exploring the intricacies of ancestry and the unexpected connections that arise from genealogical research. They share personal stories of tracing their roots back to noble families, the challenges faced in uncovering family histories, and the importance of preserving these stories for future generations. Culinary traditions and memories of family gatherings are also highlighted, alongside experiences of returning to Italy and the warm reception from locals. The discussion emphasizes the value of asking questions and recording family histories to ensure that the wealth of knowledge is not lost. 

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Discovering Cultural Roots in East Harlem, Bari and Ponce

As distant cousins intertwined by Puerto Rican roots, Valerie Evans joins us to unravel the vibrant story of her dual Italian and Puerto Rican lineage. Our conversation traverses the multicultural neighborhoods of East Harlem, brushes through the historical cobblestones of Sannicandro di Bari and Salerno, and touches on the personal transformations ignited by a family accident and the consequential search for identity. Valerie’s account of her mother’s life and her quest to reveal her mysterious

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The Journey Home 2023 — Bari

Click here to join out Facebook group Ancient ruins just down the street Halfway through our trip found us in Bari. We took the train from Taranto, about 90 minutes and very reasonable at about 9 Euros per person. The train was spotless inside and out and very comfortable. We could have walked from the train to our B & B, but it’s good that we did not as we would have gotten lost in

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Life in Toritto, Bari 1909 – 1950 ( as told by Giovanni Nicoletti )

I have always been a student of history, which is one of the reasons that I began researching my family.  Last year, about this time. I learned that my uncle Giovanni’s youngest son, Joe, had taped several conversations he had with his dad.  Joe and his sister Vita, were able to translate from the original Barese into English.  Here is the summary written by Joe.  With some awesome photos.  At the bottom you will find

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History of Bari with Vintage Photos

Join Italian Roots and Genealogy on Facebook Bari montage very nice Francesco Nicoletti and Maria Carnevale with their grandson Giovanni My mom’s family comes from Bari and in fact her oldest brother did not migrate from there until after WWII.  My grandmother’s family was from Acquaviva delle Fonti and my grandfather’s from Toritto.  Like most people from Bari at the time, most of the men farmers and many of the women were seamstresses.  I have

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Researching Adelfia Bari with Frank Ferrante

This is a fun two part interview with Frank Ferrante. The first half we talk about Frank’s Italian Roots. In the second half we talk about his career in acting specifically his one man show, “An Evening With Groucho.” FRANK FERRANTE (Actor/Writer) is the recipient of New York’s Theatre World Award for ‘Outstanding Debut,’ a New York Outer Critics Circle nomination, London’s Laurence Olivier Award nomination for ‘Comedy Performance of the Year,’ Washington D.C.’s Helen

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Stories from Bari

Visit Our Shop Tilda Virgilio was born in Italy and talks about living in Bari just after WWII and coming to America in 1954.  Interesting stories  about her early life in Italy, the boat ride to the US and cold water flat in Hell’s Kitchen NYC Podcast Click here to join our group on Facebook Video

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