Thank you for sharing this beautiful visit with us. It made me cry when you said that your mom stood on that little balcony as a child. So wonderful to be able to visit the town where your relatives are from. I bet your mom loved viewing this . 🥰
@TravelwithNJSteveandSue
Жыл бұрын
Hey Andrea! It was a once in a lifetime trip to visit the town where my Mom came from and to stand on the balcony where she once stood! And you are right, since they can't travel now Mom (& Dad) really enjoyed seeing "the old country" of Sicily! Thanks for watching!
@sue9907
4 жыл бұрын
Great to finally see relatives from Sicily! So welcoming! Can't wait to visit again!!!
@lynnesmith4680
4 жыл бұрын
Such a sweet video to watch!! Thanks for sharing your visit with us.
@TravelwithNJSteveandSue
4 жыл бұрын
We had tears in our eyes during the visit! Thanks for watching!
@ElmerTigger
3 жыл бұрын
I know that your video is nearly 2 years old at this point, but, I only just found it. My grandfather, Francesco Tinervia, emigrated from Montelepre in 1910. Watching your drive to Montelepre reminded me of the story I remember that when Grandpa and 4 others left, the only way out of Montelepre was on foot or by donkey, as there was no road at that time. From watching your video, it seems this story may be more than exaggeration.
@TravelwithNJSteveandSue
3 жыл бұрын
Glad that you found it! Since the town is not very big, I bet our families knew each other back in the day! It was a once in a lifetime trip for us and we are glad we did it before Covid hit! Thanks for watching and for leaving a comment! ps..where did your grandfather emigrate to? New York?
@ElmerTigger
3 жыл бұрын
@@TravelwithNJSteveandSue Grandpa Frank traveled from Montelepre to New York on the SS Venezia in March of 1910. On the ship with him, also from Montelepre, were Antonino Russo, Salvatore Russo, Cusimano Spica, and Guiseppe Rappa.
@TravelwithNJSteveandSue
3 жыл бұрын
@@ElmerTigger That's very interesting. I'll have to check with my family to see if those names ring a bell since they came over to NY around the same time!
@ElmerTigger
3 жыл бұрын
@@TravelwithNJSteveandSue I don't know if the "NJ" in your name stands for New Jersey, though it's a safe assumption, but, there is a/was Tinervia Plumbing & Heating in Howell, NJ.
@TravelwithNJSteveandSue
3 жыл бұрын
@@ElmerTigger Yes, we lived in NJ for years before moving to SC. Am not familiar with that Plumbing Heating company, (we were in South Jersey), but we knew a Russo family that once owned a market place in south Philly. Who knows, maybe the same Russo family on the ship with your grandfather!
@palermotrapani9067
4 жыл бұрын
I did the same thing last summer, visited every town my Great Grandparents immigrated from. They came from the Regions of Trapani, Palermo and Agrigento. I had to drive to 2 mountain towns as well, one in Palermo and one in Agrigento. In addition to Guiiano, Sony Bono of Sonny and Cher's ancestors came from there on one side of his family.
@TravelwithNJSteveandSue
4 жыл бұрын
That's great. Wonderful to have the opportunity to visit where our families came from!
@palermotrapani9067
4 жыл бұрын
@@TravelwithNJSteveandSue Montelepre seems like a lovely city. My Fathers family (his Grandfather) came from Trapani in the Belice valley area (hit by the 1968 earthquake) and Agrigento (Camarrata, which is a town over 5,000 feet in the mountains). Mothers family from Palazzo Adriano in Palermo also a mountain town. Very nice video. Hopefully more Americans of Italian ancestry whose ancestors immigrated between 1880 and 1920 will visit Italy as soon as this virus situation clears up. There Tourist Economy is really going to take a beating this summer. I will of course make a point to visit Sicily again, I am sure those whose ancestors came from Calabria, Basilicata, Campagnia, Apulia, Abruzzo etc will do the same hopefully.
@TravelwithNJSteveandSue
4 жыл бұрын
@@palermotrapani9067 --Yes a great area of Italy to visit and different from the mainland where tourist usually go! We call Sicily "the other Italy"! When I asked those who live there how they identify themselves they said not as an Italian but as a Sicilian first! Take care and hopefully we can all travel again soon!
@palermotrapani9067
4 жыл бұрын
@@TravelwithNJSteveandSue I think lots of Italian do that. I have a friend who teaches Italian at the University in my town, he was born in Calabria, he says he is Calabrese! and Italian.
@TravelwithNJSteveandSue
4 жыл бұрын
@@palermotrapani9067 --Suspect so..local pride!
@josephbohme7917
2 жыл бұрын
My mother in law Grammatico immg parents in 1920 era has ancestors here Pisciotta & LaBruzzo also in 1700s from there they went south west 30 miles to Camporeale but the Grammatico had been in Erice / Monte San Guiliano before 1900 Related: Garrisi Ochipinti Rossi Tarantola hard to gt the records for lower income population.
@TravelwithNJSteveandSue
2 жыл бұрын
Its always interesting to trace back where the family came from! We were lucky to find those in the town where our family came from 100 years ago that actually remembered our family. Thanks for watching!
@scud9297
4 жыл бұрын
Great stuff
@TravelwithNJSteveandSue
4 жыл бұрын
Thanks.....always interesting to see where your DNA came from!
@bethchristian5813
4 жыл бұрын
Wonderful story-loved the sheep and the hospitality.
@TravelwithNJSteveandSue
4 жыл бұрын
@@bethchristian5813 --yes it was magical!
@josephbohme7917
2 жыл бұрын
Tight budgets little frills, but older women do not stay thin and healthy.
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