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Misilmeri: A Pearl in the Eleutero Valley
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Ventimiglia di Sicilia, the Princess' Town
About Misilmeri includes photos!
About Ventimiglia di Sicilia-includes photos!
Ventimiglia di Sicilia Databases
A website for researchers interested in Italian and Sicilian Genealogy with a special interest in
Misilmeri & Ventimiglia Di Sicilia
Palermo Province, Sicily
What's New at SicilianFamilyTree.com?
As
most people know, the Mormons have the largest collection of genealogy materials
in the world, including thousands of microfilms pertaining to Italy and Sicily.
They have started an ambitious project to get all of their materials indexed so
that it can be posted on the Internet. YES, someday it will all be available
right on the Internet! And YOU CAN HELP! They need volunteers to help with
indexing! Go to www.familysearchindexing.org
for more information and to see how you can help.
By now, most people have used GOOGLE
to search the Web for all types of things. But did you know all the cool
genealogy stuff you can find using GOOGLE? If you go to the Google homepage and
look at the very top, you will see choices such as Images, Maps, Videos and
More. You can use the Images section to search for pictures on the Internet. For
instance, try typing your surname with the word headstone or tombstone and see
what you get. Or, from the Google home page, click More from the top toolbar,
then Books. Search the name of your town and you will find all sorts of online
books about your town. A search of Misilmeri turned up one book called Rebels
and Mafiosi: Death in a Sicilian Landscape. Very Interesting and you just never
know what you might find! Give it a try!
There
are some fantastic MUST HAVE genealogy research books available on my BOOKSTORE
page. I have also taken the time to add all
sorts of great books with an Italian or Sicilian flare, including cookbooks,
novels, biographies about Italians in different parts of America, like Brooklyn
or Chicago, travel books and history books, as well as some items that are
really unique, like Beautiful
Angiola which is a great folk tale book. I've also added a section for
movies, music, toys and gourmet foods, all with an Italian flair! Be sure to check it
out!
I recently came upon some fantastic videos from this company, Alidmar Video Productions. They make videos for travel agencies to use, but anyone can purchase them and they have one called A Slice of Sicily and another called Insieme in Italy. Just love them! View some short videos that they have made of these great towns in Sicily:
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It is the history of a town founded in the first half of the 17th century by a Sicilian noblewoman and today mounted in an attractive natural landscape. This documentary retraces the events in the history of the old estate of Calamigna and modern day Ventimiglia di Sicilia, concentrating on the most significant aspects: the Nature Reserve of "Pizzo Cane" and the hermitage of San Felice, the discoveries at the Castellaccio archeological site, the churches, the works of art, the streets, the squares, the Processions of the Holy Crucifix, of Our Lady of Grace, and Our Lady of the Rosary. The video has been sponsored by Jennifer Petrino, Grace Lancieri Olivo and the descendants of the Saso, Sparacio, Dina and Bonadonna families. Learn more about Ventimiglia di Sicilia, the Princess' Town Order your DVD copy of Ventimiglia di Sicilia, the Princess' Town |
Giovanni Montanti, a Sicilian native who has made documentary videos for 43 other Sicilian towns, has made a wonderful video for Misilmeri! Misilmeri is a town rich in history-from the ancient ruins of the Arab castle on the hill overlooking the town to the interesting archaeological finds and the incredible works of art. This breathtaking video contains footage of the most important buildings, churches, streets, archaeological sites and artifacts, historic centers, the cemetery, and the procession of the saints and is narrated in English with the town's history and explanations of the art, artifacts and beautiful scenery. Giovanni does a great job in capturing the spirit of the people, and watching this video will make you homesick for this town of our ancestors. LEARN MORE about Misilmeri: A Pearl in the Eleutero Valley. Order your copy of Misilmeri: A Pearl in the Eleutero Valley, by Giovanni Montanti. |
Thank you to Maddalena Cassata DeLorenzo for sharing the picture of Ventimiglia di Sicilia that is at the top of this page!
