Of the twelve million immigrants who arrived at Ellis Island between 1892 and 1954 four million were Italian and my grandmother, Colomba Cordani, was one of them. She left her small Northern Italian village of Ponte del Olio near Piacenza and arrived in New York on April 27, 1909 aboard the French Line steamship Chicago. Read More…
The Sons of Italy Drum & Bugle Corps played at several North End feasts this summer. This video features some of their performance at the 2011 Fisherman’s Feast. The Sons of Italy Drum & Bugle Corps was established in 1939 and is the only Sons of Italy Drum and Bugle organization in the United States Read More…
In his weekly Pastor’s Note, Fr. Antonio Nardoianni announced his imminent transfer to the Franciscan Provincial headquarters in New York City. Below is an excerpt from the note in the church bulletin. “I am honored and humbled by the trust and confidence that so many of my fellow friars have placed in me. The outcome Read More…
