42 Pacentrani on the S.S. Kronprinz Friedrich Wilhelm (1893)
On April 13, 1893, forty-two (42) individuals from the village of Pacentro, Italy dis-embarked from the S.S. Kronprinz Friedrich Wilhelm...
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Mary Ann Dailey
Jul 16, 20222 min read
Commemorating the Sacrifice of Gaetano Cercone
In December of 2014, a memorial stone erected in Piazza degl'Arringhi states the following: “In this square, Gaetano Cercone was...
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Mary Ann Dailey
Jul 18, 20201 min read
Pacentro 1960 - Video of Women Washing Clothes
The following video was taken by Nicola Galterio (1920 - 2010) while visiting his native Pacentro in 1960. His son, Denis, graciously...
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Mary Ann Dailey
Jul 18, 20204 min read
Pacentrani Miners in New Mexico
In the spring of 1906, a coal mining camp opened in Koehler, New Mexico, which was named for Henry Koehler, the President of the American...
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Mary Ann Dailey
Nov 16, 20192 min read
Migration Patterns of Pacentrani
From the late eighteenth through the nineteenth centuries, the village of Pacentro boasted a population of more than 4000, but today...
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Mary Ann Dailey
Feb 16, 20192 min read
Pacentro in the 19th Century
In 1837, a world-wide cholera pandemic devastated the village of Pacentro. This story and another from the 19th-century were found within...
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Mary Ann Dailey
Sep 15, 20181 min read
The Fate of Innocents
Infant abandonment was a common practice for centuries. These unfortunate innocents were frequently left on doorsteps, the steps of...
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Mary Ann Dailey
May 3, 20172 min read
Pacentrani who emigrated to America in April 1890
The S. S. Moravia, a vessel owned and operated by the Hamburg America Line, was built in Glasgow, Scotland on 1883 and launched on its...
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Mary Ann Dailey
Oct 20, 20161 min read
The Old Public Laundry "I Canaje" in Pacentro (antico lavatoio pubblico)
Built during the 16th and 17th centuries, the antico lavatoio pubblico (the ancient public washing basin) is still located along the...
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Mary Ann Dailey
Jul 16, 20161 min read
Surnames in Pacentro
Pacentrani frequently referred to each other by their clan or nickname (soprannome) rather than their family surname. At times, official...
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