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Browsing Local History Articles tagged "Italian Americans"
Male Notte: The Untold Story of Italian Relocation During World War II, by
Geoffrey Dunn
On a quiet evening in February of 1942, fifty years ago this coming month, Celestina Batistina Loero, my great grandmother, ... [Read more]
Una Storia Segreta, by
Lawrence DiStasi and Adele Negro and Rose Scherini
UNA STORIA SEGRETA (the words in Italian mean both a secret story and a secret history), was developed by the ... [Read more]
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Called "E.L." Williams, this Philadelphia born pioneer not only made history in Santa Cruz and Monterey counties, but he also lived long enough to write it. When, in 1892, E.S. Harrison published his monumental History of Santa Cruz County, California, two chapters were penned by E.L. Williams.
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Excerpted from A Walk Through Time: Edward L. Williams by Janet Krassow and Randy Krassow