Can you imagine the thrill these boys experienced when they and they and John Persi were honored with an audience with Pope Pius XI? Then...

Here's an interesting Google Earth view of Chambersburg's St. Joachim's Church.on Butler Street. As stated earlier, I am spen...

The graphic and letter from Mrs. Santucci is self explanatory. Mrs. Santucci's mom was Catherine Ciliento, and unfortunately she cann...

With this week being a week dedicated to the this weekend's Italian American Festival, I am posting an interesting 109 year olf articl...

How I love thesr e photos of long ago when men and women in their 60's, 70's and 80' were in their prime! Many of these newsphot...

T hat has to be a relative of Larry Penardi in this bevy of daughters from the American-Italian community. I would guess that there will be ...

Young Mario has joined another file from the St. Joachim's Catholic Youth Club. I had already posted a group photo of some of the member...

Lawrence Historian Bob Immordino and I have been working on a very comprehensive multimedia presentation on the history of Chambersburg from...

IN THE 60's, I WAS PRIVILEGED TO HAVE BEEN A MEMBER OF A ST. ANTHONY-ST. JOACHIM PTA GROUP, "KAY'S FOLLIES,:" UNDER THE AB...

THE PHOTO DOESN'T IDENTIFY THE CLASS OF 1919 FROM ST. JOACHIM GRAMMAR SCHOOL, BUT I WOULD BET THAT THE YOUNG MAN ON THE FAR RIGHT IS THE...

POST WAR AMERICA SAW AN ALARMING INCREASE IN WHAT WAS THEN TERMED, "JUVENILE DELINQUENCY." THE OFFICERS OF ST. JOACHIM PARISH'...

This reverend gentleman was an institution at Trenton's St. Joachim Church. Father Palombi came from a family that was and is very promi...

MANY FAMILAR NAMES IN THIS LISTING OF GRADS FROM THAT OLD SCHOOL APPROACHING A CENTENNIAL IN 1910.

HERE THE LADIES FROM CHAMBERSBURG'S ST. JOACHIM'S CHURCH ARE COLLECTING AND PACKING CLOTHING FOR DESTITUTE ITALIAN CITIZENS IN THEI...

Here are the officers for Youth Club at St. Joachim Parish. Tony Carabelli, is that a relative of yours in the photo? Renny Funari, is that ...

Here's a photo of the crack St. Joachim CYO Basketball champs. 1945: Sixty one years ago!! Where has the time gone?

One of the more knowledgeable local historians is a colleague of mine, Mr. Robert Immordino, Historian for the Township of Lawrence. Bob an...

"...can it be that it was all so simple then, or has time re-written every line? If we had the chance to do it all again, tell me, wou...

Citizens of American-Italian descent should be very proud of the musical heritage of Italy. The "broadside" shown in this graphic...