Abruzzo Heritage a project by Abruzzo World Club

NOVEMBER 2001

JOURNAL OF THE ABRUZZO WORLD CLUB reserved articles are available to abruzzo world club members

Year II No. 11

ARCHITECTURE San Pelino in Corfinio, commonly known as the Abbazia Valvense, is a superb sight from the outside, a wonderful discovery inside. CLICK HERE TO READ FAMILY HISTORY The Melatino family, originating from the Lombards, played an important role in the history of Teramo and surrounding places - Also the names of the noble families of Teramo in the 1760's. CLICK HERE TO READ LITERATURE "La Casa Me" (my home), courtesy of 8-year-old Giuseppe Ciamei, a poem in the dialect of Bugnara that was awarded the dialect poetry prize in Scanno in the junior section. CLICK HERE TO READ BOOK REVIEW Three books on brigandage and riots in the Sirente in the 19th century, based on the real documents of the time, to discover what history books did not care to tell. - Author Pasquale Casale (read bio). CLICK HERE TO READ

HISTORY The name "Italia" was born in the heart of Abruzzo, in the first century BC, as the capital of the confederates fighting against the mighty Romans CLICK HERE TO READ TRADITIONS The history of the Crèche in Italy since 1223, the developments in Naples, some advice on how to make a home crèche CLICK HERE TO READ RESEARCH All the Capofuochi in the Catasto of Bugnara, delivered to Naples in the year 1742. [Reserved] RESEARCH All the "CapoFuochi" in the Catasto Onciario of Corropoli, Year 1748 and Year 1754 about. It is a great rarity to find two such documents for one place. [Reserved] RECIPES The "Tronchetto di Natale" is an exquisite, easy recipe full of the tastiest ingredients of the season. CLICK HERE TO READ

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