OLLI101643 - Writing Italian Immigration into Our Family Histories
Course Description
Writing Italian Immigration into Our Family Histories
Instructor: Ben Lariccia
Day of Week: Thursdays
Dates: Feb 6 – April 10 (no class March 6)
Time: 10:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Location: In person at TUCC
With more historical records coming online and with the aid of software, Italian Americans now have many tools to discover their family history. This course will review the events in Italian and U.S. history that drew Italians to the Delaware Valley. Instruction will include the basics of Italian American genealogy. We will also have the opportunity to share our family stories in class and to discover paths to publication
Maximum: 30
Instructor Bio: Ben Lariccia is a native of Youngstown, Ohio and a longtime resident of Philadelphia. He completed a bachelor’s degree from the University of Dayton and a master’s in Bilingual/Bicultural Education from La Salle University. For thirty years he taught in the School District of Philadelphia.
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