Ties to the Homeland: Dunmore’s Bunker Hill

More than a hundred years ago, a group of Italian immigrants arrived in what is now known as the Bunker Hill section of Dunmore, Lackawanna County. From their small southern Italian town of Guardia dei Lombardi, located east of the city of Naples, they took with them their traditions, including a devotion to St. Rocco,…

Why is this blog called “Siamo NEPA?”

I began studying the Italian American community of Northeastern Pennsylvania when I was in college at The University of Scranton, nearly 20 years ago. Since those days, I have been fortunate enough to publish three books on my area’s Italian American community. I have also written many articles and presented many lectures on our community…