A fun picture of Sonnino in the 1940's (I think). Anybody know what kind of car it is? 

Here is a picture of the crest of Sonnino. If anybody knows the meaning of the symbols on the crest please post an explanation 

Sonnino - 2� the world war

This is an individuals website that has an amazing number of pictures/information/interviews about the American liberation of Sonnino in WWII. It is in Italian, but the link I have posted is an english translation.

Sonnino - 2� the world war

The Official "province di Latina" Website

This is the official site for the province of Latina, which Sonnino is part of. There's lots of interesting information about the area. Remember, you can translate the page into English at the bottom of the blog using Bablefish.

Provincia di Latina

Italian genealogy Research

This is an amazing site with hundreds of links to genealogy resources. To many fun things to mention.

Cyndi's List - Italy / Italia

Look up where your last name is found in Italy (or the US)+

This is such a great site. You can type in you last name and the the website will show you where people with you last name live and the concentration. You can run the same search for the US as well. Apparently there are on Bernardinis in and around Sonnino. Enjoy!

- L'Italia dei Cognomi

A Sad Passing...

Yesterday our family matriarch, my great aunt Giorgina (Jean) LaRosa passed at the age of 83. She will be remembered fondly by all who knew her.

Jean Bernardini Rotondo LaRosa, age 83, passed away Tuesday at her home. She was born in Syracuse and worked as a legal secretary and assistant to her husband Andrew with Rotondo Trucking. She was predeceased by her first hus-band, Andrew Rotondo, in 1974, her second husband, Ralph LaRosa, in 1978, and her son, Joseph Rotondo, in 2004. Jean is survived by three sons, John Rotondo of New Jersey, Andrew Rotondo of San Francisco, Mark (Christina) Rotondo of Camillus, NY; six grandchildren; two brothers, Angelo (Elsie) Bernardini of E. Syracuse, Nicholas (Ann) Bernardini of Liverpool; and one sister, Lucy (Dennis) Patota of Syracuse. Funeral services will be held on Saturday at 10 a.m. in the Pirro & Sons Funeral Home and 10:30 a.m. in St. Daniel's Church. Burial will be in the family mausoleum at Assumption Cemetery.

2005 Giro d'Italia Bike Race

Ok, so they don't ride through Sonnino. But they come close, and I love biking! Enjoy the 2005 pictures.

http://www.gazzetta.it/Speciali/Giroditalia/2005/eng/

Minister tells Italy to consider axing Euro

Is is a link to a story about an Italian minister who thinks Italy should go back to the Lira.

Guardian Unlimited | The Guardian | Minister tells Italy to consider axing Euro

St. Thomas Aquinas Info.

Here's link to information about St. Thomas Aquinas who died at the Fossanova Abby on his way to Rome (I think).

The Revealer of Wisdom

A cool map of Latium. I don't think Sonnino is on the map but I believe Priverno is.

Cistercian Abbey of Fossanova in Latinium

Here is a link to some interesting information and pictures of the Fossanova Abbey in Sonnino. It is quite beautiful. I never get tired of visiting...and it has a great little cafe as well!

Cistercian Abbey of Fossanova in Latinium

Sonnino - Le Torce 2005 (The Torches)

The 2005 pictures of "Le Torce" are up on the www.sonnino.info site. Great work by Candidio on getting these up so quickly. Click on the link below to view them (the link says 2004 but is really for 2005).

Sonnino - Torce 2004

Sonnino in WWII: 339th Infantry

This is account of Sonnino's role in WWII. The region of Lazio saw a lot of action. Sonnino is mentioned in the last paragraph. The photo of Sonnino in the post before was taken by an American solider.

339th Infantry in WW2 Page 2 -Battle of Tremensuoli

Sonnino in 1940's 

The Sonnino Blog, Now In Italian!

I've added a link to BabbleFish translations at the bottom of the blog. Just click on the language (flag) you would like to read the blog in and it will translate it for you in a couple of seconds. The translations aren't perfect but they're better than I could do. Enjoy.

The Dialects of Italy

Here is some interesting information about the dialects through-out Italy. Maybe we should start a Sonninese dictionary/list of words/sayings. God knows I could use it.

ItalianGenealogy.com � The Dialects of Italy

Mentuccia: The classic Sonninese Herb

I don't know if this is a staple in other people's kitchens, beacuse it sure is in ours. If it's a holiday or family gathering, you know there is going to be artichokes with mentuccia. Here's a description of it. Anybody have any good recipes?:

ROMAN MINT (Mentuccia)
Labiatae/ Calamintha officinalis
Similar to the mint available in America, but smaller and with a stronger taste and perfume.
Other Information: Scientifically known as melissa officinalis, wild mint looks and smells similar to lemon leaves, but unlike the latter grows wild in meadows. It is used in the Roman specialty Carciofi alla romana and for marinades.

A Sonninese Meeting Place

So I'm hoping that this blog can be a meeting ground for those Sonninese scattered around the world. You can email pictures, updates from recent trips to Sonnino/Lazio, or look for relatives. Maybe even bring us back a little of that amazing Sonnino olive oil! Basically it's what we all make of it...so let's get started.

Live Italy Radio Stations

Here is a link to a great list of Italian language radio stations. I'm currently enjoying the traffic report on RADIO24.

Mike's Radio World: Live Italy Radio Stations