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Bernardini's from Spain?

While visiting Syracuse this past weekend I got into a conversation with my grandfather about his parents, who were both Sonninese. My grandfather (Angelo Bernardni) told me that his father insisted that the Bernardini's were originally from Spain, where the name had been "Bernardo" or something similar. Now, this is the first I have ever heard of this. Does anybody know of any Sonninese of Spanish descent? I would love to find out it this is in fact true. Then again, it just be a family mythology.

The view of the valley from Sonnino. You can see the town of Priverno in the distance.

My wife in Sonnino vechhio 

One of my favorite Sonninese dishes

This is a great (and easy) bread soup that I have whenever I'm in Sonnino. I'm told it is the "meat of the poor" becasue it is so filling. My cousin Graziano was kind enough to send the following recipe.

Recipe for Zuppa di Pane e Faioli.

1° cut the Italian bread ( if possible) e put it on the dishleave them
then cook a little onion in olive-oil, when the onion is cook add a little piece of potato, a litle piece of celery, tomato, water and salt all togheter.
When all is cook add beans. When all is cook add all on the italian bread cut before.

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