Memories & Chronicle of Romeno

From the late 1800s to the third millenium

A wonderful reference book specific to Romeno. Dr. Andrea Graiff of Cles, formerly from Romeno is the primary author. His contributing authors are: Don Vittorio Asson Dr. Stefano Brolpasino Don Angelo Busetti Padre Camillo Calliari Gabriele Calliari Ins. Ivana Calliari Dr. Paride Calliari Giuseppe Debiasi Adolfo Fattor Dr. Claudio Fattor Don Fabio Fattor Dr. Bruno Francisci Dott. Andrea Graiff Daniele Graiff Giancarlo Graiff Suor Gabriella Graiff Avv. Marcello Graiff Jeannie Graiff Newman Dr. Luciano Imperadori Maria Carolina Lanzerotti Prof. Giulia Mastrelli Anzilotti Salvano Melchiori Franca Menghini Philip Havlil Filippo Premoli Sen. Dr. Luigi Candido Rosati Eugenio Ruchelli Guido Smadelli Dr. Isadorro Tel Mons. Severino Visintainer Arch. Onorio Zucal Ins. Rita Zucali Introduction by Stefano Graiff Preface by Marcello Graiff The book is in Italian. The photography is breathtaking.

A fitting tribute to the Village of Romeno and the People of Romeno, past and present.

Those who descend from the People of Romeno always have a piece of Romeno in their hearts.

Dr. Andrea Graiff graciously shares credit with a number of contributing authors and has developed a fine historical reference of Romeno, up to and including the present time. The book is hard cover, contains 349 pages with many historical and current photographs in black & white as well as in color. There are stories of success as well as reflections of sadness. Included are sections regarding the immigration of the people of Romeno to other parts of the world in a time of great famine and poverty. Pages 58 & 59 discuss the immigration of Virginio Anselmo Graiff, who became a gold miner in Leadville, Colorado and died at age 34 of miner's consumption. Pages 53 - 55 hold a letter Virginio wrote in 1922 to his sister, Celesta Graiff Gabardi, telling her about farming in Idaho. Pages 56 $ 57 - 'Il cugini Callisti' reveals information about the grandfathers of Hector Zucal, in Argentina. Pages 82 - 84 reveals the horrific end to the productive life of Padre Luigi Graiff, at the hands of terrorists in Kenya. Page 294 tells the story of the immigration of Oreste Zucal from Romeno to New Mexico, USA.  Oreste was a close friend of Andrea's father, Alfredo.

Price of the book is $15.00 (U.S.) Fee to mail by sea is         5.00  -  $20.00 Total Fee to mail by air is          8.00  -    23.00 Total                   U.S. Checks are okay. Books can be purchased directly from: Dr. Andrea Graiff Via A. Diaz, 27 38023 CLES, (Trento) Italia

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