Gloria Nevy was born in August 1926 and died in 1929 From a tape recording of Viola Nevy Orsinger on February 2, 1996 I must have been about five years old. Mother and Dad and our whole family, Inez, Aldo, Florence, Gloria and I drove to Vintondale, Pennsylvania for the baptism of my [...]
Told by Viola Nevy Orsinger Mother had a lovely statue of St. Ann and the Virgin Mary as a young girl. In May, we would set the statue up on the bureau in our bedroom and light a votive candle in front of it. One lovely spring morning Florence and I lit the candle on [...]
My Grandmother and Grandfather Used to Say... "I’ll tell you the secret to a happy marriage. Ask the husband for his opinion, let him say what he thinks, and just agree with him. Then, go and do it your own way. It will turn out right, and he will never know the difference. Why waste your [...]
Pasta manufacturing is both science and art. Let's start our plant tour outside on the loading dock where trucks or railroad cars deliver the coarse semolina flour that has been milled from durum wheat. A special vacuum hose pulls the wheat flour inside the plant and places it in gigantic bins. Small plant purchase the [...]
Sandy Nevy Hack describes in March 2000: Mom (Jeanne Nevy) has told me that the factory is currently, or was until recently, overrun with rats. She also said Delores hired someone to clean it and to dispose of the vermin. Its such a sad ending to the factory's history. Joan Lander writes in July 2001: [...]
The Factory was sold in 1994 to Robert Brattii From the ASSOCIATED PRESS CUMBERLAND, Md.—Before buying the struggling Cumberland Macaroni Co. four years ago, Robert Bratti's only hands-on experience with pasta was eating it. He renamed the company Cumberland Pasta Co. and tripled its output to about 7 million pounds in the past year. Bratti [...]
Non v' e' pasta piu' fina dell'Aquila Alpina! There isn't a better pasta than Alpine Eagle! As recounted by Inez Nevy Albetta: There are two professional photographs, one showing the four brothers — Louis, Ralph, in the center is the Italian Consul, then Henry, and David in that order. [...]
Ralph Nevy returned to the United States in May of 1913 after completing his military service in Italy. Ellis Island records courtesy of the American Family Immigration History Center Name: Nevi, Raffaele Ethnicity: Italian Place of Residence: Berceto, Italy Date of Arrival: 17 May 1913 Age on Arrival: 23y Gender: M Marital Status: [...]
Ellis Island records courtesy of the American Family Immigration History Center Name: Galli, Giacomo Ethnicity: Italian Place of Residence: Caprino Date of Arrival: 21 Dec 1903 Age on Arrival: 39y Gender: M Marital Status: M Ship of Travel: La Bretagne Point of Departure: Le Havre, Seine-Inferior, France Name: [...]
Giacomo Galli – Born March 27, 1868 – Died 1928 at the age of 60 Erminia Galli Nevy (Mrs. Ralph Nevy) died March 4, 1992. In going through her belongings in her home at 779 Fayette Street, Cumberland, Maryland, Kristin Adolfson, one of her great-grand daughters, found a small leather case that had belonged to [...]
