Nonnno’s Directions to His Home in Bergotto
While we were stationed in Naples, Italy, July 1956 to January 1958, Ralph Nevy sent this message on audio tape. It is transcribed here verbatim. There were a few names of places I couldn’t [...]
Erminia Galli Nevy Life Story
Born October 26,1898, Died March 4, 1992 Transcribed from an audiotape made at a family reunion in Canaan Valley, West Virginia July 1978. Erminia's Childhood in Italy: He'd buy cattle, [...]
The Month of May
Told by Viola Nevy Orsinger Viola and Florence Nevy The Ursiline Nuns taught us to worship The Virgin Mary, mother of Jesus. There was always a May procession at school on the first day of [...]
Gloria’s Death
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 [...]
The Fire Story
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 [...]
Diceva la Mia Nonna e Mio Nonno
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 [...]
How Pasta is Made at the Factory
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. [...]
The Factory Demise
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 [...]
Cumberland Macaroni Factory Sold
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. [...]
Cumberland Macaroni Manufacturing: The Beginning
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 [...]
