South Hills mother, son, travel to Italy in the name of genealogy
Courtesy of Michael Palmer
Carol Lynn Vicini with her son Michael Palmer at Trefiumi Cemetery, near the village of Trefiumi, Italy, on Aug. 12, 2023. Mother and son made the trip to visit the burial place of the grandfather Vicini never knew, Albino Vicini.
Courtesy of Michael Palmer
Carol Lynn Vicini with her son Michael Palmer at Trefiumi Cemetery near the village of Trefiumi, Italy, on Aug. 12, 2023.
Courtesy of Michael Palmer
Carol Lynn Vicini with her son Michael Palmer in Trefiumi, Italy, in front of a Vicini family home.
Courtesy of Michael Palmer
Giovani Vicini, Carol Lynn Vicini, Sergio Vicini, Michael Palmer, Quirino Vicini and Maria Vicini pose for a photo in Trefiumi, Italy, in August 2023
Albino Vicini
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Carol Lynn Vicini shows a photo collage of memories from the trip she took with her son Michael Palmer to Trefiumi, Italy, in August 2023, at Whitehall Public Library.
Part of the Vicini family tree.
Courtesy of Michael Palmer
Michael Palmer (right) stands in the same spot in Italy as his grandfather Albino Vicini stood many years before — the Duomo di Milano, a Milan Cathedral.
Courtesy of Carol Lynn Vicini
Ida Rose Castagnari, wife of Albino Vicini
Courtesy of Carol Lynn Vicini
Donato, Albino and Quirino Vicini in an undated photo
