The luncheon was a great success. We are now working on a project called DISCOVER YOUR ROOTS. See the Valle San Giovanni website for details.

Discover Your Roots
1-15 July 2012



In the early 20th century countless individuals from Valle San Giovanni (locally referred to as "Valle") left Italy in ...

The eighth annual Valle San Giovanni luncheon takes place at noon on Saturday 1 October 2011 at DiPaolo’s Italian Ristorante in Penns Grove, NJ. Everyone (especially “Vallaroli” - people from Valle San Giovanni) welcome. No need for reservations, just show up! Average attendance about 120 so come ...

Ran across two more photos of Villavallelonga:

If you have any photos of Crognaleto and/or any information that you would like to share it can be placed here: Crognaleto

The sixth annual Valle San Giovanni luncheon takes place at noon on Saturday 3 October 2009 at DiPaolo’s Italian Ristorante in Penns Grove, NJ. “Vallaroliâ€

Recently began the process of locating distant family members from Roccamorice. Have started a small website for the town and am interested in gathering any news, photos, requests to contact relatives, etc that anyone would like to share. Thanks.

There is Facebook group for Cesacastina. It had about 140 members in 12/2008. Good source of information for anyone gathering information about this lovely village. The postings are in Italian.

There is also and English language site dedicated to the town.

There is a Facebook group for Cesacastina. 12/2008 it had about 140 members. An excellent resource for anyone interested in gathering information about this lovely village.

COMING EVENTS !! - Don’t miss the upcoming extravaganza A NIGHT IN ITALY featuring Italy’s own Gabriele Di Pietro and his group “I Tricoloreâ€

You might also check out members of this family from Crognaleto in Southern NJ, more specifically, Pedricktown.

Some members of the Petrei family made it to Penns Grove in NJ. They were from the Teramo area, likely from Valle San Giovanni.

Valle San Giovanni

I know the D'Angelo family form Cesacastina, have been there several times. They had a sawmill (segheria) in the town, have since moved the factory to Basciano near the autostrada next to Montorio. It is a very special place to visit.

The town of my ancestors is Valle San Giovanni not too far away ...

The scrippelle (crepes in chicken broth) gnomes have finally arrived from Abruzzo, Italy! We locked them in the kitchen and they are hard at work preparing the food for the Valle San Giovanni luncheon at noon on Sunday, 7 October 2007 at DiPaolo's Italian Ristorante in Penns Grove, NJ. All ...

Thanks for the tip. From time to time I do "Google" Valle San Giovanni" and have made several contacts this way. "Casale" is the name of the street in this town where my grandfather lived. Thanks for the assistance.

Am searching for anyone who might have information or contacts with residents of the small hamlet, Valle San Giovanni. It has approximately 300 people and is located on the outskirts of Teramo in the Abruzzo Region.

Casale-Villa with No Bidet