montrone

[jolynn]

hello all, i have now found the correct spelling of a house my italian grandmother owned, it was called montrone, anyone know if there is a place in italy called montrone. thankyou, john

[JamesBianco]

It is one of two villages which make up the Comune of Adelfia, Provincia Bari, Regione Puglia, Italy

here is a brief article on Adelfia.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adelfia

here is the official site for the town

http://comune.adelfia.bari.it/dev/

here is (roughly where it is in Italy)


Hope that helps!

Jim

[jolynn]

thanks jim, that is very helpful, i understand there was a lot of emmigration from that area around 1900, which was about the time when my grandmother left italy. thanks again, regards john