Hi Lynda
Yes, I was talking about Sydney, Australia but I am still interested to hear about the Roseto festival celebrations in PA.
Re the Sbrocchi surname: there are still quite a few Sbrocchis' in Roseto RV, also some in PA and other parts of the USA and Canada. I can now trace my line back 5 generations, but only a few years back we had no notion of any other Sbrocchi's in the world. There are several Rosetan families in Sydney, some of which are also Sbrocchi descendants.
There is one line of research, carried out by Mons Giuseppe Sbrocchi, Prof Leonardo Sbrocchi and Rev Don Romolo Sbrocchi, that believes we originally came from Germany way back in the year 1200 when Germany was at war with Italy and a German General Sbrocchi stayed on in Italy after the war was over. All very interesting. Does you father know anything about this line for thought?
Ciao
Kerynne