Radici — Roots
The village of Sacco exists within a landscape of history, nature, and culture that shaped every family who left. These links bring you closer to that world — and help you trace your path back to it.
The Comune di Sacco remains alive in the hills of Campania. These are the official and cultural connections to the village your family left behind.
Sacco sits within one of the most extraordinary protected landscapes in all of Italy — a UNESCO World Heritage site that your ancestors walked every day of their lives.
The park was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its extraordinary natural landscape and archaeological significance — encompassing the Greek ruins of Paestum and Velia, the Certosa di Padula, and the mountain villages of the interior including Sacco. The Dieta Mediterranea — the Mediterranean Diet — has its roots in this land and is itself inscribed on UNESCO's list of Intangible Cultural Heritage. Your ancestors ate from this earth.
Most Sacchesi came to America through Ellis Island between 1880 and 1924. These resources can help you find the exact ship, the exact date, and the exact face of the ancestor who made the crossing.
The Associazione Sacchesi D'America is part of a wider community of Italian-American heritage organizations working to preserve culture, celebrate history, and connect descendants across the country.
If you've found a resource that helped you trace your Sacchese roots — a genealogy site, an Italian archive, a cultural organization — we want to add it here for the whole community.
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