Italian influence in Wisconsin today?
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A good place to start looking for information is the Italian Community Center in Milwaukee, WI.\nThe contact information is:\nItalian Community Center 631 E Chicago St, Milwaukee, WI 53202, (414) 223-2800 \nThe link in the Source section is for the Wisconsin Historical Society.  It could give you some background concerning the history of Italian communities in the state.
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Go here, look down about the middle of the page for the link.\nhttp://www.dor.state.wi.us/eserv/index.html
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not just the Italians.  My Mum, 100% French Canadian, always uses her hands when she speaks.  FYI, if you grab their hands when they are talking, they stutter.
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not sure if this is what you were looking for but there are a lot of reports about different subjects in italian:\nwww.studenti.it
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I must Say I have met a few Italian and Sicilians and both have are very cool..i must give to them there woman are sexy.. but if anybody tells you wrong.. they are thinking backwards there county is beautiful and there Food is SO Good. The Best!!!
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My great grandfather was Sicilian. He came over at the age of 12, because of the repression in Sicily. Sicilians were mostly farmers, vineyards and vegetables, but they were excellent builders. He caught on with a stone mason and became a master and at the age of 18 began building his own houses, in South Philadelphia, just north of where the Phillies and Eagles now have their stadiums, they are beautiful stone buildings with character and the craftsmanship has no peer. He also continued his winemaking and sold a few bottles on the side; especially during prohibition. Now you have to understand that they came from a very difficult situation, back home the local gangs would steal their crops and worse, so they formed an organization for self preservation called The Black Hand, which we know as the Mafia. Many of his friends came from this circumstance and learned at a young age to fight for everything, there were some very dangerous characters among them and I knew a few, of course we only knew of them as uncles and their business was never spoken of. Anyway, my grandfathers money was all tied up in his houses and when the depression came, he was ruined.  He went back to day work as a bricklayer, but of course there wasn't much building then. When FDR started the New Deal he was able to get work again, enough to support his family, and if anyone ever said a bad word about FDR, you would never see them in his house again!
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Very smart to post a question like this!!  I'm in Sheboygan, and it's a nice place here.  It would help to know more about you, but assuming you're just an average joe, there is a lot going on here.  Just a few off the top of my head ... if you have Google Earth, you can plug our city in and see that we have a good mix of urban and rural areas.  The western part of the county has a lot of open spaces.  Sheboygan itself has a lot of business and job opportunites, especially for a city of 50,000.  Still good manufacturing jobs here, believe it or not.  And of course, Lake Michigan is a beautiful sight!  If you go to photobucket.com, and punch in Sheboygan, I'm sure you'll see a lot of photos.  The lake is accessible to everyone.  Local politics is kind of a downside, because there is a lot of hostility between certain people, but most of us find it entertaining.  Sheboygan-Press.com is the local newspaper.  Many stories online to read!!  Tell me more about you (career,age,etc), and I'll put in my 2 cents about whether it's a good fit.  I read the part about 5 kids, the schools here always get high national ratings ... and Sheboygan was rated Best Place to Raise a Family a few years ago too by a national publication.
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Fascism and the wars in Europe pushed people out of Italy.\n\nThe promise of a relatively new land with progressive leadership pulled them to America. Also, Italians took pride in the new land that was "discovered" by one Italian and named after another one.\n\nIs this what you wanted?
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Italian cheeses:\n\nhttp://www.artisanalcheese.com/searchprodfilter.asp?ad1=ITALY&ad2=&ad3=&ad4=&pagenumber=1
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Im org from southern Illinois...why would ANYBODY move to Chicago in the first place???Shoot Id move to POLAND if I could...everything is cheap, and ALL the women are hotties. I said hi to a high ranking Polish officer (in polish) while I was in Bosnia in 96. He asked me if I was Polish and I said no Im from Illinois. He gave me a bearhug and told me he had a sister in Chicago. I think it really has to do with the polish Mafia (look at the Gov). Dont knock them because Poland is a big supporter in our fight(they remember it was a polish officer that beat the Turks in Europe)They hate the Russians and dont trust the Germans (or the French really) .
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italia mark my words!!
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www.uwa.edu.au/media/statements/2000/07/20000721.html \n\nDid the violin originate in Italy, as many assume, or was it a hybrid that originated north of the European Alps, possibly at the Polish court in the 16th century? \nDr Suzanne Wijsman, musician and researcher at The University of Western Australia and Robert Curry from Edith Cowan University's WA Academy of Performing Arts believe there are tantalising clues that this may well be the case. \nThey also believe that Poland in the 15th and 16th centuries may have played an important role in the evolution of the much-loved musical instrument. \n'Until recently it was assumed that the first violins were made in Italy in the 16th century, and were then disseminated throughout Europe, along with other aspects of Italian culture,' Dr Wijsman, a lecturer at UWA's School of Music said. \n'However there is interesting evidence to suggest that instruments existed in Northern Europe and Poland, in particular, that have characteristics we associate with the violin, raising new questions about its origins. \n'Robert Curry and I are looking at the possibility that these early instruments were spread through Europe by itinerant Jewish musicians in the 15th and 16th centuries, and that this may have influenced the evolution of the violin family.
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I used to live up there. There's a lot to do. A few highlights would be Faneuil Hall, the gardens, some of the Freedom Trail, Harvard Square, Back Bay, the North End for good Italian food. Great clubs and bars in the Faneuil Hall area and Landsdown Street.
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Ciao.\nWhat can i do for u.\ni'm italian and living near Venice
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Pretty much every place in wisconsin is nice and cheap. Well, if you go to the right places. Most places in the south are pretty cheap, with the exeption of madison. What are you going to wisconsin for anyway, except for cheesedays there's really nothing to see. And cheesedays is next year... I think.
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I'm not sure what you want to know, but the facts about this central Wisconsin village can be found out in the source listed below.\n"Dane" is also the name of the county the village is located in.  The state's capitol, Madison, is also in that county.
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Look here:\nhttp://www.racineco.com/countyboard/index.aspx\n\nhttp://www.wisconsin.gov/state/core/faq_wisconsin_voting_elections.html