Another of my favorite past posts - this is my grandfather - John Cacicia (1892-1968) standing in front of his shoe shop in Cambria City. I wish I could have known him better - he died when I was only 7 - and I missed out on knowing him as a person.
He actually came over to Johnstown from Trabia, Sicily four times before settling down for good in 1917 - coming over with him was his brother Frank and sister Anna (Cacicia) Sunseri. Supposedly their father Onofrio sold the family Olive Grove to raise the funds for the trip.
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