Dante School for Children Concordville PA

06/15/2016

04/28/2016

Visited the Township building today

08/23/2015

Sister Ann Jachein of the Pallottine Sisters was able to find information on Dante. The Sisters of the Catholic Apostolate (Pallottine) sisters started at the orphanage starting in 1931 what looks to be 8 years after the founding of Dante in 1923. Sister Michelina Cicio was there 1961- 1965. She may have been the superior of the Convent. Sister Christian Dice from 1961 to 1966 may have been the principle of the school. Sister Albert Marie Danza from 1964-1966 was a teacher.

06/05/2015

At the 1933 Grand Convention, John B. Acchione was elected President of the Dante School for Children. He held this position until his death, being re-elected unanimously at each succeeding Grand Convention. It was during his tenure of office as President of the Dante School for Children that the magnificent stone structure, still in existence, was built at Concordville.

http://www.acchione.net/jba_lodge.asp

Descendents of the Acchione Family in the US, Canada and Italy.

06/05/2015

Rev Angelo Jerace appointed chaplain

https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19541205&id=L6khAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QJoFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1952,1737105&hl=en

06/05/2015

https://reel9.wordpress.com/2010/02/26/born-raised/

Several months ago, before Reel 9 Productions was formed, the three principal members began development of Born & Raised, a documentary on the changes that South Philadelphia has undergone in t...

05/09/2015

http://www.concordhist.org/component/content/article/1/84-gil-nunzi.html

Concord Township Historical Society

05/09/2015

Main Lobby Dante School For Children Order Sons Of Italy In America

05/09/2015

Infirmary Dante School For Children Sons Of Italy

05/09/2015

HISTORY: Altoona Italian-American Groups, Blair County, PA
"Mrs. Mary D. DeMatteis, Commissioner of Dante
School for children estate orphanage" -

http://files.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/history/italian-american.txt

HISTORY: Altoona Italian-American Groups, Blair County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Suzanne Trznadel [email protected] Copyright 2009. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/blair/ ______________________________________…

05/09/2015

uly 7, 1953
Altoona Tribune from Altoona, Pennsylvania · Page 12

Publication: Altoona Tribune iLocation: Altoona, PennsylvaniaIssue Date: Tuesday, July 7, 1953Page: Page 12

Jerry C. Risoldi, delegate of Blair lodge 958 and its recording secretary, was reelected commissioner of the Dante School for Children and Home for the Aged. The million-dollar Pennsylvania orphanage Known - as Dante School for Children is located at Concordville, Pa., and is at the present caring and schooling over 100 orphans of Pennsylvania members and 25 Italian war orphans, recently brought to this country by the Catholic Charities of America Ass., found in debris of the war torn towns and farms of devastated Italy Mr. Risoldi was first elected orphanage commissioner at the grand convention of Wilkes-Barre in 1949. Judge Eugene V. Alessandroni of Philadelphia was reelected by acclamation Grand Venerable, head of the Pennsylvania order. To assist the work of the Grand Venerable of the continued Increase in membership, three assistant Grand Venerables were elected for the first time: Robert M. Sebastian, a prominent attorney of Philadelphia; Albert Chenet of Latrobe, Pa., and Am-erico V. Cortese, former assistant district attorney of Philadelphia. Ernest L. Biagi of Glenside, Pa., was reelected Grand Recording Secretary and Frank Acquavi-va of Philadelphia, Grand Financial Secretary. Anthony Zaffiro of Reading, Pa., was reelected Grand Treasurer.

05/08/2015

http://dev.nazarethcsfn.org/memoriam/sr-lucia-pirollo-1936-2011/

Family life was keenly important to Sr. M. Lucia (Jeannette) Pirollo, who died Jan. 17 at age 74, Mt. Nazareth , Philadelphia. The oldest of three children