http://digitalarchive.sspl.org/files/original/10/416/WSONP.0016.a.1.mp3 6569fcb609b3d9ddcf6369353249ad42 Oral History A resource containing historical information obtained in interviews with persons having firsthand knowledge. Interviewer The person(s) performing the interview Leona Casey Signor Interviewee The person(s) being interviewed John Barella Original Format The type of object, such as painting, sculpture, paper, photo, and additional data Cassette Tape Duration Length of time involved (seconds, minutes, hours, days, class periods, etc.) 00:22:22 Time Summary A summary of an interview given for different time stamps throughout the interview Tape 1 Side A notes Chairman of The House Committee of the Princepessa Elena Society 00:01:25 Feast of St. Michaels meaning 00:03:30 St. Michael is a great warrior; idolized by Italians in 1800s 00:04:30 Statue St. Peters school 00:04:50 Statue that gets carried at the parade 00:06:25 Boat carried at parade; Bencivenga family 00:06:55 Rode bicycles in parade 00:07:55 People put money on ribbons of statue to remember the dead 00:08:55 March to St. Peters and have St. Michaels mass 00:09:00 Parade route 00:09:25 Eagles of Saratoga marching band 00:10:35 Fried pizza, Frances Scirocco, Jimmy “Sciroc” Scirocco, Skip Scirocco 00:10:50 Joe Arpey, Oak Street and Beekman Street 00:11:30 Miglucci family 00:12:15 Bocce ball 00:12:50 Simone family offered Simone’s Undertaker and Barbershop building 00:13:25 1953 Built back room 00:13:45 Older generation loved bocce ball, but not younger generation 00:14:10 Maybe bocce ball will be opened up again someday 00:14:30 Tony Bencivenga, Frank “Chicilla (sp?)” Cardillo, Dominic Carusone chance tickets 00:16:00 Food 00:17:30 Weather in August and September 00:18:15 The Boat 00:18:25 Margaret Famiano 00:18:40 1975 Boat got lost 00:19:45 Flag Day parade Physical Format NY Heritage selection for related description. Oral histories Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource John Barella Interview Subject The topic of the resource Barella, John Description An account of the resource In this interview with Leona Casey Signor, John Barilla, Chairman of the House Committee of the Princepessa Elena Society, discusses the Feast of St. Michael's. He recounts the parade route, the fried pizza, the weather, riding bicycles in the parade, and the Eagles of Saratoga marching band. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Saratoga Springs Public Library Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 04-09-1999 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource This Item is protected by copyright and/or related rights. However, for this Item, either (a) no rights-holder(s) have been identified or (b) one or more rights-holder(s) have been identified but none have been located. You are free to use this Item in any way that is permitted by the copyright and related rights legislation that applies to your use. Format The file format, physical medium, or dimensions of the resource MP3 Language A language of the resource English Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context WSONP.0016.a.1