Lucerna-safety copy_STEPS Template 4.dat 11/21/2017 5:28 PM Page 1 FILÒFILÒ AA JournalJournal forfor TyroleanTyrolean AmericansAmericans VolumeVolume 1616 Lucerna-safety copy_STEPS Template 4.dat 11/21/2017 5:28 PM Page 2 2 Lucerna-safety copy_STEPS Template 4.dat 11/22/2017 12:32 PM Page 3 AnAn IntroductionIntroduction .. .. .. The Filò is to be published and distributed on a quarterly basis and is targeted to the chil- dren of our immigrant parents. The Filò (pronounced fee-lò) was the daily gathering in the stables of the Trentino where the villagers met and socialized. The intent is to provide a summary of our culture, history, and customs in plain English to inform and provide you with the background of your roots and ancestry.. If you wish to contact us, call Lou Brunelli at 914-402-5248. Attention: Your help is needed to expand our outreach to fellow Tyrolean Americans. Help us identify them, be they your children, relatives or acquaintanc- es. Go to filo.tiroles.com and register on line to receive the magazine free of charge. You may also send your data to Filò Magazine, PO Box 90, Crompond, NY 10517 or fax them to 914-734-9644 or submit them by email to
[email protected]. Cover: Aerial View of Luserna and its Altopiano 3 Lucerna-safety copy_STEPS Template 4.dat 11/21/2017 5:28 PM Page 4 Introduction to Luserna IntroductionLuserna is not a valley; it is a village to Lusernation of the Principate of Trento and yet yet it is more than a place, it is a cul- another to the East under the influence of ture, a tradition.