By Ginny Cooper McCarley

When Alabaster resident Mary Ann Tudisco's grandmother, Maria Monte Piazza, arrived at the Port of New Orleans in 1907, she carried a single trunk containing all of her belongings from her life in Sicily.

The trunk is one of many artifacts found at the Vulcan Park and Museum's exhibition, La Storia: Birmingham's Italian Community, which tells the story of Italian immigrants who overcame discrimination and hardships to create vibrant communities throughout the Birmingham area.

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