Local Italian-Americans piled into the Pittsburg Historical Society to share stories of their families' roots with an Italian author and historian on Sunday.

Paolo Battaglia, writer and historian from Modena, Italy, stopped in Pittsburg as part of a 15-city tour of small towns with Italian heritage. Battaglia has explored the United States for 35 days to reconnect with Italians who emigrated to the United States and their descendants for his current project, "Italian American Country," a photobook and documentary.

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