Over 100 years old, the Italian Club Cemetery still serves Tampa's Sicilian community. The Italian Club (L'Unione Italiana) was established as a mutual aid society for immigrants. Part of the dues were used to pay for members' funerals and burials, as well as death benefits to help the families.
Some photos from earlier this year:
"At the Italian Club Cemetery in Ybor City, every tomb tells a story " (St. Petersburg Times, July 6, 2008)
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