Jill Biden is on track to be the first Italian-American first lady and her ancestral home in Sicily is hoping to benefit from the political connection. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images
How Jill Biden could lead the recovery of a Sicilian village: ancestral home hopes for tourist revival with White House connection
- Jill Biden will be the first Italian-American first lady in US history; her great-grandfather emigrated from southern Italy in 1900
- Her ancestral home, the Sicilian village of Gesso, is gearing up to cash in on its political connection through tourism
Jill Biden is on track to be the first Italian-American first lady and her ancestral home in Sicily is hoping to benefit from the political connection. Photo: Drew Angerer/Getty Images
