NORWICH – The Chenango County Historical Society presents “Sicilian Crossings and the Derived Communities” at an opening reception at 5 p.m. Monday at St. Bartholomew’s Parish Hall, 81 E. Main St. in Norwich.

The exhibit, which is free and open to the public, runs from 1 to 8 p.m. May 13-22.

This exhibit is the brainchild of Professor Marcello Saija of the University of Messina in Sicily. For many years, Saija has been championing the history of the people of Sicily and promoting Sicilian products and tourism in Europe and the United States.