Roncalli Family
I was always interested in my Italian heritage. Even though I am a mix of French Canadian, German and Italian...
13 September, 2024
Storie
Augusto Govoni
I was born April 25, 1883, in an old fashioned brick house in the Town of Tiramola Province of Ferrara but we are closer to Bologna than Ferrara...
21 November, 2023
Carlo Tura
I remember Carlo "Pappy" Tura, my grandfather, as a very lovable, kind, sweet man who took pride in every one of his 8 children and 20+ grandchildren. As a child, I have fond memories of visiting my Tura grandparents in Saugus, Massachusetts on Saturdays with...
01 March, 2021
Adolfo Venturi
ADOLFO VENTURI, MY CENTO CONNECTION Unfortunately, I never knew my Italian grandfather, Adolfo Venturi, and also knew little about him. The one fact that I did have from my American family was that he lived in Cento, Italy. Slowly, over the years, I began...
20 December, 2019
The Borgatti and Govoni families
My grandparents, Henry Borgatti and Jean Fortuna, met frequently as children during the summer in Welland, Ontario, Canada. Jean lived across the border in Niagara Falls, New York—just a short distance from Welland. Henry’s father, Aldemiro, worked for the Plymouth Cordage Company. ...
14 May, 2019