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Our 2019 stories
These were the first families we featured in our posts in 2019. Each is linked to their profile 1. Giovanni and Rosa Casorso 2. Pasquale and Maria Capozzi 3. Luigi and Melania Rampone 4. Giovachino and Rosa Lanfranco 5. Vincenzo and Annetta Risso 6. Domenico and Giuseppina; Camillo and Emma Rampone 7. Antonio and Maria Risso 8. Gaspar and Inez Risso 9. Pasquale and Domenica Alimonti 10. Samuele and Maria Turri 11. Joseph and Rosa Alimonti 12. Pasquale and Francesca Barrera 13. Gabriele and Pierina Quirico 14. Louis and Lucia Constantini 15. Tony, Charles, Joseph, Louis and Pete Casorso 16. Domenico, Peter, Camillo and Paul Lanfranco 17. Catherine, Katie, Louisa, Delphine and Margaret Lanfranco 18. Maria, Rosa, Catarina and Dino Dapavo 19. Ambrogio and Concetta Ciaccia 20. Mattia and Cestilia Culos 21. The Ciancone Family 22. Oreste and Luigia Favali 23. The Guidi Families 24. Carmine and Ida Rantucci 25. Silvio and Rosa Vaccaro 26. The Mussato Family 27. Jack and Lilly Butticci 28. Angelo and Annunziata Pioli 29. Luigi and Maria Gaspardone 30. The Orsi Family 1938 Italian Picnic and wrap up
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 Click on photo to enlarge During Italian Heritage Month in June we paid tribute to thirty of the pioneer Italian families that were in Kelowna prior to 1919. We welcome your comments, corrections and additions to these stories. Our thanks to Shirley Larsen (Risso), Gertie Bachmann (Culos), Brenda Shaw (Pioli), Linda Ghezzi (Mussato), Becky Chapman (Orsi), Gina Yarrow (Alimonti) and Elmo and Emma (Turri) Rantucci for their help in gathering this information. Special recognition to Bob Hayes (Okanagan Historical Society) for his inspiration and guidance.
Other families arriving here before 1919 include: Bertucci, Rossi, Dal Col, Biagioni, Ceresi, Cavani, Betuzzi and Pellini. We have started collecting information on these families and welcome any help you can give us. By the 1920’s many more families made their journeys to Canada. We would love to have their stories recorded as well. |
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