Six months ago I hoped to have most of my adventures from last August posted here–but that hasn’t happened. So today I am revisiting one of my favorite days in Calabria. The weekend after Fer...
https://theitaliansouth.com/2014/03/14/ferragosto-fun-in-the-sila/
Today I’m sharing a video I found on YouTube, the bicycle tour of a British guy named Pete, through Calabria. I encourage you to take a look for more of his videos–a nice combination of video...
https://theitaliansouth.com/2013/11/29/calabria-from-a-bicycle/
Italians have a long and strong memory of place. My family’s ancestral village is Scigliano, but my great-grandmother left there about 115 years ago. Only a handful of her hundreds of descendan...
In family history, every answer, every discovery, prompts a new question or search. My great-grandfather, Francesco Aruri, was born in Serra di Piro, and “frazione” or hamlet near Bianchi, Ca...
https://theitaliansouth.com/2013/10/25/where-francescos-life-began-palinudo/
I can’t say I wasn’t warned. I’ve heard lots of advice about avoiding the August heat and August holiday, Ferragosto, celebrated on August 15, was established by the Roman emperor, Augustus...
https://theitaliansouth.com/2013/08/28/august-vacation-in-italy/
Many of the highlights in this five minute travel video are on my ‘to do’ list for August! Watch for my updates from Italy next month.
https://theitaliansouth.com/2013/07/12/calabria-this-is-what-im-looking-for/
When my sister and I began looking into our roots years ago, we were given information by various family members. Someone–perhaps it was our grandmother or one of her brothers–gave us the nam...
https://theitaliansouth.com/2013/06/28/nugenzie-a-genealogical-mystery-solved/
I’m always learning about Italian foods. Here’s one, featured today in Italian Notebook. “Caviar” that is really baby sardines, spiced up with peperoncini. It’s eaten spread on bread–...
https://theitaliansouth.com/2013/06/26/calabrian-caviar-anyone/
Today I learned about Rabbi Barbara, and her work in reconnecting Calabrian Jews with their Jewish heritage. I found her website very interesting, and especially this information on the B’nei A...
https://theitaliansouth.com/2013/05/22/the-long-lost-or-hidden-jewish-community-of-calabria/
I’m getting revved up for my trip to Italy in a few months, and one of my preparations this time will be to have some genealogical research done for me before I get there. My Italian language s...
https://theitaliansouth.com/2013/04/19/the-baroness-will-see-you-now-family-history/