Towns & VillagesMy Father The ‘Jo mmasto’ Master by A lovely memory from Gino Di Giacomo is about his father the Sante Marie … Read more
HistoryHonouring a Founding Mother – Maria Agamben Federici by L’Aquilana, Maria Agamben Federici (1899–1981) was a remarkable woman whose dedication to justice, equality, … Read more
HistoryBlack History Month – The Tuskegee Airmen in The Abruzzi by How the remains of one small airfield in the ‘Abruzzi’ that was home to … Read more
HistoryAbruzzo’s Internment & Concentration Camps by It’s not something you hear much about, Abruzzo, hosting 1/3 of Mussolini’s internment camps, … Read more
AncestryBrooklyn Records – A story of Migration from Carunchio (CH) by A fascinating new podcast by Rai on Italian American migration. “Brooklyn Records” is dedicated … Read more
Books & FilmAn Abruzzo Photographic Legacy – Farmhouses and Small Provincial Buildings in Southern Italy by Marian Hooker’s 1925 book on farmhouses captures Abruzzo’s rural architecture, including casa terra—mud homes … Read more
Books & FilmThe Sagittario Valley Between 1830-1950, The Accounts and Images of The Foreign Travellers by Antonio Costantini, a member of our Life In Abruzzo Facebook group has self-published a … Read more
Arts & CraftsTales From an Abruzzo Kitchen: Bonds Not Bombs by There is one kitchen in Prezza that stands out, not only for the delicious … Read more
HistoryCelano’s Ice Miner Boys by A tale about the Ice Miners from Celano, mostly boys who came together to … Read more
Arts & CraftsAmalia Sperandio’s Capture of Early 20th Century Life in Abruzzo by There are some super-talented individuals who are Abruzzese by blood, yet not by birth … Read more