WW2 & Modern History
Liberation Day: Exclusion and The Enemy Within
A Liberation Day note from Abruzzo: how Italian Fascism excluded women, Jews and Roma at home, and why 15 of Mussolini's 48 camps were here
Life in Abruzzo
Ancestry, History & Culture
Millions of Abruzzesi left this region over the last two centuries, but the connection to home has never faded. Whether you’re tracing your ancestry, exploring the history, or discovering the culture through art, traditions, books and film — this is where the deeper Abruzzo begins.
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The Faces of Ignazio Silone’s Fontamara
Fontamara book covers from 1933 to today, a decade-by-decade gallery of Ignazio Silone's Abruzzo novel
The Good Friday Hoods – Why Are They Worn?
The hooded figures of Abruzzo's Good Friday processions: who they are, why they cover their faces, and what the cappuccio really means
Olive Branches and Palm Sunday: Abruzzo’s Practical Tradition
Olive prunings, not palm fronds: how Abruzzo's Palm Sunday blessing doubled as protection for fields, orchards and the coming harvest
Mangia Minnesota: A Food Bridge Built on Ancestral Roots
The School for Dictators: Silone’s Anatomy of Dictatorship
The Avezzano Earthquake: Marsica, Numero Unico
Call the Midwife: The Quiet Women of Care
Inside L’Aquila’s Spanish Fort & Nazionale d’Abruzzo Museum
A Mirror Across Centuries: Abruzzo and the Bourbon Memory
Blessed Spirits by Jonathan Stanyer
