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Maririta (Riri) Torsello

Meet Maririta Torsello and see her mother’s snake made from WW2 hand grenades. Continue reading →

Silvana Toia

Meet Silvana Toia and see her childhood embroidery loom from Italy, brought to Australia by her mother.
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Domenica Scarcella

Meet Domenica Scarcella and see her statue of the Madonna, a family heirloom from Italy.
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Teresa Restifa

Meet Teresa Restifa and see the bedcover purchased in the 1940s for her mother’s glory box.
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Bruno Ladogna

I was born in 1935. My mother Caterina and I were originally from Pola in Istria, then in Italian territory. Continue reading →

Rosina Benvenuto

Meet Rosina Benevenuto and see the piano accordion her husband played as a shepherd in Italy.
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Graziella Del Popolo

Meet Graziella Del Popolo and see her sheet set from Italy. Continue reading →

Concetta Cosentino

Meet Concetta Cosentino and see her cup and saucer from Italy.
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Gina Bortolin-Papa

Meet Gina Bortolin-Papa and see her woollen healing scarf.
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