Since the end of World War II, many villages and small towns in Italy have faced the threat of abandonment and decay. Apella and Taponecco seemed destined for the same fate until the vision and dedication of the Maffei family brought new life into this small corner of Toscana.
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Adventuring through what still lives on in my Nonna’s childhood hometown, Taponecco.
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Learning about my great-grandfather.
2018 has passed and I now reflect on the year that was in Italian Soul.
A tribute to my 2nd great-grandmother Silvia Mura.
An ancestor research site for the villages of Apella and Taponecco.
Retracing bisnonno Attilio’s steps in San Francisco.
Nonno’s postcard from his brother
One of my first documented findings of my Italian ancestors was the birth certificate of my great-grandmother (Bisnonna) Ines or as we like to call her, Nonnina.
Apella, Taponecco, and their unification hero.
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