My first trip to Sicily in 1996, pictured, changed my life. When I met my cousins Evelina (Big), Francesca, Evelina (Jr.), and Filippo (not pictured), who were in my age group, my perspective of the world changed. Evelina (on my right) is six months younger than me. We didn’t meet until we were in our…
Tag: family history
My Grandfather’s Craft
When my grandfather Vincenzo Scola first came to the United States from Sicily in 1913, he worked as a marble mason in Wisconsin. Years later, he made this marble piece, featuring his and my grandmother’s wedding photo. It’s one of my prized possessions.
Still in the Family
Inspired by the Ortigia Antiquaria, an antique show in Siracusa from Nov. 7-9, I thought I’d share with you a neat story. The credenza pictured is my cousin Silvana’s. She has it in her beautiful, classically decorated apartment in Palermo. Originally though, it was my paternal great-grandmother Caterina’s, who had it in her home in…