My apologies for not replying sooner but I never saw this post. Thank you so much for the great information! Unfortunately, we will only be in the area for 2 days - then onto Slovania for some hiking.
Our homebase during that time will be Pordenone. We will have our kids 27 and 24, and want them to learn about the area and history of where they are from. My family is from the southern Italy and we have traveled there many times.
I would love to meet any relatives. My mother and father-in law rarely spoke about the town and history as I think it was very tramatic. My mother-in-law talked about how when she was a girl the Germans gathered the boys and young men in the square and shot them. She also spoke about a brother who was a paratrooper . Both his parents were born in the 20's.
I will reach out to Elide as well. Any other ideas or insights, places to stop and see would be appreciated. We will have a car.
Her name was Velda. Interestingly, his cousins name on his father's side who lived in Philadelphia was named Annotinette ( Toni) Maradlo ( supposedly unrelated to the mother's side of family ... lol) who recently just died at 90 years old.
We also have relatives named Bier. I received a wedding gift from a Antonetti Bier 30 years ago and kept the address - via Armondo Diaz so we could look them up when we eventually make it there.
Looking forward to hearing about your trip. I think we will stay in the Pordenone area.
My husband's parents were from Cavasso Nouvo and immigrated to America in the 50's!
After his parents died, we lost contact with any relatives there. Plan on going August of 2024 and taking our 23 and 27 year old kids. They have dual citizenship and want to see the town. His mother's madien name is Maraldo and his is Bernardon. We thought we would just go to the local bar to see if we could find anyone still there who may have known his parents, cousins or any family history.
We plan on staying in Pordenone - any suggestions for day trips?
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Hi Riccardo,
My apologies for not replying sooner but I never saw this post. Thank you so much for the great information! Unfortunately, we will only be in the area for 2 days - then onto Slovania for some hiking.
Our homebase during that time will be Pordenone. We will have our kids 27 and 24, and want them to learn about the area and history of where they are from. My family is from the southern Italy and we have traveled there many times.
I would love to meet any relatives. My mother and father-in law rarely spoke about the town and history as I think it was very tramatic. My mother-in-law talked about how when she was a girl the Germans gathered the boys and young men in the square and shot them. She also spoke about a brother who was a paratrooper . Both his parents were born in the 20's.
I will reach out to Elide as well. Any other ideas or insights, places to stop and see would be appreciated. We will have a car.
Grazie Mille,
Louise
oh my gosh Lauren- how incredible !!! Did you talk to any of the local people in Cavasso? Any sights that we have to see on the way or places to eat?
oh my gosh Lauren- how incredible !!! Did you talk to any of the local people in Cavasso? Any sights that we have to see on the way or places to eat?
Hi Lauren ,
Her name was Velda. Interestingly, his cousins name on his father's side who lived in Philadelphia was named Annotinette ( Toni) Maradlo ( supposedly unrelated to the mother's side of family ... lol) who recently just died at 90 years old.
We also have relatives named Bier. I received a wedding gift from a Antonetti Bier 30 years ago and kept the address - via Armondo Diaz so we could look them up when we eventually make it there.
Looking forward to hearing about your trip. I think we will stay in the Pordenone area.
Louise
Hi,
My husband's parents were from Cavasso Nouvo and immigrated to America in the 50's!
After his parents died, we lost contact with any relatives there. Plan on going August of 2024 and taking our 23 and 27 year old kids. They have dual citizenship and want to see the town. His mother's madien name is Maraldo and his is Bernardon. We thought we would just go to the local bar to see if we could find anyone still there who may have known his parents, cousins or any family history.
We plan on staying in Pordenone - any suggestions for day trips?
Grazie