This page is devoted to the few pictures that we have of our ancestry, emphasizing the “Bartolini side.” I hope that more pictures will surface as more family members review this blog.
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- Grandma Bartolini
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- Grandma & The Girls
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- Grandpa Bartolini
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- Grandpa’s Mother
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- Grandpa’s Brother Giuseppe & Bride
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- Grandpa’s Uncle & Family
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- Grandma’s Family
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- Grandma’s Sister
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- Grandma’s Brother-in-Law
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- Grandma’s Sister & Husband
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- Class Picture, Paris, France (c.1928)
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- The Girls (c. 1926)
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- Mom & Dad
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- Grandpa
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- Aunt Lea & Uncle Al
This is wonderful. What a great tribute your blog is to your family. My ancestors are from further south, and I don’t know as much about their story. Grandma’s recipes are prized in our family too. The pictures remind me of my own ancestors. My grandma came to America from Sicily at 20.
Thank you so much. I want to expand this page to include my Dad’s side of the family but I have only a few pictures as of now. I hope to find more when I visit home next time. I was lucky enough to spend a couple weeks touring Sicily. It really is beautiful and I strongly encourage you to visit there. It has something for everyone, from ancient Greek temples to modern day resort facilities. A truly remarkable island.
Our old people are from Sicily as well, (on my great-grandmothers side) I was there not long ago, Loved it.. but ended up on the industrial side of the island (sad face) . But truly these photos are magnificent. How lucky you are that they have been preserved for you.. that one of your parents!!.. wow.. and whose class picture in france?.. and Giuseppe.. (sexy fella) .. i want dates and there are stories here.. you are so lucky to have these images.. wow.. c
Thank you, Cecilia. I, too, toured Sicily, driving along the southern shore from Palermo to Syracusa — and loved every minute of it. Some of those pictures were unknown to most of my family until just a few years ago and I wanted to make sure the principals were identified and everyone saw them. That was Mom’s and her Sister’s class picture. Grandma took the girls to France to visit her family. As for more stories, Zia is the source for most of them. When we work together making ravioli, sausage, or whatever, I learn so much about their youth and the family. These visits are special on many levels and I’m lucky to have the time for them. Oh! That pic of my parents? It is, by far, my favorite of them.
Such a charming site, and how wonderful for your family to have this!
Thank you for taking the time to leave such a nice comment. Please, don’t be a stranger!
Funny, people never smiled in old pictures. I have so many of my ancestors and they all look like they’d just sucked a lemon. Nice work here as always.
Thank you. It is something, the lack of smiles, isn’t it? From old family photos, it looks like things started to change in the 40′s and people started relaxing more. Maybe it’s because cameras were becoming more common and you weren’t paying someone for a portrait. Whatever the reason, though, some of these people would have benefitted from sporting even a slight grin.
Somebody needed to say “cheese” – hah – I just can’t help myself – it’s a disease.
Well, you got me smiling. You should have been around 100 years ago.
Smiles are my specialty. Sometimes it feels like I was –
John,
Beautiful testimonial to your family! Lovely pictures : )
Thank you, Judy. This is a work in progress. I’m on the prowl for more photos and Dad’s family has yet to be shown. And then there’s the current generations …
Amazing! I love old photos. Thanks for sharing this.
You are very welcome. I need to get some photos of Dad’s side of the family. There aren’t that many — yet!
Love watching your beautiful family tree. I’m glad you created a post that is mainly for your priceless heritage. Where we came from and how we are now is an important journey that make us appreciate how blessed we are. family is everything and it is important for the new generation to know their roots. Inspiring!
Thank you so much. I wanted the young ones in my family to get to know these people. More than a few are mentioned within the blog, hopefully giving them a more rounded idea of who they all are/were. You are so right. We all need to know our roots.
Amazing. Took a look at the enlarged photos and I love the one of your parents when your dad was home on leave (WWII). I love candid photos, when people get out of ‘posing mode’ and just follow the emotion of the moment. It reminds me that all the generations before us were (and are) pretty much exactly the same as we ‘young ones’. They’ve just grown up… some more than others
Also love the photos of ‘the girls’… those haircuts are awesome!!!
That’s my point exactly, Laura. I know nothing of some of the people in those photos other than their names, if that. I want the next generation, and those to come, to realize Great-Grandma was young once. Showing the littlest ones in my family, for example, pics of Great-Grandma as a little girl gives each a completely different perspective of Great-Grandma. Add to that a few stories imbedded in the recipes and they’ll learn about those that came before them and realize they’ve more in common than they realized.
Again, thanks for stopping by and commenting.