View of Filignano with borgate of Cerreto, Collemacchia, Franchitti, Ochito and Valerio.
This is a photo of Filignanese assembled in the main piazza around 1936, with a huge photo of Mussolini in the centre. It may have been a celebration commemorating Il Duce's ascent to power. It has Maria (Valerio) Vilpoux's uncle Francesco, who passed away.
source: Maria (n�e Valerio) Vilpoux
Giovanni Coia and family from Filignano (Collemacchia) and Glasgow (Parkhead). Circa 1922.
source: John Coia
Mary, Biaggio and his wife Nelly (Verrecchia), Glasgow.
source: John Rowan
This photo taken around 1938, shows Maria's father Vincenzo Valerio, grandfather Nicandro Valerio, grandmother Rosina Di Risio, great-grandmother Annunziata Franchitti. It also shows my (Aldo Valerio) great-grandfather Parisio Valerio and his 2nd wife Maria Verrecchia.
source: Maria (n�e Valerio) Vilpoux
Map of "Il Contado del Molise" circa 1714.
source: Kurt Bertone (www38.pair.com/kbertone/Bertone_Book/Bertone_Book.htm)
Maria and Eugenio were my father's brother and sister in law; picture prior to 1910.
source: Giulio Coia
My father and mothers wedding in 1948. My mother was a war widow.
source: Giulio Coia
My fathers cafe in Milngavie.
source: Giulio Coia
Coia's the ironmongers in Milngavie pre-war.
source: Giulio Coia
My father as a youngish man. He died in 1965 aged 75; born in Nov. 1890 in Filignano.
source: Giulio Coia
Coia Family
source: John (Giovanni) Coia, Collemacchia
Diamante Coia
source: John (Giovanni) Coia, Collemacchia
Nonna Coia (Vannini)
source: John (Giovanni) Coia, Collemacchia
The Sisters
source: John (Giovanni) Coia, Collemacchia
Dad at 18 in Italy.
source: Gwenda & Tony Coia, New Zealand
Dad around 30.
source: Gwenda & Tony Coia, New Zealand
Verrecchia cafe.
source: John Rowan, UK
Filignano cemetary where my great-grandfather Rosario Verrecchia is buried; and of course loved ones and relatives of others.
source: John Rowan, UK
Emelia Valerio, my father's mother. She died in 1913 and granddad Coia remarried a Verrechia and that is when Dad was sent to italy.
source: Gwenda & Tony Coia, New Zealand