Join the Aeolian Heritage Lecture Series on Immigration, Genealogy and Dialect, 26 & 27 August at Five Dock Library, Sydney’s City of Canada Bay FREE entry. Visit http://bit.ly/ aeolianheritage to register multiple events.
VISIT THE MUSEUM OF AEOLIAN EMIGRATION, SALINA
Saturday, 26 August 10:30am-12pm
Cristina Neri takes you on a virtual tour through the museum and learn about the factors and events that shaped the Aeolians in their new world.
RESEARCHING YOUR TALIAN ANCESTORS
Saturday, 26 August 1:30-3:30pm
Michael Angelini and Local Studies Librarian John Johnson present a detailed workshop on researching your Italian ancestors.
EXPLORING THE AEOLIAN DIALECT
Sunday, 27 August 2-3:30pm
Janetta Ziino takes you on a journey through Aeolian proverbs. Followed by a poem and music Vieni cu mi ‘Come with me’ written and composed by Diana Santamaria, with video imagery by Antonio Lo Schiavo.
The Aeolian Heritage lecture series will focus on migrant history, language, and genealogy with a special interest to those of Aeolian and Sicilian heritage and will be held at the Five Dock Library on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 August Nestled in the cradle in the Tyrrhenian Sea between Naples and Sicily, the Aeolian Islands of Lipari, Vulcano, Salina, Stromboli, Panarea, Filicudi and Alicudi were forged by the clashing of tectonic plates. The Aeolian migration began in the mid-1880’s.
First, across the Atlantic Ocean to the United States of American, later to Argentina, followed by mass migration in post-world wars to Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. By 1921 Aeolians were the largest regional group to become naturalized Australian and by the 1950’s the community swelled to 30,000.
Author-Curator Cristina Neri will present a virtual tour through the collection of the Museum of Aeolian Emigration in Salina. Discover the factors and events that shaped the Aeolian diaspora in the New World. This includes the rise and fall of the maritime and pumice industries; viticulture and wine exportation; the pull factors regarding migration to North America and Australia; an exploration of Aeolian communities and mutual aid societies established on both continents.
Born and raised in rural Victoria of Aeolian migrant parents, Cristina has become obsessed with all things Aeolian. A professional graphic designer, a published author and illustrator, exhibition curator and film maker, Cristina utilises her talents to keep her Aeolian heritage alive.
Michael Angelini, an Architectural Documenter, and a passionate genealogist on Aeolian ancestry, together with Local Studies Librarian John Johnson will deliver a detailed workshop on researching your Italian ancestors. Learn how to research and decipher Italian records online and how to use library resources to help build your family tree.
Janetta Ziino, a bilingual researcher, and Certified Italian- English Interpreter will take audiences on an interactive journey into the sayings that our Aeolian forefathers used, exploring how these proverbs shaped their lives and discovered how relevant these pearls of wisdom are today. Janetta’s passion for languages and dialects inspired her to self-publish an anthology of unpublished work in the Aeolian dialect, Cu U e Quannu. “I spent most of time growing up, listening to, and speaking in Italian with my nonna.
This lecture series is sponsored by the City of Canada Bay and supported by the Associazione Isole Eolie.
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