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Whether over here or over there, what will the weather be in Edinburgh or Rome.
New BBC Programme !!
Serialising the experiences of emigrants to Scotland from Italy (especially between the 1940's-50's).
Looking for contacts, stories, photographs and video footage.
If you fit the bill, know someone who does or just want to find out more then email Neil McDonald at the BBC.
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Welcome / Benvenuti
This site is dedicated to preserving the history of the many Italian families and their generations that have made Scotland their home.
Vittorio Gigli of Barga (Dumfries 1925)
| Italians have been renowned for migrating to all corners of the earth, and this can be traced back as early as medieval times when the great maritime states such as Genoa, Pisa, Naples and Venice freely traded with the rest of Europe. | Scots-Italians are proud of their heritage, and justifiably so, as their ancestors worked hard to settle in their new home. Today, Scots-Italians can be found in all manner of professions, with many excelling in their field. |
You talkin' to me..
Fancy yourself as a movie star?
Highly regarded Scots-Italian writer and filmmaker Sergio Casci is requesting extras for a film he wrote called 'American Cousins' currently being shot in Glasgow.
The director is specifically looking for men who look Italian.
The scene in which they are
needed will be filmed on Thursday, January 31st. Anyone who
fits the bill and would like to be considered should send a photograph of
themselves, either full-body (clothed!) or from the waist up, to the following
address:
FAO Michael Queen, American Cousins Ltd, Ward 11, Canniesburn Hospital, Switchback Road, Bearsden, Glasgow, G61 1QL.
Please note, applications to arrive no later than Thursday, January 24th. Please put your height and measurements on the back of the picture.
Scots-Italian Festival !!
| In a recent article featured in The Herald it was brought to our attention that since the Casa D'Italia in Glasgow closed its doors there has been no focal point for the large Scots-Italian contingent that reside here.The suggestion in the piece was for Scots-Italians to put on a one day festival to celebrate our culture and history. | What do you think, should we have a
Scots-Italian Festival ?
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You can help !!
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This site was launched in April 2001 and I'd like to treat it as a work in progress. I will seek to update it on a regular basis, and I would like to ask for your help in doing so. If you are Scots-Italian or have a Scots-Italian heritage then I'd like to hear from you.
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Even if you are not, then get in touch and tell us what you think.
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Could you spare a few minutes to fill in the following Survey which should give us a little insight into your Scots-Italian background.
Many Thanks for visiting.
(This site was last updated on December 19th 2001)
(Please note: this is a non-profit website).
I'd like to thank Riccardo Verrecchia of La Scarpetta restaurant, Balloch for all his help, contribution and for keeping me right !!
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