Valchiavenna (So) - Italy
1850-1930
©Paolo Via
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Valchiavenna is a small community in the province of Sondrio
(Italy). Since the beginning of XVII century many members of this
community were forced to go abroad in order to supplement their
insufficient income from the land and balance their family budget.
Some went to Napoli, some to Palermo; some settled in Northern
Europe; even in Russia.
But it is only from the middle of XIX century that quite a lot of
people crossed the ocean in search of fortune: North and South
America above all and, from the beginning of this century,
Australia, too.
We don't have too much information on this subject and what we could find
in local Registries is poor and makes it difficult to draw a
satisfactory picture of the migration from Valchiavenna.
We found much more in family archives.
These pages, therefore, are not going to be comprehensive: they are
just meant as a simple introduction to a small
part of our (maybe yours, too?) history.
So, if you, by chance, came across this web site and in any way or for
some reason feel involved in the history of our emigration
(emigrant yourself or emigrants' offspring), please write to us back.
We will be glad to hear from you
and to listen to your story. Join us, in the
Valchiavennese Emigrants' Virtual Community, on the Net.
Contact us
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