If you’re looking for stories about the Schiavon or the Schiavone families, you can find them here.
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Others listed on this page include the Mattarocchia and Scicchitani families.
Ralph Schiavon – Part One: Auspicious Beginnings
Ralph Schiavon – Part Two: Young Immigrant in a New World
Ralph Schiavon – Part Three: Halcyon Days
Ralph Schiavon – Part Four: Twilight
Sentimental Sunday: “Do Not Give In” Part Two
Sentimental Sunday: Not Just Another Name on the Family Tree
Amamuensis Monday: “This is the Wish of Their Mother”
Thankful Thursday: From the Angels in Heaven
Wordless Wednesday: Joan and Tom Schiavon
Treasure Chest Thursday: Early Memories
Remembering Elizabeth and Mary Jane Gaffney
Summers in the Wilds of Michigan
Little Blonde Joan Lost in the Woods
Sentimental Sunday: If You Try Hard Enough, You Can Do Anything
Motivation Monday: How Could I Compete with a Genius?
Talented Tuesday: A Knack for Mischief
Wisdom Wednesday: The Spanking that Never Was
Thankful Thursday: Simple Pastimes of Times Past
Looking Back: The Schiavons in the 1930 Census
Wordless Wednesday: Joan Schiavon at Dixon School
Mappy Monday: The Schiavons and the McCormicks in the 1940 Census
Wisdom Wednesday: Wise and Loving Matriarch
Matrilineal Monday: Arise, Ye Faithful Aquinites
Wedding Wednesday: Tom and Angie Schiavon
Wisdom Wednesday: Good Things Come to Those Who Wait
Matrilineal Monday: College Girl
Talented Tuesday: Our Chinese “Auntie”
Those Places Thursday: Reluctant Traveler
Matrilineal Monday: Falling in Love with Europe
Travel Tuesday: Homeward Bound on the Queen Elizabeth
Workday Wednesday: Going Into the Antiques Business
Treasure Chest Thursday: The Lady Plate
Thankful Thursday: A Priceless Find
Sentimental Sunday: Popping the Question
Amanuensis Monday: “When We Two Are One”
Wedding Wednesday: Gilbert and Joan (Schiavon) Huesca
Treasure Chest Thursday: We Were Married Today
Wedding Wednesday: A Message from Mother and Dad
Treasure Chest Thursday: Baby Announcement
Sentimental Sunday: Meeting the Family
Family Recipe Friday: My Mother’s Bread Pudding
Shopping Saturday: Adventures in Spanish
Sentimental Sunday: Life on South Luella Avenue
Madness Monday: Cold War Mania
Traveling Tuesday: South of the Border Bound
Those Places Thursday: Abuelita’s World
Wishful Wednesday: Did She Find Happiness?
Motivation Monday: Whatever You Do in this Life Will Come Back to You
Daily Life in 1960s Mexico City
Traveling Tuesday: California, Here We Come
Finding a Home, Building a Legacy
The Astor Fire, Part 1: The Gift of Life
The Astor Fire, Part 2: Explosions
The Astor Fire, Part 3: In God’s Hands
The Astor Fire, Part 4: Angels in Asbestos Garb
The Astor Fire, Part 5: A Firefighter’s Ability to Love
The Astor Fire, Part 6: Aftermath
The Astor Fire, Part 7: Epilogue: I Will Remember
Wisdom Wednesday: Life’s Lessons, Part 2 – The Defining Moments
Sentimental Sunday: To the Mothers in Our Lives
Treasure Chest Thursday: The Walk Home
Not So Wordless Wednesday: It’s All Relative
Travel Tuesday: The Exotic and the Mundane in Mexico City
Sentimental Sunday: Letters, Light, and Love
Friday’s Faces from the Past: Pictures on a Golden Day
Sentimental Sunday: To the Mothers in Our Lives