The Val Tramontina
 
In August, 1999 we visited the villages of the Meduna River valley from which Rugos, Varnerins, Ferrolis & Marmais came to Dorchester, Massachusetts in the 1890s.
 

   


We stayed in this brand new house at the edge of Tramonti di Sotto
Looking toward the village center from the house
American descendants of emigrants from Tramonti to Dorchester, Massachusetts
Paul Cifrino & Mondo Ferroli at the WW II monument
Morning fog seen from our bedroom in Tramonti di Sotto
Morning fog seen from our bedroom in Tramonti di Sotto
Antica Corte hotel, restaurant, bar & gas station on the main plaza, in d...
Vicki Rugo, Dolores & Paul Cifrino by the butcher shop on the main plaza
Bidoli home in the village of Tramonti di Mezzo, Comune di Tramonti di Sotto
In 1756, Pietro Bidoli built the family home according to the keystone
Giuseppe Rugo married Maria Madalena Bidoli ca 1896 and they went to Dorchester
Courtyard of the Bidoli home, still in the family after 250 years
The Fornasier family inherited a wing of the house from a Bidoli aunt
The Fornasiers also inherited & kept Rugo family photos taken in Boston i...
Family home of Celso Vallar who married Beatrice Bidoli, Guido Rugo's cousin
The Vallars originated in Inglagna and still own the house where Celso was born
Cousins Giulia Vallar of Milan & Lucy Rugo of Dorchester met at the Valla...
 
 
 
Not a typical house; a 1905 attempt to create a castle
A village to the east of the main Meduna River valley
Traveling east from Tramonti di Sotto toward Vito D'Asio
Home of a Bidoli family member in Comune di Vito D'Asio
church in Tramonti
partial family tree