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The Vella Family

67 memories · 5 voices · gathered since March

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person

Nanna Carmen appears in 9 stories.

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person

Her mother appears in 6 stories.

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place

Ir-Rabat, Malta appears in 6 stories.

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recipe

Lemons from the tree appears in 3 stories.

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Few stories yet about migration and the years away from home.

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Nannu Ġużeppi's working years haven't been gathered yet.

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The village festas appear in only a few stories so far.

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  1. Childhood12 memories
  2. Teenage years6 memories
  3. Courtship3 memories
  4. Love & relationships4 memories
  5. Marriage9 memories
  6. Work & career4 memories
  7. Parenthood14 memories
  8. Traditions8 memories
  9. Migrationstill untold
  10. Hardship & resiliencestill untold
  11. Retirement2 memories
  12. Wisdom & advice5 memories
  13. Legacy reflectionsstill untold

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Memory Card

The lemon tree behind the house

In the voice of Nanna Carmen Vella

Recorded 3 days ago · Rabat, Malta

4:12

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Behind the house there was a lemon tree my father planted the year I was born…
Chapter
Childhood
Era
1948
Life stage
Age 6
ChildhoodFatherVillage

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Memory Card

How I learned to mend a clock

In the voice of Nannu Ġużeppi Vella

Recorded last week

6:48

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The first clock I opened never quite ran true again. But the second one taught me patience…
Chapter
Work & purpose
Era
1962
Life stage
Age 19
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Voices across generations

  • Nanna Carmen Vella

    Grandmother · 28 memories

  • Nannu Ġużeppi Vella

    Grandfather · 14 memories

  • Maria

    Daughter · 9 memories

  • Joseph

    Son · 7 memories

  • Emma

    Granddaughter · 4 memories

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The sound of church bells from the balcony after festa… that is what childhood was.

Nanna Carmen Vella · Childhood · 1948

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