Nat Martino (1888-1977) gives us a sense of what daily life was like in the farm-centered rural area of the Springhill Valley. In 1919, he purchased a farm house on today’s Martino Road where he raised a family. He describes how he used farming practices he learned in Italy to create a successful fruit and vegetable farm.
Antonio Martino says
I’m Antonio Martino, I live in Italy, in Savona. Excuse my english. It is with great joy that I discovered this video! Natale Martino was my great uncle. He was one of my grandmother’s two brothers, both of whom emigrated to California from the little town of Stella in the province of Savona. Natale arrived in 1912 and was joined by his brother Gerolamo (arrived in 1907). Natale was born on December 24, 1888, the day before Christmas. In the Italian language Natale is a personal name given to someone born on the day of Jesus’ birth (Natale = Christmas). In 1971 and 1972 Natale returned to Stella after almost 60 years to visit his sister, my grandmother Vittoria. I was 14 and I remember those days well and still have several photos. He died on Nov. 12, 1977.
Pauline says
Thank you so much, dear cousin. I had never seen this before.