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So far, so close: the ninth volume dedicated to Biella emigration

31 August 2024

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On Sunday 8 September, at 3:30 pm, at the hall of the Workers’ Society in Donato (BI) there will be the presentation of the ninth volume edited by the “Gian Paolo Chiorino” Documentation Center on emigration, with the collaboration of the Valle Elvo and Serra ecomuseum network, entitled “So far, so close”.

Among the insights in the publication, the chapter “Bertagnolo da Poneira Family” written by Maurice Bertagnolo which describes the events experienced by his family is of particular interest.

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