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Projects & Instructional Models

This section brings together and exhibits models, examples and ideas of Italian-Canadian projects by individuals and community members that demonstrate different ways in which archival and family materials may be used to reach broader audiences. They provide examples of what has been done, what we can learn from it, and how it can be adapted.

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ICAP’s PIM projects include:

Famee Furlane (FFT) Materials Inventory

Summary:Dr. Gabriella Colussi–Arthur, ICAP Board Member and Supervisor for the Famee Furlane Toronto (FFT) oversaw atwo-phase project that developed an inventory of the holdings of the Famee Furlane, and produced an inventory model that can be adapted to other cultural associations looking to organize and preserve their materials.

Read more about this project here.

Sarnia Italians

Sarnia Italians is a community project that researches and documents the history of Italians in the Sarnia-Lambton area. It is coordinated by Caroline Di Cocco, in partnership with many community members, and Gabriele Scardellato from the Multicultural History Society of Ontario. Started in 1985, it has included a physical exhibit, book, digital exhibit and archival collection.

The Italians in Lambton website is currently hosted by the Lambton County Archives. Sarnia Italians helped lead to the creation of the Italian-Canadian Archives Project.

Read more about this project here.

Narrarsi Altrove

Narrasi Altrove is a book and newspaper column created by Stella Paola, Anna Ciardulla Villapiana, and Gabriele Niccoli as ICAP Waterloo. It focuses on how objects relate to identity and heritage in the Italian-Canadian diaspora in Waterloo, Ontario. This involves interviews, photographs and poems based on objects and the stories they tell. The book was published by Rubbettino, and the newspaper column was published in Corriere Canadese

Read more about this project here.

Spaghetti Western: How My Father Brought Italian Food to the West

Spaghetti Western is a creative non-fiction book written and researched by Maria Cioni, and published by Fifth House. It tells the story of her father, an Italian immigrant who opened the first Italian restaurant in Calgary. Maria Cioni used a variety of sources to conduct her research, including photographs, oral history, City of Calgary Titles and Taxes, legal documents and newspapers.

Read more about this project here.

The Culos Fonds

The Culos Fonds is a collection of archival materials originally compiled by Ray Culos and his father. Angela Clarke, curator at Il Centro Italian Cultural Centre of Vancouver, partnered with Ray Culos and Simon Fraser University to digitize and safely store this collection.

Read more about this project here.