Anglo-Italian Family History Society
Olive Pompa's Pictures member 187
The Pompa Dynasty and Picinisco
Conference of Delegates from 13 Associations, including Achille Pompa's*, March 20 1918 (the day before meeting the Food Controller). Taken at the Holborn Restaurantt
High Street Edinburgh 1880. This is not one of Olive's ancestors, though ''one a ggrandfather sold '"Hokey Pokey"' in Yarmouth,[and] another in North Kensington..."**
133 Marsh Street, Hanley circa 1920
The Feast of the Reliquie outside Picinisco castle. August 21 inizio secolo.Which could be August 21 at the beginning of the 20c
The image on the left was taken in Surrey Street, Croyden, Surrey 1923. It was reproduced in Basil Crowhurst's** book from an original owned by Olive's brother.
The image on the left is of Giovanni D'Agostino taken in Edinburgh circa 1921
This is the priest in Picinisco. Olive Pompa had the two photographs of the priests who taught her father for the 2 years that he studied there in the early 1900s, aged 12. I dropped off these photos to the priest and he planned to display them in the Church. The priest was ill when I called yet met me outside his residence to receive them, and apologised for not having his 'dog collar' etc., on.
Farewell Operatic Concert at Wigmore Hall, 1921
These are pictures of programme for a Farewell Operatic Concert held at Wigmore Hall, Wigmore Street in London on March 15 1921 at 8pm
50th Anniversary Publication
Below is a copy of a publication that Olive had commemorating the 50 Anniversary of a Society for the promotion of working people. Founded in London by Giuseppe Mazzini and Giuseppe Garibaldi
*In 1917 the Ministry of Food decided to prohibit the manufacture and sale of ice-cream. Olive Pompa's father, Achille Pompa formed an Association to oppose it. Source Olive Pompa
** A History of the British Ice Cream Industry by Basil Crowhurst 2000