Personal Reflections

Growing up in the Montclair community was an impactful experience for Italian Americans. This page includes the written personal reflections of several Italian Americans who grew up in Montclair on their childhoods, families, and memories.

Gravestones

These grave markers represent members of Italian families with connections to Montclair, both in Montclair and in Italy.

Tauriello Family

In the early 2000s, the Italians of Montclair Oral and Photographic History Project provided digitization for photographs, documents, and personal artifacts of Italians and Italian Americans in Montclair, with the mission to uncover, record, and preserve the precious traces of the Italian American community in Montclair from the late 19th century through the early 21st century. This collection was generously provided for digitization by Linda Tauriello.

To view other collections digitized through the project, visit the Family Collection tag.

Russo Family

In the early 2000s, the Italians of Montclair Oral and Photographic History Project provided digitization for photographs, documents, and personal artifacts of Italians and Italian Americans in Montclair, with the mission to uncover, record, and preserve the precious traces of the Italian American community in Montclair from the late 19th century through the early 21st century. This collection was generously provided for digitization by Tom Russo.

To view other collections digitized through the project, visit the Family Collection tag.

Grieco Family

In the early 2000s, the Italians of Montclair Oral and Photographic History Project provided digitization for photographs, documents, and personal artifacts of Italians and Italian Americans in Montclair, with the mission to uncover, record, and preserve the precious traces of the Italian American community in Montclair from the late 19th century through the early 21st century. This collection was generously provided for digitization by the Grieco family.

To view other collections digitized through the project, visit the Family Collection tag.