Identity area
Reference code
MT NAM PMA-0053FB
Title
Filomena Bugeja
Date(s)
- 1950s - 2002 (Creation)
Level of description
Subfonds
Extent and medium
1 oral history audio recording, 1 transcript, 1 fieldwork notes, 15 digital surrogates of photographic paper
Context area
Name of creator
Archival history
Immediate source of acquisition or transfer
Content and structure area
Scope and content
Theme: The Craft of Farming in the Past and How it Changed. Filomena Bugeja (nee Vella) was born on 21st February, 1927 at Bingemma, Mgarr. She had 5 siblings. Her parents both worked on a farm. Her father died a few months after she was born. She worked on the farm as a child, then became a housewife. She had 9 children. Before she was married she was known as Ta' Mraden, after her marriage she was known as Ta' Borgu ta' Saver.