Two of Gianni's sons, Felic and Guzi, posing with a truck that was used to carry produce.
Gianni's son, Guzi, on a chain tractor.
Gianni at Balluta, Wardija.
The 1947 Bedford truck that was used to carry produce.
Gianni's son, Felic, posing against a chain tractor.
Theme: Agriculture
Dates covered: 1939-1950
Maria described her work in agriculture and how the Second World War impacted her family.
An old sieve.
Theme: Agriculture
Dates covered: 1950-1970
Maria Assunta described her work in agriculture, including the tools they used and the kinds of technology they had. She also went into her family's history and how they ended up working the fields. In addition, Maria Assunta recounted a few stories that happened in her youth.
Maria Assunta's aunt, Maria Galea, who used to live with her in Ghajn Tuffieha.
Theme: The Craft of Farming in the Past and How it Changed. Joseph Vella, also known as ' Tal-Kananku' was born on the 14th of May 1930 in Mellieha. He had 3 siblings. His father, Guzeppi, was a farmer and his mother, Rosanna, was a grocer. Vella was a farmer and spent a short time cutting stone. At the time of the interview he was retired but was still working in the fields. In the 1980s and 90s he had travelled to Australia (4 months), Canada (3 months) and Italy (2 weeks). Other than those times, he had always lived in Mellieha. Joseph had 8 children, 2 had already passed away. He liked swimming and hunting.
One of Joseph's youngest sons.
Theme: The Craft of Farming in the Past and How it Changed. Salvu Schembri was born on the 6th of January, 1924 at Zurrieq. He had 9 siblings. His father was a farmer and his mother was a seamstress. He worked with the British Navy for 13 years, then he worked with a tarmac company and afterwards with the Air Ministry. He had twin boys, Karmnu and Rokku. He was known as Tar-Rocc. He liked the local feasts and horses. He was a member of Maltese Catholic Association.