Moonee Valley Family & Local History Blog

I posted here yesterday asking if anyone tell us the identity of the woman in this photo. Based on information provided by locals, we thought she might be either Nancy Capicchiano or Ethel Verdun May. Thanks to members of the Capicchiano family we now know that this is definitely not Nancy Capicchiano. But perhaps it is Ethel Verdun May? If you know anyone who might be able to help us to identify this woman, or any of the other unknown people in our local photos (you can see our online gallery here ), please share this post. Also, if you happen to have photos relating to the local history of Moonee Valley it would be great to hear from you. Julia

For the past few months we’ve been encouraging people to identify the people in photographs from our Local History Collection. You can see the pictures online here . Recently someone told us that the woman in this photograph is probably Nancy Capicchiano. Apparently Nancy, the Australian born daughter of parents who immigrated to Australia from the Italian Aeolian Islands in the 1890s, lived with her family in Shuter Street Moonee Ponds, near Puckle Street. Later she married Felice Marturano who worked at the Morabito Italian grocer in Margaret Street. Alternately, online we've been told that it might be Ethel Verdun May, daughter of local shopkeeper Albert George Tuckerman. Ethel married John "Jack" Fisher. So is it Ethel or is it Nancy? Or someone else entirely. Can anyone confirm who is in this picture? If you knew either Nancy or Ethel, and can confirm that this is (or isn't) either of them, or that it is somebody else, please let us know. You can use th...

Can you identify any of the people in this wedding photo? Moonee Valley Libraries has put together an album of photographs, all drawn from our collection of historical local history photographs, which over the years have been donated to the Library but with very limited accompanying information about the people, places or events depicted. The Library is seeking to gather information about these photos in order to enhance the photo collection and to broaden its understanding of Moonee Valley’s history. Please take a look at our online album , and share the link with anyone you know who just might know some of the people featured. If you can identify anyone or anything featured, please contact us at Moonee Valley Libraries. Julia