Linda Tennant poses with the book which she and family members created.

Linda Tennant, a member of the Upper Vandalia Historical Society, discussed her family history at the society’s quarterly meeting held on Sunday, October 26, at the Bancroft Mission. She and her three sisters recently wrote a book about their grandparents, who immigrated from Calabria, Italy, to Marion County, West Virginia, in 1920. The book, Giorgio & Maria: Speak Their Names, compiles oral history, historical documents, international records, military transcripts, photographs, and interviews with relatives to weave together the story of Giorgio and Maria Simonetti of Rivesville, West Virginia.