Events and Activities Archive

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📋 Note: This archive contains the raw transcription of events extracted from the archive documents of the Pro Loco of Tossignano. The data comes from OCR documents and may contain inaccuracies.

1950

Initial memorandum against capital transfer and for reconstruction

• Date: 1950
• Organizers: Local promoters (Pro-Tossignano Committee)
• Description: First public memorandum against the transfer of the capital and in favor of reconstruction. Municipal resolution of June 7, 1950 No. 45 which provided for the transfer of the capital from Tossignano to the Borgo.
• Requests: Reconstruction of the Palazzo Pretoriale, protection of the Opera Pia di Santa Maria, reconstruction plan for Tossignano
• Source: Comitato_pro_tossignano_1950_*.txt
• Confidence: High

March 15, 1955

Appeal: constitution of Provisional Committee for the "resurrection of Tossignano"

• Date: March 15, 1955
• Organizers: Provisional Committee (Bologna)
• Description: Dissemination of a public appeal dated 15/03/1955 to promote reconstruction and call for adhesions from Tossignanese exiles.
• Objectives: To make known the abuses, fight for the Opera Pia di Santa Maria (left by Maddalena Ridolfi), reconstruction of Palazzo Pretoriale and Parish Church of San Michele
• Promoters: Zotti Modesto (President), Campomori Giuseppe (Secretary-Treasurer), Via Felice Cavallotti 4 - Bologna
• Source: 195x_appello_A.txt; 195x_comitato_esuli_1.txt
• Confidence: High

April 21, 1955

Letter from Archpriest Luigi Brugnoli to the US Ambassador

• Date: April 21, 1955
• Author: Fr. Luigi Brugnoli, Archpriest of Tossignano
• Description: Official letter sent to the Ambassador of the United States of America to explain the serious situation of the village after the bombings and ask for help for reconstruction.
• Content: Description of war devastations, request for international support
• Source: 195x_brugnoli_A_1.txt
• Confidence: High

1955-1957

Intense correspondence and reminders to ministries and Civil Engineering

• Period: 1955-1957
• Protagonists: Hon. Benigno Zaccagnini, other deputies
• Description: Continuous institutional lobbying activity with letters, telegrams, and reminders to unblock practices and obtain technical approvals from the Civil Engineering.
• Source: 195x_deputati_*.txt
• Confidence: Medium

March 25, 1956

Distribution of gift packages to the old and poor

• Date: March 25, 1956
• Organizers: Committee of Tossignanese Exiles
• Description: Social assistance initiative with distribution of gift packages to the vulnerable population (elderly and poor) of the village.
• Source: 195x_comitato_J.txt
• Confidence: High

April 5, 1956

Organization of trip/demonstration to Tossignano (bus)

• Date: April 5, 1956
• Organizers: Committee of Tossignanese Exiles, Zotti Modesto
• Description: Public mobilization initiative with the organization of a trip/demonstration to Tossignano by bus to draw the attention of the authorities to the reconstruction requests.
• Source: 195x_comitato_J.txt
• Confidence: High

July 13, 1957

Communication Hon. Giovanni Elkan: Civil Engineering approves project for Palazzo Pretoriale

• Date: July 13, 1957
• Protagonists: Hon. Giovanni Elkan (Provincial Secretary DC), Pro-Tossignano Committee
• Description: Official notification of the approval of the project for the reconstruction of the Palazzo Pretoriale by the Civil Engineering. Historic moment after years of reminders.
• Source: 195x_comitato_B.txt
• Confidence: High

July 15, 1957

Committee announces start of work and thanks

• Date: July 15, 1957
• Protagonists: Zotti Modesto, Campomori Giuseppe, Elio Pennazzi
• Description: Public letter from the Pro-Tossignano Committee (Bologna Delegation) announcing the start of reconstruction work on the Palazzo Pretoriale for autumn 1957 and thanking political interlocutors.
• Quote: "Finally, after three years of struggle, we have succeeded, with the good interest of the Hon. Giovanni Elkan, assisted by Mr. Elio Pennazzi, in realizing what is most dear to us Tossignanesi..."
• Source: 195x_comitato_B.txt
• Confidence: High

November 15, 1961

Transfer of Reading Center to Palazzo Pretoriale

• Date: November 15, 1961
• Description: Inauguration and transfer of the Reading Center (established by the Ministry of Public Education) to the Council Hall of the new reconstructed Palazzo Pretoriale.
• Equipment: Dictionaries, encyclopedias, atlases, biographical works, history books, geography, fiction
• Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 16:30 to 21:00
• Heating: Heating system for winter months
• Manager: Fulvio Conti (free of charge)
• Source: Reading Center Document
• Confidence: High

February 1963

Newsletter "Notizie da Bologna" - EPT Activities

• Date: February 1963
• Description: Publication of the newsletter of the Provincial Tourist Board of Bologna with information on cultural and tourist activities in the province.
• Contents: XIII National Prose Festival, national health poster competition, fashion and costume exhibitions, Bolognese gastronomy
• Editor: Mauro Donini
• Source: EPT Newsletter
• Confidence: High

February 26, 1963

Carnival Festivals

• Date: February 26, 1963 (last day of carnival)
• Description: Two traditional separate festivals in the two inhabited centers
• In Tossignano: Free distribution of polenta with sausage and parmesan cheese
• In Borgo Tossignano: Distribution of macaroni
• Source: EPT Newsletter
• Confidence: High

March 1964

Landslides on the Borgo-Tossignano road

• Date: March 1964 (and worsening spring 1965)
• Description: First notable landslides on the consortium road connecting Borgo Tossignano to Tossignano, with consequent decline in Sunday tourism.
• Asphalting cost: 11,000,000 lire (summer 1962) - 3,500,000 lire charged to the Municipality, 7,500,000 lire from the Province
• Interventions: Application for contribution to the Ministry of Public Works (May 13, 1964), financing for drainage (November 1965)
• Source: Municipal documents and Pro Loco letters
• Confidence: High

November 16, 1964

Convocation of Pro Loco assembly for renewal of offices

• Convocation date: November 16, 1964
• Assembly date: November 29, 1964, 2:30 PM
• Location: Tossignano cinema hall
• Description: General assembly of members for the renewal of the Administrative Council and definition of the program for the following three years.
• Number of members: 67 members registered as of November 15, 1964
• Outgoing Secretary: Giovanni Mita
• Outgoing President: Angelo Bovesi
• Source: Pro Loco convocation letter
• Confidence: High

June 18, 1965

II Extemporaneous Painting Competition

• Date: June 18, 1965
• Organizer: Pro Loco of Tossignano
• Description: Second edition of the extemporaneous painting competition, a very successful event with unexpected participation.
• Participants: 100 painters from all over the Emilia-Romagna region
• Impact: Great interest in the village and the region
• Source: Pro Loco report
• Confidence: High

August 15, 1965

V Vacationer's Festival

• Date: August 15, 1965 (preceded by public dance on the evening of the 14th)
• Organizer: Pro Loco Association of Tossignano
• Description: Fifth edition of the Vacationer's Festival, a very successful party despite the bad weather on Saturday evening.
• Activities:
  • Cross-country race (3 PM) with young people from Tossignano and strangers from Imola
  • Sack race
  • Pentolaccia
  • Tug of war (married team vs bachelors, won by the former)
  • Climbing the greasy pole (won by the Tossignano team captained by Minoccari Renato)
  • Evening torchlight procession to the cave of the Madonna of Lourdes (dug into the gypsum at the foot of the fortress)
• Gastronomy: Fried piadinas and Romagna style with salami and ham, albana and sangiovese
• Main animator: Giovanni Mita (Pro Loco Secretary)
• Report author: Fulvio Conti (August 30, 1965)
• Notes: Despite the terrible conditions of the road, the public attendance was remarkable
• Source: Report "Per il Falco della Montagna"
• Confidence: High

August 8, 1967

Article: "Tossignano: stationary summer vacation; Sunday tourism in decline"

• Date: August 8, 1967
• Author: Fulvio Conti
• Description: Report on the tourist situation and Pro Loco initiatives despite the road problems.
• Content:
  • Consortium road problem still unresolved after landslides of March 1964
  • Tireless activity of Giovanni Mita (Pro Loco Secretary): letters, telegrams, protest articles
  • Pro Loco contribution to the reconstruction of Via San Michele
  • Renovation of private houses for vacation
  • Giuseppe Bettini renovates bar-restaurant clearing pile of war rubble
  • Vacationer's Festival in preparation
• Source: Correspondence "Per il Falco della Montagna"
• Confidence: High

October 3, 1967

Angelo Visani requests information on the road from the Mayor

• Date: October 3, 1967
• Author: Angelo Visani (Imola)
• Recipient: Mayor Aldo Morara (Borgo Tossignano)
• Description: Detailed request for technical and administrative information on the history of the Borgo-Tossignano road to use them "for the good of my Village".
• Response: October 6, 1967 with complete data on ownership, costs, landslides, financing
• Source: Municipal letters
• Confidence: High

November 13, 1967

Deputy Giordano Marchiani solicits funding

• Date: November 13, 1967
• Author: Hon. Giordano Marchiani (Chamber of Deputies, Rome)
• Recipient: Fulvio Conti (Elementary Schools Tossignano)
• Description: Letter of reassurance on the intervention with the Undersecretary at the Ministry of Public Works Hon. De Coci to solicit the financing of the restoration of the Borgo-Tossignano road.
• Source: Letter Chamber of Deputies
• Confidence: High

November 23, 1967

Fulvio Conti writes to the Mayor for the heating of the Reading Center

• Date: November 23, 1967
• Author: Fulvio Conti (Reading Center Manager)
• Description: Letter to the Mayor for heating problems in the Reading Center room and conflict over the use of the gas heater in the clinic.
• Notes: Conti manages the Center free of charge for over 10 years and personally takes care of cleaning
• Source: Letter to the Mayor
• Confidence: High

March 27, 1968

Convocation of Pro Loco assembly for renewal of offices

• Convocation date: March 27, 1968
• Assembly date: April 21, 1968, 2:30 PM (first convocation) / 3:30 PM (second convocation)
• Location: Baronial Palace Hall
• Description: Assembly of members for the elections of the renewal of the Board of Directors.
• Secretary: G. Mita
• President: A. Bovesi
• Source: Notice of convocation
• Confidence: High

March 12, 1968

Law no. 326 for hotel and tourist accommodation

• Publication date: April 9, 1968 (Official Gazette no. 92)
• Description: Measures for the rationalization and development of hotel and tourist accommodation. EPT Bologna documents with information on the law.
• Content: Incentives for construction, renovation, tourist villages
• Source: EPT Bologna documents
• Confidence: High

67 members registered with the Pro Loco Tourist Association of Tossignano as of November 15, 1964:

📌 Methodological note: The data was extracted via OCR from paper archive documents (1950-1968). Some dates, names, and details may contain inaccuracies. For reports or additions: contact us.

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