The diaspora
You may have left Padula.
Padula never left you.
A place for Padulesi and their descendants around the world — beginning with families in the United States, and designed to grow globally.
Family register
Prototype form — nothing is stored yetAdd your family.
A future interactive world map will show diaspora locations only where supported by real submitted or researched data. Nothing appears publicly without consent.
Ritorno alle Radici
Come back not simply to visit Padula.
Come belong to Padula again.
- — Explore family history.
- — Visit ancestral streets.
- — Meet community members.
- — Discover local traditions.
- — Experience San Francesco.
- — Introduce children to Padula.
- — Participate in community life.
Padulesi USA
The first community we call home.
Founding families
Recognition rooted in memory and gratitude, never social status.
Regional gatherings
Meet other Padulesi families where you live.
Homecoming trips
Group returns, planned slowly and with the community.
Family stories
Oral histories, photographs and documents, preserved with consent.
San Francesco supporters
Support for approved preservation, when the structure allows it.
Diaspora ambassadors
People who help others find their way back.