Carla Cappiello Golden

Carla Cappiello Golden is a great-granddaughter of Dr. Charles V. Paterno who came to the USA from Castelmezzano, Italy, in 1885. Over 100 years later she is reconstructing her family’s history so that it may be known and enjoyed by others. She lives in South Carolina with her husband, visits New York City periodically, and hopes to travel to Castelmezzano in 2023.


As the entire world quickly shut down in 2020 for the pandemic, my inner world slowly opened up in new and exciting ways. Finding myself at home on Hilton Head Island on the coast of South Carolina in the USA with extra time, I committed to an earnest and thorough effort to finally research my genealogy. It wasn’t long before I was completely engro...