Castelmauro
Montenero Val Cocchiara, the name of the village, is nearly synonymous with the unique bread of a horse, the Pentro. These horses have galloped in the majestic spoon-shaped valley below Montenero (black mountain) for over 2,500 years.
CASTEL DI IERI
Province of L’Aquila, Region of Abruzzo
The beautiful small town of Castel di Ieri is located in the province of L’Aquila. It has
approximately 326 inhabitants, known as Casteldieresi.
Siamo Una Famiglia
A small but hardy band of AMHS members and friends gathered in the Georgetown neighborhood of Washington, D.C., on the morning of May 3 for a short hike along the C&O Canal towpath.
A Grandson’s Quest for Real Poncio
Our story starts with an email sent to the AMHS in March 2025. Dominic Palumbo, a farmer at Moon in the Pond Farm and educator at Farm education, Inc., in Sheffield, Mass., wrote the following:
Influential Novelist and Screenwriter John Fante
Often referred to as the quintessential L.A. novelist and a precursor to the Beat writers of the 1950s, John Fante was one of the first novelists to portray the tough times for writers during the Great Depression. John Fante also had roots in Abruzzo.
Along the Shepherds’ Tracks: Traturri and Transumanza
At the most recent AMHS general meeting, held on March 23 at Casa Italiana, former Society President Maria D’Andrea-Yothers reprised her presentation on the famed herding trails in Abruzzo and Molise, known as the trattoria which make up the interconnected system known as the transumanza.
Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo
Michael Richard Pompeo was born in Orange, California, on December 30, 1963, to Wayne and Dorothy (Mercer) Pompeo.
Montenero Val Cocchiara
Montenero Val Cocchiara, the name of the village, is nearly synonymous with the unique bread of a horse, the Pentro. These horses have galloped in the majestic spoon-shaped valley below Montenero (black mountain) for over 2,500 years.
The Future of Italian-American Leadership
This past January, over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend, I had the great pleasure to attend the Italian-American Future Leaders Conference as a fellow.
A Joyful Carnevale
The AMHS was a co-sponsor of this year’s Festa di Carnevale Italiano celebration held at Casa Italiana on Sunday, February 23.