

GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SUMMER ABROAD – L’AQUILA, ITALY
The Georgetown Community Based Learning Summer Program in L’Aquila, Italy offers students an opportunity to combine intensive language

ADVENTURES IN PUGLIA
October is a wonderful time to visit Puglia - the weather is sunny and a balmy 65o to 70o . The stores offer all kinds of discounts

“BRAVO” THE LIDO CIVIC CLUB
For some years, the Order Sons of Italy (OSIA) Heritage Lodge of Fairfax, VA, made a financial contribution to Mantua Elementary

ITALIAN AMBASSADOR CHARMS AUDIENCE
As the Year of Italian Culture 2013 winds down, it was fitting that the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) featured Italian Ambassador

CASACALENDA, PROVINCE OF CAMPOBASSO, MOLISE
The town of Casacalenda is a rather small municipality about 25 kilometers northeast of Campobasso. It has about 2,528 inhabitants, known as Casacalendesi. Casacalenda has pre-Roman origins and its

SIAMO UNA FAMIGLIA
On November 23, 2013, the Lido Civic Club held its Past Presidents Night at the Capital Hilton, at which time an award was given to AMHS member Pino Cicala. The award was made by J.P. McCusker,

CASTROVALVA, PROVINCE OF L’AQUILA, ABRUZZO
The remote mountaintop village of Castrovalva may be small, but it has put itself on the map lately when its residents made an unorthodox tourism video that has become a You Tube hit. 11 Castrovalva is a

AMHS MEMBERSHIP
As 2013 draws to a close, I am pleased to announce that our membership is now 276 and growing. Your AMHS volunteers have been working diligently to find new and better ways to increase and energize our

FROM THE ABRUZZO AND MOLISE CORNER
AMHS member Bob Woolley received some recent interesting posts from Lamberto Badia, President, Abruzzo Tours (www.abruzzotour.com), which could be of interest to our membership:

FINDING STEFANO
In September, my cousin, aunt and I took our dream trip to find our family’s roots in Santo Stefano di Camastra. Santo Stefano is a small town

MEET YOUR ELECTED OFFICERS FOR 2014
Congratulations to the officers and members of the Board who were elected at the December 1, 2013 general Society meeting: Maria D’Andrea, President; Nancy DeSanti, 1st Vice President - Programs; Sarah Scott, 2nd Vice President -

NEXT SOCIETY EVENTS & ACTIVITIES
AMHS Board member On Sunday, January 26, 2014, Professor Roberto Severino will give a presentation on "The Life and Poetry of Gabriele D'Annunzio”. D'Annunzio, who was born in Pescara, Abruzzo, is

THE HOLY ROSARY CHURCH CENTENNIAL CELEBRATION
On Sunday, December 8, 2013, Holy Rosary Roman Catholic (Italian) Church in Washington, DC celebrated its Centennial. As stated by Rev.

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
As 2013 comes to a close, and look back over the year, I cannot help but think to myself that we had one of our most successful years as an organization. We had wonderful programs throughout the year, as well