

MONONGAH – UNA TRAGEDIA DA NON DIMENTICARE (A TRAGEDY NOT TO BE FORGOTTEN)
Included in this issue of the Notiziario email is a recent message from Michele Petraroria, Vice President of the region of Molise, regarding the great tragedy of December 6, 1907 that struck the small town of

MONTAQUILA, PROVINCE OF ISERNIA, MOLISE REGION
Montaquila is a very picturesque small town in the province of Isernia, in the western part of Molise. The town is located near the Volturno river and it enjoys a great view of the Mainarde mountains, in the wide

CASTELLI, PROVINCE OF TERAMO, ABRUZZO REGION
AMHS member Castelli is a town in the province of Teramo which is famous for its ceramics which were collected by the nobility of Europe for centuries, and nowadays is a favorite destination for art lovers.

ITALIAN ARTISTS AT CASA ITALIANA
For the first time, Casa Italiana on Sunday, November 30, 2014, was the venue for an art lovers’ event featuring 10 Italian artists, giving Washington area residents a chance to meet these talented artists, view

NIAF AFFILIATE PROGRAM
In the May issue of the AMHS Notiziario, we announced a new affiliate program established by the National Italian American

THE WINNERS OF THE 2014 AMHS/NIAF SCHOLARSHIPS THANK OUR SOCIETY
Christina McGrath and Sophia Labas, the winners of the two AMHS/NIAF scholarships we awarded this year, recently sent letters thanking our Society and explaining the benefit the scholarships, $4,000 each,

DAME OF MAGISTRAL GRACE MARY A.D. PETRINO
On October 18, 2014, AMHS member and former 1st VPPrograms Mary A.D. Petrino was invested as a Dame of Magistral Grace into the Order of St. John of Jerusalem of Rhodes and of Malta. Mary was

WINETASTING AND PORCHETTA DRAWS BIG CROWD
The AMHS annual wine-tasting and porchetta lunch once again turned out to be an outstanding success, with 120 members and friends attending and 15 winemakers participating. Much credit must go to Joe

AMHS MEMBERSHIP
I am pleased to report that, as of the end of 2014, there are 277 members of AMHS. Thank you for your support of the Society’

BERSAGLIERI COMMANDER TO SPEAK AT THE JANUSARY 25, 2015 MEETING
Our first program of the year promises to be a really good one. We are pleased to announce that the subject of our program will be the famous Italian Army infantry corps known as the Bersaglieri and our

A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
Dear Members and Friends/Cari Soci ed Amici, As we welcome in the New Year 2015, I look back on 2014 and say “wow, what a great year for AMHS”! We had informative
