The economy was based on steel works (farming tools, knives, scissors) and over the centuries, the skilled craftsmen of Sant’Elena went to the market fairs as far as Brindisi and Tuscany.

One of Abruzzo’s beautiful (very) small towns, Carapelle Calvisio, is located 35 kilometers from L’Aquila in the natural park known as the Gran Sasso e Monti della Laga National Park

The AMHS is much more than just its meetings. We are a vibrant society of people who care about their heritage and

After reading the article “Stamping Around Italy — City of Vasto Municipals” in the May/June 2019 issue of the Notiziario, I was inspired by my fellow stamp-collecting Vastese, Louis Alfano, to write this article

On Saturday, June 1, Peter Bell and Maria D’Andrea-Yothers attended a brunch at the Casa Italiana Sociocultural Center (CISC), to represent the Society as one of the 100 members of the CISC Capital Founders Fund.

The success of the Bella Italia Market was officially recognized during a reception at Casa Italiana on May 26, 2019. The Market, which took place in December 2018, raised $15,000 for the Casa Italiana Sociocultural Center (CISC).

AMHS member This April, Maria (D’Andrea-Yothers) and I hiked the historical Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, one of the 7 Wonders of the World.

As many of you know, the AMHS awards a scholarship every year to two outstanding students who are either already attending, or have been accepted for admission to, an accredited college or university.

Italian jazz singer Chiara Izzi on May 3 came to the Kennedy Center’s Millennium Stage by way of New York and was warmly welcomed by an enthusiastic audience.

Please join AMHS for its annual Ferragosto picnic which will be held at Area 2 of Fort Ward Park in Alexandria, Va., from 3:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 11.

The AMHS has made some changes to the schedule of events for July and September. We ask our members to note the following dates. We have decided to forego our summer program, for a couple of reasons.

For our third program of the year, we were very pleased to have a speaker who came all the way from Florida to give us a talk at Casa Italiana on June 9, 2019.

Summer is here! Some of us are thinking “finally,” while others are astonished at how quickly the days pass