Scanno, sometimes called “La Perla d’Abruzzo” (the Pearl of Abruzzo), is a picturesque town in the province of 11 L’Aquila.The medieval town, with approximately 2,048 inhabitants known as Scannesi, is

Italian-American Bill de Blasio’s landslide victory in New York City’s mayoral race on November 5, 2013 was hailed all over Italy but nowhere more so than in a small town near Naples. That would be Sant’Agata

The Year of Italian Culture 2013 was a remarkable success, with 300 events in 60 U.S. cities, Italian Ambassador Claudio Bisogniero reported. The events focused on art, science, fashion, and cinema. The

Fossalto is a small town located in the center of Molise, stretched across a ridge like many of the towns in the region. Located 15 kilometers northwest of Campobasso, the town has approximately 1,603

In response to the article on the Molise town of Casacalenda in the January 2014 Notiziario, AMHS member Ronald Ciarlo is contributing the following article: If you grew up as a child in America and

Villavallelonga may be small, but it is a fascinating village in a mountainous area in the province of L’Aquila, full of wild animals, exotic flowers and an amazing cultural history. The small town has

As new residents of Lake Ridge, VA in Prince William County (PWC), Edvige and I recently learned that the teaching of Italian has been quite successful in the PWC Public Schools. Italian was introduced in the

Our 2014 membership renewal program is in full swing! I am pleased to announce that 179 members have renewed. However, many of our 2013 members have not renewed.

On January 25, 2014, a group of AMHS members attended a performance of Joe DiPietro’s heartwarming, funny and at times poignant play, Over the River and Through the Woodsat the Bowie Playhouse

Explorers, Immigrants, Citizens is the title of an important new book co-authored by an Italian-American in Washington, Linda Barrett Osborne, and an Italian in Italy, Paolo Battaglia, under the auspices of the

AMHS Board Member Lana Nardella proudly announces the birth of her 11th grandchild, Louisa Zélie Lloyd, on January 4, 2014. Louise is Lana’s 11th grandchild! Tanti auguri a tutta la famiglia Nardella!

The year got off to a great start as the first program of 2014 drew a sizeable crowd to Casa Italiana on Sunday, January 26. The idea of the program came about after Maria D’Andrea saw a book review on an

The history of the universe in a nutshell, from the Big Bang until now and on to the future, will be the subject of our next program on Sunday, March 30, 2014, at 1 p.m. at Casa Italiana. We are pleased to

Members responded very generously to the Fundraising Committee’s December letter requesting donations to the annual

Cari Soci ed Amici, The New Year has gotten off to a successful start for AMHS, with a very well attended meeting on January 26, 2014. Close to 100 people gathered to hear a program on one of Abruzzo,