

SANTA CROCE DI MAGLIANO, PROVINCE OF CAMPOBASSO, MOLISE REGION
The town of Santa Croce di Magliano sits on a hilltop about 30 kilometers northeast of Campobasso, and just north of the Fortore River. Santa Croce di Magliano has about 4,968 inhabitants, known as


SPOLTORE, PROVINCE OF PESCARA, ABRUZZO REGION
The quite large town of Spoltore, only a few kilometers from the sea, offers a wonderful view of the Pescara Valley. It rises on a hill between the Pescara and Saline rivers. The town has approximately

ADVENTURES AT THE MILAN EXPO AND SO MUCH MORE!
The weather was perfect and the timing could not have been better for a trip to visit the Milan Expo 2015 World’s Fair. In mid-September, I joined a group of mostly National Italian American Foundation

THE ANNUAL CONFERENCE OF THE ITALIAN FOLK ART FEDERATION OF AMERICA
AMHS member Nancy Coviello attended the recent conference of the Italian Folk Art Federation of America (IFAFA) on October 2–3 in Philadelphia, PA. She wanted to share the

COMMUNICATION FROM THE REGION OF ABRUZZO REGARDING ESTABLISHMENT OF AN EMIGRATION MUSEUM
The Society recently received a communication from Donato Di Matteo, President of the Consiglio regionale degli Abruzzesi nel Mondo,

CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS HONORED AT COLORFUL UNION STATION CEREMONY
AMHS was well-represented at the annual ceremony to honor Christopher Columbus held at Union Station in Washington, DC on October 12, 2015. The impressive and colorful ceremony took place on a

IN MEMORIAM: ANTONIO CERESINI (1936-2015)
On September 9, 2015, Antonio (Tonino) Ceresini passed away peacefully surrounded by his family. Tonino used to play with the band “Innersound”. He played throughout the Baltimore, Washington,

AMHS PROGRAM ON SEPTEMBER 27, 2015: LOVE THAT NEAPOLITAN MUSIC & FOOD!!
The 5th AMHS program of the year gave us a glimpse of the beautiful songs and wonderful food of Naples. At the program on September 27, 2015, we showed the film “Cuore Napoletano” (Neapolitan

SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 2015: ANNUAL PORCHETTA LUNCH AND WINE-TASTING
You should definitely not miss out on our most popular event of the year, coming on Sunday, November 15, 2015, 1:00 pm in Casa Italiana. We are pleased to once again present our annual porchetta lunch and


AMHS OFFICIAL AFFILIATION WITH NIAF: RESULTS OF THE VOTE AT THE SEPTEMBER 27, 2015 GENERAL SOCIETY MEETING
At the September 27 meeting, the AMHS members in attendance voted on the Executive Committee recommendation to join The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) Italian American Leadership

REPORT OF THE AMHS NOMINATING COMMITTEE
The following officers and members of the Board of Directors will have their terms of office end on December 31 of this year:


A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
The year 2015 will soon be coming to a close. I imagine, like most of you, that we are asking ourselves “where has the year gone!” As the year as your President comes to a close, I want to thank the members of