The picturesque mountainous town of Castelmauro, which had its origin in the Middle Ages, is located on the slopes of Monte Mauro, amid the thick woods of beech trees, along the left bank of the Biferno River.

The beautiful little town of Ateleta is located in the southeastern corner of the province of L’Aquila near the border with Molise and is located near the Roccaraso plain. Its name is somewhat unique in that it is

Si e' svolta, nella suggestiva Abbazia di San Giovanni in Venere di Fossacesia (Chieti), la cerimonia di premiazione degli "Ambasciatori d'Abruzzo nel mondo". L'onorificenza e' assegnata dall'Ufficio di

AMHS was well represented at NIAF’s 41st anniversary Gala weekend, October 13 – 16, participating in events for the Italian American Leadership Council, a reception at the residence of the Italian Ambassador,

Robert D’Onofrio and Lauren Barkay were married on July 22, 2016 at the National Shrine of the Little Flower Basilica in Royal Oak, MI. Lauren’s grandfather, Dr. H. John Barkay, walked her down the aisle;

We are very pleased to report that there are 297 members of AMHS, including two new members. Thank you for your support of the Society’s programs and activities.

For our fifth program of the year on September 18, 2016, we were very pleased to have as our speaker Professor Laura Benedetti who gave us a most interesting account of the

The Scholarship Committee is pleased to present the winners of the two joint AMHS/NIAF scholarships awarded for the 2016- 2017 year.

AMHS was well represented at the annual ceremony to honor Christopher Columbus held at Union Station in Washington, D.C. on October 10, 2016. The colorful and impressive ceremony took place on a

This year’s Villa Rosa Festival was a resounding success as thousands of Italians, Italian-Americans and friends came out to the popular annual festival in Mitchellville, Maryland. Maybe it was the beautiful

You should definitely not miss out on our most popular event of the year, which will be held Sunday, November 20, 2016, at 1:00 p.m. in Casa Italiana. We are pleased once again to present our annual wine-

At the September 18 meeting, 51 (fifty-one) AMHS members voted on the Executive Committee (EC) recommendation to formally affiliate with The National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) for a second

The year 2016 will soon be coming to a close. I imagine most of you are asking, as am I, “where has the year gone!” I want to thank the members of the Executive Committee who worked so hard this year to