On September 19, 2017, Michele Petraroia, Regional Counselor for Molise, sent a letter to the Italian Ambassador, Armando Varricchio; the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs; the Cultural President of the

The beautiful small town of Acquaviva d’Isernia is located about 45 kilometers west of Campobasso and 10 kilometers northwest of Isernia. It is situated in the basin of the Volturno river with scenery noted for

The town of San Sebastiano dei Marsi is located in the southwest corner of the province of L’Aquila in the region of Abruzzo, about 110 kilometers from Pescara. It is part of the mountain community of Valle del

Once again this year, AMHS was well represented at the annual ceremony to honor Christopher Columbus held at Union Station in Washington, D.C. on October 9, 2017. The colorful and impressive ceremony

The following is part 2 of the “adventures of Alberto and Maria” who spent part of June and July in Italy. The first part, focusing on Italian language studies in Agnone, Molise and visits to Maria and Alberto’s

The opening day of Milan Fashion Week on September 20, 2017, was the perfect day to hear about one of the legends of Italian fashion—the House of Gucci. So at an event at Via Umbria in Georgetown, several

The Scholarship Committee is pleased to present this year’s winners of the two joint AMHS/NIAF scholarships, awarded for the 2017-2018 academic year.

I am pleased to report that there are 295 members of AMHS, including many new members. Thank you for your continued support of the Society’s program

Francesco and Anna Isgrò were recently honored at the Lido Civic Club Congressional Reception on Capitol Hill. Since Francesco and Anna are long-time AMHS members, quite a few of the Society’s members attended the event on September 14, 2017, at the Rayburn House Office Building.

Holy Rosary parishioners, including many AMHS members, attended the celebration held September 10, 2017, to honor Father Ezio Marchetto on the occasion of the 35th anniversary of his ordination (the actual

For our 5th program this year, we were very pleased to have one of our own as speaker, Lynn Sorbara, Of course Lynn was familiar to most of the audience as the current AMHS 2nd Vice-President following several years as a board member. This very successful event was held on September 24, 2017, at

The following officers and members of the Board of Directors will have their terms of office end on December 31 of this year: Maria D’Andrea, President; Nancy DeSanti,

You should definitely not miss out on our most popular event of the year, which will be held Sunday, November 12, 2017, at 1:00 p.m. in Casa Italiana. We are pleased once again to present our annual lunch

In September 2015 and 2016, AMHS members voted to formally affiliate with the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF) for one year. The Society’s

The year 2017 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