CASA ITALIANA TEACHER DISCUSSES HER “GENEALOGICAL MEMOIR” AT APRIL 9 MEETING
On April 9, 2017, a beautiful spring day which also happened to be Palm Sunday, 67 AMHS members and guests enjoyed a very interesting and informative talk by Ceil Lucas, a sociolinguist
AMHS SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM
As many of our AMHS members likely know, our organization awards two $4,000 scholarships each year, one to each of two highly qualified students.
CARNEVALE CELEBRATION AT CASA ITALIANA
Local Italian and Italian American organizations joined together this year to celebrate a Carnevale fundraiser to benefit the victims of the earthquakes in central Italy.
A VIRTUAL TOUR OF ABRUZZO AND ITALIAN CULINARY TRADITIONS TO BE THE FOCUS OF MAY 21, 2016 GENERAL SOCIETY MEETING
The Society is very excited to have one of its own – a member and a fellow Abruzzese, Domenica Marchetti, who will talk to us about Italian culinary traditions
AMHS MEMBERSHIP
2017 Membership Renewal Campaign Continues Our relatively new online system is able to track many items for the membership.
WELCOME TO THE NEW AMHS SECRETARY, CARMINE JAMES SPELLANE
Carmine James Spellane was born and raised in Bucks County, Pennsylvania
A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
I wish to express the Society’s condolences to the families of long-time members Nick Ferrante and Pino Cicala. Within the course of one month,
FROM WINTER BLUES TO BLISS
Chiamateci pazzi – call us crazy – but we are fans of winter. OK, we detest ice, sleet, and power outages like everyone else but we look forward to cold weather
TORO, PROVINCE OF CAMPOBASSO, MOLISE
The picturesque small town of Toro is located 8 kilometers east of Campobasso, in the region of Molise. The town has approximately 1,513 inhabitants, known as Toresi. Toro is located on a hilly area that rises along the tratturo (shepherd’s trail) going through Abruzzo
FARINDOLA, PROVINCE OF PESCARA, ABRUZZO
The beautiful town of Farindola is located 45 kilometers from Pescara in the region of Abruzzo. Farindola has approximately 2,040 inhabitants, known as Farindolesi. Farindola has recently become known worldwide
NOVEMBER WAS PERFECT TIMING FOR TRIP TO SOUTHERN ITALY
The timing could not have been better than early November 2016 for a trip to southern Italy. The weather was sunny and in the low 60s, and the rainy season had not yet begun. As an added plus, some of the cities had already begun putting up their beautiful
ELENA BYRNE GRADUATES FROM HUNTER COLLEGE
I am very proud of my granddaughter, Elena Byrne, who received
HIGHLIGHTS OF THE NIAF BOARD OF DIRECTORS, STAFF, AND IALC RETREAT JANUARY 12-13, 2017
The 2017 NIAF Retreat was held on January 12-13, 2017 at NIAF Headquarters in Washington, DC. This was an opportunity for NIAF staff, Board members
"SONGS OF MIGRATION AND LONGING" DRAWS A BIG CROWD
A crowd of 200 people turned out for the “Canti di emigrazione e nostalgia” (“Songs of migration and longing”) event at Casa Italiana on February 5, 2017, among them many AMHS members who were either performers or attendees
SCHOLARSHIP WINNERS ADDRESS AMHS GENERAL SOCIETY MEETING
The two winners of the NIAF/AMHS scholarship for the 2016-2017 academic year addressed the AMHS General Society Meeting on January 29th. Salvatore Pitino and Nicholas Rao each took a turn at the