La Befana
La Befana is an old lady who brings toys to children in part of Italy on Epiphany night. The Epiphany is when the Three Kings brought gift to baby Jesus. The legend is that […]
Natale in Italia – Christmas in Italy
Christmas in Italy is rich in traditions that have, for the most part a religious history, with the celebration centered on the nativity scenes in churches and home. Italian customs and traditions add so much to the beautiful celebration of Christmas […]
IHS Honors our Board Member Carol Faenzi with 2018 Willard C. Heiss Family History and Genealogy Award
An accomplished author and presenter credited with inspiring a new generation of people searching for their ancestry is the recipient of the Indiana Historical Society’s (IHS’s) 2018 Willard C. Heiss […]
In Memoriam Italian Heritage Society Member Dr. Jane Fortune by Carol Faenzi
Philanthropist, Journalist and Author, Dr. Jane Fortune passed away on September 23. Most of her life’s work was centered on the research, restoration and exhibition of art by women in Florence, Italy. In 2009, she […]
IHSI 25th Anniversary Pictures are available!!!!
IHSI 25th Anniversary Pictures are available for your viewing at the following link; https://chilluffo.smugmug.com/Italian-Heritage-Society-of-IN-25th-Anniversary/n-6wt2gH/
My Journey to Italian Citizenship, Achieving Dual Citizenship by Italian Americans
Lecture by: Marlene Adami One of our most interesting recent cultural lectures was about achieving dual citizenship by Italian Americans. IHSI member Marlene Adami presented the lecture about her personal […]
La Festa dei Sette Pesci (The Feast of Seven Fishes)
The four weeks before Christmas are of part of the Advent season and it was a time of reflection and fasting. Christmas Eve was a time of abstaining from meat […]
We the Italians Interview with Carol Faenzi, Board Member of the Italian Heritage Society of Indiana
Read more from our We the Italians Interview with Carol Faenzi, Board Member of the Italian Heritage Society of Indiana. http://www.wetheitalians.com/single_post/old-chapel-heritage-society-beautiful-parish-story-emigration-welcome-italy-indiana
Camp Atterbury’s POW Chapel Video
When Italy’s Mussolini’s aspiration for an empire in Africa ended with the collapse in Tunisia of the Italian Army in World War II; some of the country’s soldiers were sent […]
