IHSI Book Club – August 2026 August 5th – Church of Spies by Mark Riebling Summary The heart-pounding history of how Pope Pius XII — often labeled "Hitler's Pope" — was in fact an anti-Nazi spymaster, plotting against the Third Reich during World War II. Club & Book Discussion Leader: Ray Brown (ray.e.brown@sbcglobal.net) Format: Lunch […]
IHSI Lecture Series – Maria Montessori: Life as an Italian Woman Please join us to celebrate Maria Montessori— the woman on the lire, the doctor from Italy, the world traveler, the scientist, the educator, and the visionary who taught us that education can be an act of beauty, peace, and love.Maria Montessori: Life as an […]
IHSI Book Club – September 2026 September 16th – The Longest Echo by Eoin DempseySummaryAgainst the backdrop of WWII-ravaged Italy comes a powerful and emotional novel of love, survival, justice, and second chances.Club & Book Discussion Leader: Ray Brown (ray.e.brown@sbcglobal.net)Format: Lunch & Socialize @ 11:30am; book discussion follows.RSVP (rowlettmm@aol.com) appreciated, but not required.No cost to […]
Chapel in the Meadow Mass (Remembering past Italian POWs)Pitch-in lunch following.Information on the chapel:https://italianheritage.org/about/italian-p-o-w-chapel-lady-meadow/ September 20 @ 10:00 am Add to calendar Google Calendar iCalendar Outlook 365 Outlook Live Camp Atterbury 3008 Old Hospital Rd. Edinburgh, IN 46124 United States + Google Map IHSI Book Club - September 2026 IHSI Book Club - October 2026
IHSI Book Club – October 2026 October 21st – The Tartar Steppe by Dino BuzzetiSummaryAn allegorical novel which reflects on the nature of time and human existence. It follows the life of a newly-qualified army lieutenant, Giovanni Drogo, as he heads off to his first posting at a gloomy fortress on the edge of the […]
An Eye for Italy: Itineraries, Photographs, Memories Italian Heritage Society Lecture Series An Eye for Italy: Itineraries, Photographs, Memories Presenter: Jeffrey WaggonerNov 8, 2026; 2pmLocation: Fort Ben Library Beginning with a discussion of one effective strategy for adding historical depth to one’s travels in Italy, this lecture features images from five trips to Italy (in 2002/2003, 2004 […]
IHSI Book Club – November 2026 November 18th – The Gallery by John Horne BurnsSummarySet in occupied Naples in 1944, The Gallery takes its name from the Galleria Umberto, a bombed-out arcade where everybody in town comes together in pursuit of food, drink, sex, money, and oblivion. A daring and enduring novel—one of the first […]
IHSI Book Club – December 2026 December 16th – I'll Steal You Away by Niccolo AmmanitiSummaryIschiano Scalo. A place where even the main road out to the nearest big town gives up after a couple of miles, where escape from a life of boredom and emptiness is almost impossible. Forced into crimes he never wanted […]
