President’s Message Nov/Dec 2022
Ciao tutti, As we are now moving closer to December, a look back at the year so far has been nothing less than exceptionally impressive. The events this year have […]
IHSI Cultural Committee – October 2022
On August 7, the Cultural committee continued its lecture series by hosting a lecture by James Glass, Ph.D., Principal, Historic Preservation & Heritage Consulting LLC. Dr. Glass has a long […]
President’s Message Sep/Oct 2022
Ciao tutti, As we are now moving into Autunno, a look back at the year so far has been nothing less than exceptionally impressive. The events this year have been […]
Encounter and Engagement – Adventures in Language
~Margaret Lois Jansen “Encounter” and “engagement” describe my hopes and focus in my Italian travels. I first experienced Italy in 2008 when I was teaching at Marian University as part […]
IHSI Cultural Committee – May 2022
Submitted by Carol Faenzi IHSI Wine Tasting Event We had 36 guests attend our sold-out Wine Tasting event on April 21st at the 21st Amendment in Carmel. In addition to […]
Watch for Us in the Indianapolis 500 Festival Parade
The Italian Heritage Society of Indiana will be participating this year’s AES 500 Festival Parade! The parade starts promptly at noon on Saturday, May 28, the eve of the Indianapolis […]
IHSI Scholarship Awards $7,000 to Local Students
To encourage educational advancement and career development within the community, IHSI sponsors a scholarship program, the Pietro Ferri Italian Heritage Society of Indiana Scholarship. Recently seven local high school students […]
IHSI Italian Street Festival Volunteers Needed!

We are looking for volunteers to enjoy the festival and volunteer at the IHSI Booth. This is one of IHSI’s biggest fundraisers, so please come join the fun! Location: […]
Pasquetta 2022
We had a great time at Pasquetta with old and new friends! Two new families joined us, and everyone was glad to see Angelo and Rina. It was a perfect day to […]
President’s Message May/June 2022
Saluti a tutti, Spring has finally arrived with everyone ready to enjoy some warmer weather along with some great IHSI activities and events! Bocce ball is of course back with […]