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 Mission Statement of the American Italian Heritage Association: We are committed to record and preserve the contributions of our Italian heritage and culture to our society. The association seeks through its newsletter, cultural programs, activities, projects, outreach, etc. to enhance, highlight, and extend the Italian heritage, history and culture to the public. We strive to educate and preserve out Italian heritage and cultural traditions. |
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The AIHA is unable to do genealogy research, but if you are interested in researching your Italian Family Ancestry, you may want to check out the following Italian Genealogy Website: |
 There is a very good Italian Genealogy section as well as an Excellent Italian Genealogy Forum. |
Attention GE Employees & Retirees: If you have made a donation to our Association, the General Electric Foundation will match it. The GE Foundation must be notified of the gift no later than January 31st of the year following the gift. All gifts donated in 2007 are eligible for matching. Please call the GE Matching Gifts Call Center at 1-800-305-0669 and inform them of the name of our organization (American Italian Heritage Association) and the amount and date of the gift. Then notify us at 435-0591 or 355-9612 and we will pursue the matching funds. This is an excellent opportunity for our Association. Help us to take advantage of it. |
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Are you interested in preserving Our Italian heritage and culture? If your answer is YES , we invite you to join the American-Italian Heritage Association Inc. . The AIHA was established in 1979 by Professor/Cavalliere Philip J. DiNovo in Morrisville, New York. We are a non-profit organization with over 1,575 members in 47 states and in Italy. The AIHA operated the Italian Cultural Center & Museum located at 668 Catherine Street, Utica, New York (Utica's "Little Italy" - east side of the city) for the past nineteen years. It was closed late in 1998 so that plans for the new national museum in Albany, NY could begin.
| Currently, there are plans underway for the building of a National Italian-American Museum & Cultural Center in Albany, New York. Professor DiNovo is overseeing this project which is scheduled to be open within the next few years. Our Center and Museum stands in memory of the Italian immigrants who came to the United States. We are grateful to them for their many sacrifices and their contributions to this country. The Center and Museum housed the following exhibits: The Immigrant Room contained a photo exhibit, immigrant memorabila and artifacts. The Art Gallery where Italian-American artists exhibit paintings, sculptures, photos, prints etc. The Italian Folk Art Room featured a collection of photos featuring the Hilltowns of Italy, artifacts from Italy, an authentic Italian regional doll Collection, and memorabilia. The Center & Museum also included a Library, Archives and a Video Library comprised of books and videos dealing with the history and culture of Italy, a few genealogy resources, (*)and papers all focusing on Italian history, culture etc. Two unique Italian-American gift shops sold books and maps as well as mugs, t-shirts, and meeting rooms are available. (*) Italian Family Research by Summit Publications is available in the Center's Gift Shop. If requesting information regarding this publication, please include a SASE. ** It is important to note that the Center does Not provide the service of sending out genealogical material.) ** Please check via e-mail to see if these publications are still available. There is a Spring & Fall Conference held each year which includes a dinner, speaker and entertainment such as Italian Folk music or dancers. AIHA Events Calendar
| If you would like to know more About the plans for the NEW National Museum in Albany, New York - Click Here: AIHA New Museum Plans, Membership Information & Links Page:
| The AIHA publishes a very interesting and informative 16 page bi-monthly Newsletter in English. It contains information about Italian Americans, Italy, history, customs, traditions, recipes, events and other information of interest to Italian-Americans. Membership is open to everyone and Dues are as follows:
Couple or Family at one Address - $20 (NEW) Individual - $18 (NEW) |
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