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Order Sons of Italy in America - Ella T. Grasso Lodge 2538

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Established to promote and encourage the Italian culture, language, and legacy of our ancestors in the Hartford Connecticut area, and the world.

ORDER SONS OF ITALY IN AMERICA.............Is an national organization of men and women who represent the estimated 26 million Americans of Italian heritage, dedicated to promoting our culture, our traditions, our language, the legacy of our ancestors, and our contributions to the U.S. We are sons and daughters, grandmothers and grandfathers. We are corporate executives and we are union members...young students and retirees...teachers and attorneys...doctors and firefighters...bakers and Wall Street brokers...and everything in between. We are philanthropists and we are model global citizens with purpose beyond ourselves. And we are proud and patriotic Americans of Italian heritage. We exemplify the very best of what it is to be Italian American. The Order Sons of Italy in America® (OSIA) is the largest and oldest national organization for men and women of Italian heritage in the United States. Founded in 1905 as a mutual aid society for the early Italian immigrants, today OSIA has more than 600,000 members and supporters and a network of more than 650 chapters coast to coast, making it the leading service and advocacy organization for the nation's estimated 26 million people of Italian descent. Its missions include encouraging the study of Italian language and culture in American schools and universities; preserving Italian American traditions, culture, history and heritage; and promoting closer cultural relations between the United States and Italy. Women have always shared equal rights with men in OSIA, and women make up about 50% of OSIA membership. Women have held leadership positions at all levels, including state president, national trustee, national vice president and national president. OSIA is for people of any gender, age, religion and profession. You don't even have to be Italian to join! Whether you are of Italian heritage or simply have a love for things Italian, OSIA welcomes you as a member. The Sons of Italy Foundation® (SIF) is a private, philanthropic institution established by OSIA in 1959. To date, the SIF has given nearly $121 Million to scholarships, medical research, cultural preservation, disaster relief, and other causes. The Commission for Social Justice® (CSJ) is the anti-defamation arm of OSIA. The CSJ is committed to fighting racism, prejudice, and the stereotyping of all races, religions and cultures, especially Italians and Italian Americans. The SIF owns the Garibaldi-Meucci Museum in Staten Island, N.Y. The museum is housed in the historic home of inventor Antonio Meucci and chronicles his life as well as that of his one-time house guest, Italian unifier Giuseppe Garibaldi. OSIA's national headquarters is in Washington, D.C., near Capitol Hill. (information provided by Order Sons of Italy in America National website)

10/25/2026

The next meeting of our Lodge is Monday, October 26th at 6:30pm at the Wethersfield Community Center, 30 Greenfield Street, Wethersfield. Please join us and bring a friend, a dessert to share or a raffle prize, or all three!

10/19/2026

Friendly reminder - sign up today to secure your spot!

Join us for an always fantastic event!

10/09/2026

Bingo Night was a great success! Our Lodge was able to raise funds for multiple charities, including Tide Cancer Foundation (pictured below delivering their 1000th “Care Bag” to cancer patients).

Thanks everyone who joined and contributed!

10/02/2026

Join us for an always fantastic event!

09/26/2026

Join us for our next meeting Monday, Sept 28 at 6:30 at the Wethersfield Community Center (30 Greenfield Street). Please bring a dessert to share or a raffle prize! And bring a friend to join our group!

09/14/2026

Wonderful time at our picnic this past weekend!

08/24/2026

Join us for our upcoming event!

07/29/2026

Celebrated our very own Rick Newell at Wethersfield Memorial Tribute Wall this past weekend!

Check out the plaque!

07/20/2026

Last month we had the privilege to celebrate our 2026 Scholarship winner, Liliana Gugliotti. She is the granddaughter of our member Rosa Gugliotti. Wishing Liliana continued success as she begins her college journey! Congratulations!

07/06/2026

Happy Independence Day! 🇺🇸

As our nation marks its 250th anniversary, OSDIA reflects on the profound contributions Italian Americans have made to the fabric of American life. Our nation's very name traces back to Amerigo Vespucci, the Italian explorer whose maps first identified the New World as a separate continent.

We also honor the legacy of Filippo Mazzei, a close friend of Thomas Jefferson and a passionate supporter of the American Revolution, whom many historians credit with inspiring the phrase "all men are created equal" in the Declaration of Independence. Caesar Rodney, a Declaration signer with Italian roots traced to the Adelmare family of Treviso, famously rode overnight to Philadelphia to cast Delaware's deciding vote for independence.

Decades later, Constantino Brumidi devoted more than twenty years to painting the halls and dome of the U.S. Capitol, leaving behind some of the most enduring artistic images of American democracy. And in the century that followed, Angela Bambace rose from a New York shirtwaist factory to help organize the International Ladies' Garment Workers Union, becoming in 1956 the first woman to break through its all-male leadership and fighting to protect the rights of American workers.

Italian American women have also broken new ground in American public life. In 1974, Ella T. Grasso became the first woman elected governor of any U.S. state in her own right. A decade later, Geraldine Ferraro became the first woman nominated for vice president on a major party ticket, forever changing what was possible in American politics.

As we celebrate this milestone year, OSDIA honors these individuals and the generations of Italian Americans whose labor, service, and spirit have helped build this great nation.

Across the country, OSDIA lodges are marking this historic anniversary in their own communities, celebrating both our Italian heritage and our shared American story.

How are you celebrating America's 250th this year? Let us know in the comments! 🎆

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