List of Italian Organizations
in Waterbury,
​Past and Present

There were at least 41 such Italian organizations in Waterbury in the early to mid 1900s.

1. American Heritage Club 
2. American Italian Civic Club
3. Aviglianese Aid Society
4. Aviglianese Athletic Club
5. Aviglianese Society
6. Corcordia Lodge
7. Dante Aligheri Society
8. Favale Generali
9. Frigentina Society
10. Giffonese Society
11. Italian Mutual Benefit Society
12. Italian Sisterhood
13. Italian-American Democrat Club
14. Lega Siciliana Social Club [not to be confused with the Sicilian Club]
15. Marconi Society
16. Pontelandolfo Community Club
17. Provincia di Foggia
18. Sicilian Club [not to be confused with Lega Sicilia]
19. Societa Aviglianese di Soccoroso
20. Sons of Italy
21. UNICO
    1. founded in Waterbury

Frigentina Society

• Existed at least as early as 1933
• Existed until at least 1940

Italian Sisterhood

• Existence
• Management
  • President, 1936 - --- Pernatozzi
  • Committees
    • Mothers' Day Committee, 1936
      • Cecelia Lembo
        
      • Josephine Ccsarlello
        
      • Louise Castellonc
        
      • --- Barbieri
        
      • Julia Capocchi
        
      • Philomena Glaze
        
      • Lucy Gizze
        
      • Laura Mazzeo
        
      • Josephine Giacovino
        
      • Minnie Marinaro
        
      • --- Pernatozzi
        
      • Cylvia Perillo
        
      • Lillian Ranando
        
      • Elsie Perillo
        
      • Lucia A. Matarazzo
        
      • Julia Giannetty
        
      • Mary Zappone
        
      • Josephine Diorio
        
      • Fannie Onofrio
        
      • Florence Agostini
        
      • Mary di Matteo
        
      • Marie Damiano
        
      • Alice Patieno
        
      • Frances di Meco
        
• Meetings
• Events
  • Special Mothers' Day Program celebration, 1936
    • Lillian Ranando - Master of Ceremonies
      
    • Public Address - ---Pernatozzi
      
    • Toe dance - Gloria di Lillo
      
    • Piano Selections - Romeo Delfino
      
    • Song - Carmclla Perazelli
      
    • Tap Dance, Albina Liberators
      
    • Acrobatic Dance - Eleanor di Lillo
      
    • Vocal Selections - Ann Errichette
      
    • Song - Fanny di Francesco
      
    • Speaker - --- Pernnatozzi
      
      

Provincia di Foggia

• Existence
  • ​Existed since at least as early as 1936
• Management
  • Committees
    • Women's Auxiliary
      • Chairman, --- Ippolito
      • ---  Azzaretti
      • Louisa Garofalo
      • Concetta Lago
      • Lucia Zinoli
      • Maria Panelli
      • Lucia Palombo
      • Antoinetta Augelli
      • Dora di Longis
      • Giuseppina Bozzuto
      • Maria di Cosmo
      • Francesco Farino
      • Annunziata Carozza
      • Concetta Maglieri
      • Concetta Celele
      • Giuseppina Cionciulli
      • Lucia Mancalusl
      • Anna Vaasali
      • Mildred Walsh
• Meetings
• Events
  • Play "A Surprise", May 24th, 1936
    • Director –
      • --- Beccla
    • Actors
      • Thelma Leone
      • Josephine Ioraduro
      • Anna Ioraduro
      • --- Bergantino
      • Anna Augelli
      • Marla Augelli
      • Theresa di Vito
      • Fannie di Francesco
      • Mary Tora
      • Anthony Augelli
      • Giuseppina di Vito
      • Nicola Augelli
      • Domenico Farino
      • Francesco, Cantelora
      • Raffaele Petti
      • Michele di Carlo
      • Matteo Celele
      • Michele Valetti
      • Vincenzo ---

Aviglianese Club

The Waterbury Democrat
April 11, 1938
​(loc.gov)

Italian Publications

• Il Progresso di Waterbury
  
• ​Amici

The Waterbury Republican in 1957 hailed Connecticut’s Italians as
“the most progressive
of the foreign-born"
https://www.wethersfieldhistory.org/articles/the-story-of-connecticuts-italians/

Italian Mutual
​Benefit Society

Existed in Waterbury prior to 1931

Marconi Society

Existed in Waterbury prior to 1931

Sons of Italy

Existed in Waterbury prior to 1931

American Italian Civic Club

• Filings and Reportings
  • American Italian Civic Club of Waterbury
    
    • (ct-registry.com)

Aviglianese Athletic Club

Aviglianese Society

Aviglianese Aid Society

Societa Aviglianese di Soccoroso

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 Italian-American
​Democratic Club

• Existed in Waterbury prior to 1931
• Continues to Exist today

Giffonese Society

• Existed in Waterbury prior to 1931
• No additional information could be found on the Giffonese Society at this time.

Corcordia Lodge

Existed in Waterbury prior to 1907
Existed until at least 1945

Events
Created the play "The Killing of a Revolutionist" in 1907

Dante Aligheri Society

Existed in Waterbury prior to 1931

Other Italian
​Civic Associations

There were at least 17 active and successful Italian Civic organizations in Waterbury in the early 1900s.  

​https://www.wethersfieldhistory.org/articles/the-story-of-connecticuts-italians/