Join us for a special moment in Nashville history!
On Saturday, October4, 2025, at 1:00 p.m., we’ll unveil a historical marker honoring Primo Bartolini — Italian American patriot, WWI veteran, teacher and poet.
511 Rep. John LewisWay S, Nashville, TN
Rain date: October 5, 1:00 p.m.
The ceremony will open with remarks from Linda T. Wynn, Chair of the Metro Nashville Historical Commission, and Matteo Brera, Marie Skłodowska-Curie Global Research Fellow at the Università degli Studi di Padova and Seton Hall University
We will then hear from distinguished speakers including Christopher M. Caputo, Honorary Consul of Italy to the State of Tennessee; Angie Emery Henderson, Vice Mayor of Nashville and President of the Metro Council; Stefano Muzzarelli, Mayor of Fanano, Italy, Primo Bartolini’s hometown; Kelley Sirko and Ken Fieth of the Nashville Metro Archives; and William J. Connell, La Motta Endowed Chair in Italian Studies and Interim Director of the Alberto Institute at Seton Hall University. Members of Bartolini’s family will also share in this tribute.
This initiative has been made possible thanks to the support of the European Commission (Marie Skłodowska-Curie Actions, University of Padua & Seton Hall University), the Charles and Joan Alberto Italian Studies Institute and the La Motta Endowed Chair in Italian Studies at Seton Hall, with additional support from the Metro Archives, and the Nashville Public Library Foundation.
Institutional support has been provided by the Metro Nashville Government, the Metro Historical Commission, the City of Fanano, the Honorary Consul of Italy in Tennessee, and the Consulate General of Italy in Detroit.
