POINTers IN PERSON Minutes
Chapter # 10 Central Texas/Austin
Marilyn MANISCALCO Henley (# 1653)
Lin ONOFRIO Brinkman (# 1388) opened the specially called potluck luncheon meeting of the POINTers In Person Chapter # 10 at 1:30 p.m. on Sunday, 25 August 2002 at the Round Rock Library with 32 members and guests attending.
Marilyn MANISCALCO Henley and Pat Oxley (#3713) reported on their trip to the Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS) Conference in Ontario, California. They visited with Tom MILITELLO (#1) and San Diego member Sandy Nagy (#4731) at the P.O.I.N.T. Booth several times throughout the week and also met Jacqui Suker and her mother Denise of the Salt Lake City Chapter
Our chapter will be represented at the P.O.I.N.T. Conference in Salt Lake City by Marilyn, Pat, Joe and Marie MASTRANGELO (#2614), Don and Shirley VILLONI, Lou and Kay SCOPEL, Gloria GAMBACCINI Silva, and new member Lynn LeCROPANE (#4728).
Jonathan GALLI (#1918) of Rhode Island was the guest speaker, showing slides and talking about his trips to his native Tuscany, and giving advice on how to do Italian research. Following the meeting, members met with Genealogical Librarian Elizabeth Johnston for a tour of the Library's genealogy section.
Eugenia ASSIABENE Luken won the door prize of lavender biscotti donated by Joan PORCARO of Giovanni's Italian Pastries.
Maria TONTI Schulz won the generous Italian basket raffled for our Chapter's benefit.
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