POINTers IN PERSON Minutes
Chapter # 10 Central Texas/Austin
Submitted by: Sherry PACELLI Haddox (#4883)
Lin ONOFRIO Brinkman (#1388) opened the monthly meeting on Wednesday, February 23rd, with 12 people in attendance. Lin showed us pictures of a farm in Italy owned by the TIANELLO family. She wondered if they are related to Joyce TIANELLO Snodgrass who wasn't present at the meeting. Lin planned to mail the pictures to Joyce.
Jerili ROMEO Chance came to the meeting. Her ancestors are from around Naples.
Sheila BAYHA Dugosh (#4365) received an email from Joe DATTO (#287). He is married to Loretta GRAZIANO who is the daughter of Sheila's great-grandmother's sister. Sheila's great-grandmother was Nicolina NOTARIANNI and her sister was Serafina from SAN MANGO D'AQUINO, CALABRIA.
Joe MASTRANGELO (#2614) continues to work on record extraction from PUTIGNANO, BARI. He is currently working on 1898 marriages. Joe received both his and his parents' marriage licenses from New York state with the Apostille's required by the Italian government for dual citizenship. Joe ordered "Passage to Liberty: The story of Italian Immigration and the Rebirth of America" ~ it recounts 19th and 20th Century immigration to America. Used it cost $3.99 at Barnes & Noble.
Jeanie MARSALIA (#4251) reported that she went to the Family History Library to view a film but did not find what she was looking for.
The meeting adjourned at 8:30 pm.
Our next meeting is Wednesday, March 24 at 6:30 pm to 8:55 pm at the Round Rock Library.