POINTers IN PERSON Minutes
Chapter # 10 Central Texas/Austin
Marilyn MANISCALCO Henley (# 1653)
Lin ONOFRIO Brinkman (# 1388) opened the monthly POINTers In Person meeting at 6:30 pm on 28 November 2001 at the Round Rock Library with 8 members and 1 guest attending.
Eugenia ASIABENE Luken is seeking the WWI Italian Army records of her father, Luigi ASSAIBENE.
Joe MASTRANGELO (#2614) has an 1828 marriage certificate from Putingano.
GGgf Allesandro PUGLIESE and Maria Angela LOLIVA. His father : GGGgf Stefano
PUGLIESE. Mother: Lucretia GILIBERTI. Joe has over 1000 names
recorded of birth records, and 725 marriages from PUTIGNANO BARI Joe
discussed the Italian internment and P.O.W. camps in the U.S. during WWII.
Joe donated The Italians by Luigi Borgini to our Chapter library.
Guest Jody Williams is researching KICKIRILLO and CINQUEMANI, both from Sicily.
Jamie CANNONE reported on "Cite Your Sources" by Richard Lackey, and the Family Tree Yearbook 2002 magazine.
Reminder : Christmas potluck at Brinkman's on 9 December 2001. Lin ONOFRIO
Brinkman (#1388) recommended the movie, "Captain Corrrelli's Mandolin",
exploring what happened to Italian soldiers by Nazis after Italy joined
the Allies. This site was suggested as an interesting one on Wartime Violation
of Italian American Civil Liberties Act:
http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/wviacla.htm
2002 Calendar :
POINT #10 at Griffith Round Rock Public Library,
216
East Main Street, Rock Rock, TX.
23 January 6:30 pm
27 Feb 6:30 pm
16 March 1:30 pm Potluck
24 April 6:30 pm
22 May 6:30 pm
22 June 1:30 pm Potluck
24 July 6:30 pm
28 Aug 6:30 pm
21 Sept 1:30 pm Potluck
23 Oct 6:30 pm
20 Nov 6:30 pm
8 Dec 1:30 pm Potluck at Brinkman'