Chapter 15 - Index to Meeting Reports

Chapter 15 - Index to Meeting Reports

POINTers In Person
Lou Costello Chapter 15

Northern New Jersey


Pursuing Our Italian Names Together

Reports of Past Meetings


Our first meeting was held on September 28, 1996 at the historic Botto House in North Haledon, New Jersey. Currently, meetings are held at the Elmwood Park Municipal Building, Elmwood Park, NJ. The brief business portion of our quarterly meetings is usually followed with a talk about Italian genealogical research or Italian history. Workshops are held periodically.


February 15, 1997	May 3, 1997 *World War I* *Draft Registration Records* Thomas Peters	August 2, 1997 *National Archives Collection* John Celardo	Nov. 1, 1997 *Italian Vital Civil Records* June Delalio
February 7, 1998 *Organizational Mtg. - Bylaws*	May 2, 1998 *The Waldensians* Stephen Conte	August 1, 1998 *Maps: How to Find them and How to Use Them* William Ware	Nov. 7, 1998 *A Sicilian Family: Stories and Poems* Sal A. Buttaci
February 6, 1999 *Informal Workshop*	May 1, 1999 *Passenger Arrival Records* Annita Zalenski	August 7, 1999 *Orphaned and Abandoned Children in Italy* Sal Lagatutta	Nov. 6, 1999 Mass Migration of Italians 1877-1924 Anthony Barrale
February 5, 2000 *Valente Collection:* *Seton Hall Italian Library* Wm. J. Connell	May 6, 2000 *Overview of NJ Church History and Archives of Seton Hall University* Alan Delozier	August 5, 2000 *Naturalization Records* Annita Zalenski	Nov. 4, 2000 *Information* *Exchange*
February 3, 2001 *Sicilian Festivals* *and Feasts* Sue Laurita and *Researching in Itay* Loretta Tito	May 5, 2001 *Overview of Generations* Software by Maria Carparelli and Family Tree Maker Software by Annita Zalenski**	August 4, 2001 *Preparing for the1930 Census* John Celardo Archivist, North East Branch of the National Archives	Nov. 3, 2001 *Finding Living Relatives* *(Using the Internet and Traditional Resources)* John Konvalinka
February 2, 2002 Workshop and Problem Solving Phil Oddo	May 18, 2002 *Origin of Italian Surnames* Loretta Tito	August 3, 2002 *Using the Resources at the LDS Library* William Ware	Nov. 2, 2002 *Show and Tell*
February 1, 2003 *Italians in America* Albert Zani	May 3, 2003 *Immigration and Naturalization Records: 1790 to Present* Arnie Lang	August 2, 2003 Informal Workshop	Nov. 1, 2003 *Italian Marriage Records* June Delalio
February 7, 2004 *The Trentino: It's History, Culture and Genealogy* Albert Zani	May 1, 2004 *Orphaned and Abandoned Children in Italy* Sal Lagatutta	August 7, 2004 *Updates on Members' Research*	Nov. 6, 2004 *Using Passenger Arrival Lists to Find Your 19th and 20th century Immigrant Ancestors* Arnold Lang
February 5, 2005 *Genealogy Online* Maria Carparelli	May 5, 2005 *The History of Sicily: An Historical Overview from Antiquity to 1860* Albert Zani	August 6, 2005 La Scrittore, an historical novel based on the true story of the author's grandmother Jim Lacy	November 5, 2005 *Updates on Members' Research* *and Information Exchange*
February 4, 2006 Border Crossings and Name Changes Ken and Edna Franz	May 6, 2006 *Members Information Exchange*	August 5, 2006 *Resources at the Family History Center* William Ware	November 4, 2006 Court House Records Maria Hopper
February 3, 2007 *Cemetery Research* Annita Zalenski	May 5, 2007 *Beginning Italian Genealogy: How to Find your Italian Roots* Maria Carparelli	August 4, 2007 *Members Information Exchange*	October 27, 2007 *10th Anniversary Celebration* *Performance by* Marylou Romano of Coro d'Italia
February 2, 2008 *Members Information Exchange*	May 3, 2008 *Resources at the Newark Public Library* James Lewis Librarian	August 2, 2008 *Buon Giorno – Italian Genealogy Research* Larry Fermi	November 1, 2008 *Resources at the Jersey City Library* Cynthia Harris Librarian
February 7, 2009 *Members Information Exchange*	May 2, 2009 *Dual Citizenship* Daniel V. Donatacci Genealogist	August 1, 2009 “Immigrant Stories in Image: Family, Work, Religion” Dr. Sandra Lee	November 7, 2009 *“Beyond Basic Civil and Parish Records: An Overview of Sources Additional to Vital Records”* Daniel V. Donatacci
March 20, 2010 *Members Information Exchange*	May 1, 2010 *Italian Research* Annita Zalenski	August 6, 2010 Introduction to Italian History: Politics, Religion, and the Genealogist Daniel V. Donatacci	November 6, 2010 *“Profiles of Italian-Americans, Achieving the Dream and Giving Back"* Cosmo Ferrara
February 2011 *Meeting Cancelled Due to Inclement Weather*	May 7, 2011 *"Navigating Key Genealogy Websites”* Tony Lauriano	August 6, 2011 *"Overcomming Brick Walls"* Tony Lauriano	November 5, 2011 *“Ellis Island Passage to All Things Possible”* Mark Simmons
February 4, 2012 *Members Information Exchange*	May 5, 2012 *Shot Down over Italy: A true story of courage and survival in Nazi-occupied Italy during World War II.* John W. Lanza	August 2012 Minutes Unavailable	. November 2012 Meeting Cancelled Due to Inclement Weather
February 2, 2013 The Legacy of Italian Music from Italy to the United States, Yesterday and Today Daniel Quinn	May 4, 2013 Family Detective Bob Stein	August 3, 2013 PBS (NJTV) documentary, “Gaetano Federici: Sculptor Laureate of Paterson” Dr. Vincent Parrillo,	.


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