What organizations provide help with Italian genealogy?
There are numerous local Italian-American genealogy organizations, and at least 3 national organizations: PURSUING OUR ITALIAN NAMES TOGETHER (POINT), was founded in 1987 and has over 1000 members. Dues for members in North America are US$30.00 per year, overseas dues are US$50.00 per year. POINT publishes a quarterly journal of at least 60 pages called “POINTers,” and maintains a data base of all names being researched by members. You can get info about POINT by sending an e-mail to:POINTer01@aol.com (the characters after “POINTer” are a zero and a number one – not the letters “O” and “L”.) You can also write to: • Tom Militello – POINT/POINTers • P.O. Box 2977 • Palos Verdes CA 90274 The ITALIAN GENEALOGICAL GROUP (IGG), founded in 1994, publishes a newsletter 10 times a year, conducts monthly meetings, and has an excellent new member packet. Dues are US$15.00 annually. E-mail contact is: JDeLalio@aol.com. Mailing address is: • June DeLalio Italian Genealogical Group • 7 Grayon Drive
