PCGS August Meeting

Our upcoming August meeting includes international research, mobsters & criminals, and getting behind the truth! Joey Caccarozzo, our featured speaker (and PCGS member), will take us on her journey to reveal the truth behind the “Caccarozzo” surname. Is “Caccarozzo” her true surname or did her great-grandfather create that name before immigrating to the U.S.? Did her great-grandfather’s emigration story involve criminals and mobsters? Joey will begin her story by presenting a class on The Do’s and Don’ts of a Successful International Research Trip followed by her presentation entitled Case Study: Criminals, Mobsters and the Truth Behind My Name.

 Joey Caccarozzo is a relative newcomer to genealogy. She began researching her family tree only seven years ago, when she was pregnant with her second child (she now has three children). Although she is new to genealogy, she is very experienced at complex international research.

She has been a prosecutor for the Department of Homeland Security for over 13 years. She has prosecuted removal cases involving national security, human rights violators, and individuals who have provided material support to terrorists. Her specialty is Eastern European asylum fraud, but she has also aided in the prosecution of large scale fraud involving Chinese, Indian, Indonesian, and Eritrean nationals. Her employment background has assisted her in pursuing her family’s history; however, pursuing her family’s history has also helped her become a better researcher in her career.

Meeting Date:  Saturday, Aug. 19, 2017

Meeting Time:  1:00pm - 3:00pm

Meeting Place:  Banner-University Medical Center, 1501 N. Campbell Rd., DuVal Auditorium (Room 2600), Tucson, AZ. Parking is free.

A handout for The Do's and Dont's of a Successful International Research Trip is now available in the Members Only > Secure Download area of our website.