TUESDAY, JULY 24, 2001
M I N U T E S
Cuban Genealogy Club of Miami, Florida
The
July meeting of the Cuban Genealogy Club of Miami, Florida convened at 2:00
p.m., at the home of Carolina Calderin.
ATTENDANCE
Present
(19):
Josefina
Batista Herrada
Carolina
Calderin
Lupe
Diaz
Maria
(Loly) Espino
Humberto
Estrada
Mariela
Fernandez
Dr.
Enrique Hurtado de Mendoza
Martha
Ibanez-Zervoudakis
Jose
Andre Morales
Martha
Moreira
Vivian
Narvaez
Annette
Piedra Baquedano
Pepita
Piedra
Hilda
Pomares
Eduardo
Ramos
Carmen
Roque
Techy
Somoza-Manso
Damarys
E. Vazquez
Marie
Zaret
Absent
(5):
Antonio
Bechily Carreno
Gretta
Jimenez
Maggie
Mora
Manuel
Rivero
Ana
Maria Rojas
New
Members & Special Guests
On
the occasion of our July meeting, the CGC welcomed new members Josefina
Batista Herrada and Maria Espino. We look
forward to their participation and contribution, which we
are confident will help our Club reach its many
objectives. Although not present at that session, we are also
pleased to welcome as officer of the CGC Manuel Rivero,
Certified Public Accountant, who has generously offered his services to our
Club in that capacity.
We
also counted among us Dr. Enrique Hurtado de Mendoza,
noted genealogist, as well as CUBA-L friends Humberto Estrada, of
Dallas, Texas, Hilda Pomares of Miami, Annette Piedra
Baquedano's mother, Pepita Piedra, and Damarys Vazquez.
We extend cordial
invitations to each to visit again.
Dr.
Enrique Hurtado de Mendoza
Dr.
Enrique Hurtado de Mendoza spoke at length, and brilliantly, on Cuban
genealogy in general, and offered to return in September to give the results of
his investigations of the family trees on which some members
requested assistance.
Recognition
Vivian
Narvaez, on behalf of the CGC of Miami, Florida, awarded a Certificate of
Merit to Jose Andre Morales for his creation and
administration of the Club website. The CGC website, as most members
know, has already drawn interest on the part of the public and has played
a prominent role in attracting new members. Jose's
dedication to our Club has exceeded our most extravangant expectations,
and officers and members alike are deeply grateful.
The
second recipient of the CGC Certificate of Merit was Dr. Enrique
Hurtado de Mendoza, whose life has been dedicated to enriching Cuban
genealogical research. The CGC is privileged to count Dr. Hurtado de
Mendoza as a friend.
The
meeting adjourned at 8:00 p.m.
Respectfully
Submitted,
Vivian
Narvaez
President
Cuban
Genealogy Club of Miami, Florida