July 23, 2014
Chapter X – Rome, Italy
Founded:1930
History: The first meeting of Chapter X took place December 20, 1930, at the residence of the honorary president, Princess Poggio Sausa Ruspoli. The first president of the chapter was Marchesa Romerque Ranieri di Sorbello.
Chapter Project: The chapter is compiling the biographies of Americans buried in the Old Protestant Burying Ground (Non-Catholic Cemetery – 1716) in Rome between the 18th century and the present.Today the chapter is small, but active. Among the members is Flavia Accolti-Gil whose mother was an early member of the Rome Chapter and whose grandmother was a member of the Parent Chapter. Read more…