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GENEALOGY ROADSHOW Feb 10, 2015!

  • February 5, 2015

“Genealogy Roadshow” season 2, episode 5 airs on February 10, 2015 at 8:00 PM  ET on PBS.
Check your local listings.

St. Louis, Missouri – Union Station.

At St. Louis’ historic Union Station, a team of genealogists uncovers fascinating family stories from the River City. A musician hopes to find connections to a famous St. Louis jazz composer; two sisters explore links to a survivor of the legendary Donner party; an Italian-American woman finds out if she is related to Italian royalty; and a schoolteacher who has all the answers for her students has very few about her own past.

This episode of “Genealogy Roadshow” also contains a very special segment about Italian genealogy filmed in San Pietro a Maida, Italy hosted by ORIGINS ITALY’s Mary M. Tedesco. Learn more about the Italy segment here!

More info: http://www.pbs.org/genealogy-roadshow/home/

Pictured is “Genealogy Roadshow” Host Mary M. Tedesco, ORIGINS ITALY Founder, with guests Emma and Tim Dasenbrock.

Episode description courtesy of PBS.
Photo credit: Jason Winkeler.

“Genealogy Roadshow” Season 2, Episode 4

  • February 4, 2015

Episode 4 of Season 2 of PBS’s “Genealogy Roadshow” is now available online! This episode was filmed at the Board of Trade in New Orleans, Louisiana. ORIGINS ITALY’s Mary Tedesco is one of the hosts / genealogists featured on the show. Tune in Tuesday, February 10, 2015 on PBS for the next new episode. Check your local listings.

Click here to watch @ PBS.org!

Photo credit: Pat Garin

“Genealogy Roadshow” Host Mary Tedesco featured on Bayoubuzz.com

  • January 29, 2015

“Genealogy Roadshow” Host Mary Tedesco (ORIGINS ITALY’s Founder) was featured recently on Bayoubuzz.com. She discussed being a Host on Season 2 of the PBS TV series “Genealogy Roadshow,” Italian genealogy, the “Roadshow” New Orleans episodes, and much more!

Watch Mary Tedesco’s Bayoubuzz interview on YouTube!

Special thanks to Bayoubuzz.com, Stephen Sabludowsky, Miss USA 2013 Erin Brady, and Ben Fisher.

GENEALOGY ROADSHOW Feb 3, 2015!

  • January 29, 2015

“Genealogy Roadshow” season 2, episode 4 airs on February 3, 2015 at 8:00 PM  ET on PBS.
Check your local listings.

New Orleans, Louisiana – Board of Trade

A team of genealogists uncovers fascinating family stories at the New Orleans Board of Trade. A local man seeks to recover essential history washed away in Hurricane Katrina; a woman discovers she has links to both sides of the Civil War; another unravels the mystery behind her grandfather’s adoption; and one man explores a link to the famous New Orleans Voodoo Queen, Marie Laveau.

More info: http://www.pbs.org/genealogy-roadshow/home/

Episode description courtesy of PBS.
Photo credit: Pat Garin.

Pictured is “Genealogy Roadshow” Host Mary M. Tedesco, ORIGINS ITALY Founder, with Penelope McCarthy and her family.

“Genealogy Roadshow” Season 2, Episode 3

  • January 28, 2015

Episode 3 of Season 2 of PBS’s “Genealogy Roadshow” is now available online! This episode was filmed at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, PA. ORIGINS ITALY’s Mary Tedesco is one of the hosts / genealogists featured on the show. Tune in Tuesday, February 3, 2015 on PBS for the next new episode. Check your local listings.

Click here to watch @ PBS.org!

Photo credit: Daniel Burke

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