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Genealogy Roadshow (PBS) Houston, TX

  • June 1, 2016

Genealogy Roadshow Houston aired on PBS stations on Tuesday, May 31, 2016. Mary Tedesco (Genealogy Roadshow Co-Host & ORIGINS ITALY Founder) is pictured above with Roadshow guest Helen D. Mooty. Helen contacted Genealogy Roadshow wanting to know how deep her Texas roots run!

Click here to watch the Genealogy Roadshow (PBS) Houston, Texas Episode

Houston – Downtown Houston Public Library
Premiered May 31, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. ET

A woman seeks to find out if her roots in Texas are as deep as the character she portrays in her historical re-enactments; at the Julia Ideson Building of the Houston Public Library, the Roadshow team investigates the notorious Andersonville prison; a man wants to know if his African-American ancestors fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War; a woman uncovers her link to a prominent figure in Texas history; another learns of her connection to the Cherokee Freedmen; and one man traces his roots to the conflicts that shaped early American history.

Episode description and photo courtesy of PBS.

Mary Tedesco interviewed on The Genealogy Professional (TGP) podcast

  • May 28, 2016

Special thanks to Marian Pierre-Louis for interviewing Mary Tedesco on The Genealogy Professional (TGP) podcast! This interview gives a unique glimpse into Mary’s views on business and genealogy, entrepreneurship, starting her genealogy research business ORIGINS ITALY, and of course season 3 of Genealogy Roadshow on PBS!

Listen to Mary Tedesco’s interview on The Genealogy Professional (TGP) podcast

For those interested in pursuing genealogy as a career and / or starting a business in the family history industry, be sure to check out all the episodes of The Professional Genealogy (TGP) podcast for different perspectives genealogy, business, and life.

Extreme Genes Podcast features Mary Tedesco

  • May 28, 2016

Recently, Mary Tedesco was interviewed by Scott Fisher, Host of Extreme Genes, a popular family history radio show and podcast. Mary and Scott chat about the new season of Genealogy Roadshow on PBS, Italian genealogy  and more!

Click here to listen to Mary Tedesco’s interview on Extreme Genes (starts @ about 11:20 mark)

Special thanks to Scott Fisher and David Allen Lambert for the invitation to be on Extreme Genes!

 

 

Genealogy Roadshow (PBS) Miami

  • May 25, 2016

The Genealogy Roadshow Miami episode aired on PBS stations on Tuesday, May 24, 2016. Mary Tedesco (Genealogy Roadshow Co-Host & ORIGINS ITALY Founder) is pictured above with Roadshow guest Evelyn Hunter. Evelyn contacted Genealogy Roadshow with questions about her family’s potential link to Pocahontas and her Italian dual citizenship application.

Click here to watch the Genealogy Roadshow (PBS) Miami Episode

Genealogy Roadshow Miami – History Miami Museum
Premiered May 24, 2016 at 8:00 p.m. ET

At the History Miami Museum, one woman suspects she is related to Pocahontas; another explores the mystery of her Cuban roots, uncovering her grandfather’s secret past; a man learns more about his Filipino heritage and the impact of World War II on his ancestors; the team reveals how the history of the tragic Tuskegee experiment changed a woman’s family forever; and a woman comes to the Roadshow thinking her ancestor was a villain, only to learn he was a hero.

Episode description and photo courtesy of PBS.

Ciao Pittsburgh interviews Mary Tedesco

  • May 19, 2016

Italian American website Ciao Pittsburgh interviewed Mary Tedesco (ORIGINS ITALY Founder & Genealogy Roadshow co-Host) about the new season of PBS’ Genealogy Roadshow. Mary’s Italian American roots, ORIGINS ITALY and more are also discussed.

Click here to read Mary Tedesco’s interview on Ciao Pittsburgh.

Special thanks to Daniel Casciato, Jack De Leonibus, and the Ciao Pittsburgh team!

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