The January 20, 2015 episode of “Genealogy Roadshow” (S2, E2) featured several guests wanting to get to the bottom their family stories. Em Piro of St. Louis, MO was one of these guests. Through family lore, Em believed that her great grandmother, Isabella [Rizzo] Piro, from Sorbo San Basile, Calabria, Italy, came to America to marry a “Cowboy from Wyoming;” and that after her arrival in Denver, she didn’t like the cowboy and decided to marry somebody else – Em’s great grandfather…
Episode 2 of Season 2 of PBS’s “Genealogy Roadshow” is now available online! This episode was filmed at the Central Library in St. Louis, MO. ORIGINS ITALY’s Mary Tedesco is one of the hosts / genealogists featured on the show. Tune in Tuesday, January 27, 2015 for the next new episode. Check your local listings. Click here to watch @ PBS.org! Photo credit: Jason Winkeler
Two young people met in New Orleans. They became friends, over time fell in love, and got married. What are the chances that this couple, who met randomly in the “Big Easy,” have Italian roots from the same tiny island off the coast of Sicily? Are their two families connected? On the January 13, 2015 episode (S2 E1) of “Genealogy Roadshow,” ORIGINS ITALY Founder Mary M. Tedesco, a Roadshow Host, revealed a family connection between the Italian-American couple, Domenic and…
“Genealogy Roadshow” season 2, episode 2 airs on January 20, 2015 at 8:00 PM ET on PBS. Check your local listings. St. Louis – Central Library At Saint Louis’ historic central library, a team of genealogists uncovers fascinating family stories from Missouri’s famous gateway city. A mystery writer discovers her mother has hidden a life-changing secret; a woman finds out if she is descended from the infamous pirate Blackbeard; a mother and daughter seek connections to a famous author; and…
ORIGINS ITALY is pleased to announce that “Tracing Your Italian Ancestors” is now available for purchase! “Tracing Your Italian Ancestors” was compiled by ORIGINS ITALY Founder Mary M. Tedesco and Marcia Iannizzi Melnyk. This special issue of Family Chronicle Magazine will provide invaluable tips and guidance in your search for your Italian ancestry. Articles include: Getting the Basics; Researching in Italy; Visiting Ancestral Villages; Locating NARA Records; Home and Family Records; Passenger Manifests; Italian Church Records; Italian Civil Records; Italian Notary…
My grandfather, Edward Tedesco, was born in the small Calabrian community of San Pietro a Maida, Italy. It is an ancient town surrounded by lush green mountains covered with thousands of the most beautiful olive trees you have ever seen. So enchanting is the scenery that you can sit entranced for hours imagining how wonderful life is. But beyond this ambient serenity, few outside the region are aware that from these lovely family groves comes a rare secret olive oil…