Have you ever wondered what it’s like to conduct onsite genealogical research in Italy? Well, the wait is over. Just tune in to GENEALOGY ROADSHOW on Tuesday, February 10, 2015 @ 8:00 PM ET on PBS. We’ve got something special in store for those of you with an interest in Italy and Italian genealogy. ORIGINS ITALY Founder Mary M. Tedesco will host a special segment about conducting Italian genealogical research. You won’t want to miss it. We’re crossing the pond! We’re going…
“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…
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
“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…
The best part of being an Italian genealogist is traveling to Italy on behalf of clients to conduct research using Italian records that are not online, microfilmed or easily accessible from the United States. Being enchanted by the land and its people is an inherent benefit of professional Italian genealogy research. In 2013, I took two trips to Italy spending about three and a half months in beautiful Italia. The more I see of Italy, the more I love this…