ORIGINS ITALY Founder Mary M. Tedesco was interviewed on 30 March 2015 by Bernice Bennett on BlogTalkRadio about “Problem Solving in Genealogical Research.” If you have brick walls in your genealogy research, you’ll want to listen to this podcast. Mary and Bernice also discuss season 2 of the PBS TV Series “Genealogy Roadshow.” Special thanks to Bernice Bennett and BlogTalkRadio! Check out this podcast on the Bernice Bennett’s BlogTalkRadio page. Please sign up for the ORIGINS ITALY mailing list:
Exploring and finding our Italian family history helps us not only to understand our ancestors, but also to understand and appreciate ourselves. It is an incredible journey. Some will strive to trace their tree back to the Roman Emperor Constantine while others simply want to discover the names of their great grandparents. Whatever your motivations and goals, your journey will be paved with many rewards and probably a few surprises and challenges along the way. Genealogy is not always easy…
Many thanks to The Genealogy Guys, Drew Smith and George G. Morgan, for their favorable review of “Tracing Your Italian Ancestors,” a new Italian genealogy resource authored by ORIGINS ITALY Founder Mary M. Tedesco and Marcia Iannizzi Melnyk. The review can be heard on The Genealogy Guys Podcast #281 (11 January 2015) starting at about 55:20 on the time clock. Pictured above is Drew (left) and George (right) with Mary M. Tedesco (center) at the RootsTech 2015 conference in Salt…
“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.
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…
It is such a great honor and privilege to be invited to speak to special groups and organizations about Italian genealogy, family history, and other genealogy topics. I love encouraging Italian-Americans and all those of Italian descent around the world to discover their heritage. I get excited about our shared Italian roots and the wondrous journeys of emersion that searching for those roots engenders. That is why genealogical education — especially Italian genealogical education — is so important to me. So…