The first two episodes of the “The Italian Americans” aired nationally on PBS on Tuesday, February 17, 2015, from 9-11 PM ET. “The Italian Americans” is an exceptional series and highly recommend viewing for both Italian-Americans and those with an interest in culture, heritage and history in the United States. Watching this series will tug at the heartstrings of descendants of immigrants of all nationalities. THE ITALIAN AMERICANS: La Famiglia (1890-1910) — Click here to watch the full episode online. A brief history…
Episode 6 of Season 2 of PBS’s “Genealogy Roadshow” is now available online! This episode was filmed at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, PA. ORIGINS ITALY’s Mary Tedesco is one of the hosts / genealogists featured on the show. Tune in Tuesday, February 24, 2015 on PBS for the next new episode. Check your local listings. Click here to watch @ PBS.org! Photo credit: Daniel Burke.
“Genealogy Roadshow” season 2, episode 6 airs on February 17, 2015 at 8:00 PM ET on PBS. Check your local listings. Philadelphia, PA – Historical Society of Pennsylvania. The genealogists visit The Historical Society of Pennsylvania and discover some fascinating Philadelphia family history. One woman’s ancestor may have sparked historic labor laws; a pastor may have an outlaw in her family tree; a woman learns about slave genealogy and – with the help of DNA testing – gets the answer she…
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…
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