ORIGINS ITALY Founder Mary M. Tedesco was recently featured on the National Organization of Italian American Women (NOIAW)’s “Member Spotlight.” Mary discusses her role as a Host on “Genealogy Roadshow” (PBS), her passion of genealogy, ORIGINS ITALY, and her experience growing up Italian American. Click here to read the interview. Many thanks to NOIAW and Beth Connolly!
“Genealogy Roadshow” (PBS TV Series) is accepting casting applications! Do you have an unsolved family mystery, unconfirmed family legend or a curiosity about an aspect of your family history? Please tell us your story @ http://genealogyroadshow.org/casting-page/. ORIGINS ITALY’s Mary M. Tedesco, one of the Hosts on “Genealogy Roadshow,” says: “It is exciting that so many people choose to share their personal genealogical stories with us. It is your amazing stories that make the show great. We can’t wait to hear…
ORIGINS ITALY Founder Mary M. Tedesco was recently interviewed by dott. Umberto Mucci of We the Italians. Mary chats about her own Italian roots, “Genealogy Roadshow” on PBS, and more! Special thanks to dott. Umberto & We the Italians. Click here to read Mary’s interview on We the Italians. Mary was also featured on the cover of the May 2015 issue of the We the Italians digital magazine. Click here to read!
ORIGINS ITALY Founder Mary M. Tedesco was interviewed by Lisa Louise Cooke (Genealogy Gems) at RootsTech 2015 in Salt Lake City, UT. Mary and Lisa chat about season 2 of “Genealogy Roadshow” (PBS), the RootsTech Conference, Italian genealogy, and the recent publication “Tracing Your Italian Ancestors” (authored by Mary M. Tedesco & Marcia Iannizzi Melnyk). Watch Mary Tedesco’s interview on YouTube. Special thanks to Lisa Louise Cooke! Please check out Lisa’s website & Genealogy Gems Podcast as well as her YouTube channel…
ORIGINS ITALY Founder Mary M. Tedesco was interviewed by Ancestry.com’s Juliana Szucs at the RootsTech 2015 Conference in Salt Lake City, UT. Mary and Juliana discuss Mary’s genealogical beginnings and how to apply to be on the PBS TV series “Genealogy Roadshow.” Special thanks to Juliana & Ancestry.com! Watch this interview on YouTube. DISCLAIMER: Ancestry.com was a funder of season 2 of “Genealogy Roadshow” on PBS. Mary M. Tedesco is not affiliated with Ancestry.com. This post is not an endorsement of Ancestry.com, its products…
“The Italian Americans” aired nationally on PBS on Tuesday, February 17, 2015, from 9-11 PM ET and Tuesday, February 24, 2015, from 9-11 PM ET. Since nearly 16 million Americans can trace their roots back to Italy, there is a natural curiosity among many about the “old country” and about the struggles our ancestors endured to make a better life for us in the USA. The series triggered emotions including a combination of nostalgia, pride and desire to learn more about…