A visit to your ancestral town in Italy will change your life. Nowhere else will you feel a more familiar sense of deep connection than at the epicenter of your Italian roots—your ancestral town. Here are five reasons you should get on the next plane to visit you ancestral town in Italy: THE GENEALOGY. (Of course!!!) In Italy, every town has its unique grouping of surnames that make it like nowhere else. When you return to your ancestral town, your…
Season 2 of PBS’s “Genealogy Roadshow” (2015) is officially on the books. Thank you to PBS, Krasnow Productions, our research team, everyone else involved, and a very special THANK YOU to our viewers and fans for watching the show! Here is a guide to the PBS “Genealogy Roadshow” Season 2 episodes. Watch episodes and previews from season 2 at PBS (click here), on YouTube (click here) and purchase full episodes on iTunes (click here). New Orleans – Cabildo Premiered, January 13, 2015 at 8:00 p.m. A team…
The Season 2 finale of PBS’s “Genealogy Roadshow” is now available online! “The Best of Genealogy Roadshow” features some of our favorite stories and memorable moments from Season 1 and Season 2 featuring Hosts Mary Tedesco, Kenyatta D. Berry, and D. Joshua Taylor. Thank you for watching season 2 of “Genealogy Roadshow.” Please like the official “Genealogy Roadshow” Facebook page for updates about future cities and seasons. Click here to watch @ PBS.org! Photo credit: Pat Garin.
Are you ready for the best? The season 2 finale of “Genealogy Roadshow” airs on Tuesday, February 24, 2015 on PBS and will feature some of our favorite stories and memorable moments from Season 1 and Season 2 featuring Hosts Mary Tedesco, Kenyatta D. Berry, and D. Joshua Taylor! This is an episode you won’t want to miss! Click here for listing information & other details @ PBS.org. Enjoy the “Best of Genealogy Roadshow!”
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…
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.