ORIGINS ITALY Founder Mary Tedesco & ORIGINS ITALY were profiled in the Spring 2016 issue of Ambassador, the magazine of the National Italian American Foundation (NIAF). Special thanks to NIAF and Silvia Donati! Mary discusses the influence of her Italian immigrant grandparents on her genealogy career; the upcoming season of “Genealogy Roadshow,” and highlights ORIGINS ITALY’s genealogical research services. NIAF members, please click here to read the article! Thanks NIAF!
Buona Festa della Repubblica Italiana! Happy Republic Day in Italy! Today, June 2, 2015 marks the 69th anniversary of the Italian Republic. Click here to read more about the history of Republic Day in Italy.
Believe it or not, you can learn a lot about Italian genealogy by attending Irish family history lectures. The beauty of the genealogy skill set is that it can be applied to nearly any nationality or ethnicity. When researching our immigrant ancestors in the United States, research methodology tends to be consistent across the board whether your family is Irish, Russian, Croatian or Chinese. Certainly, there are unique aspects of research (like language, record sets, repositories or collections) that may…
Check out ORIGINS ITALY Founder Mary M. Tedesco’s interview on the Genealogy Gems Podcast with Lisa Louise Cooke. Lisa and Mary discuss Italian genealogy and the new season of “Genealogy Roadshow,” which premieres on Tuesday, January 13th on PBS! Thank you Lisa Louise Cooke! Listen to Genealogy Gems Podcast episode #175 featuring Mary M. Tedesco.
World Nutella Day, 5 February 2014, is the official holiday of ORIGINS ITALY! We are celebrating Italy’s favorite hazelnut-chocolate spread today with other Italians around the world. How can you show your love for Nutella today? Here are some suggestions: 1. MANGIATE LA NUTELLA! Eat Nutella! 2. BALLATE! Go ahead, dance! If Nutella makes you happy, express it through some traditional Italian soft shoe. If you don’t know any Italian dances, then just move to the music! 3. FATE OPERE…
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…