Italian American website Ciao Pittsburgh interviewed Mary Tedesco (ORIGINS ITALY Founder & Genealogy Roadshow co-Host) about the new season of PBS’ Genealogy Roadshow. Mary’s Italian American roots, ORIGINS ITALY and more are also discussed. Click here to read Mary Tedesco’s interview on Ciao Pittsburgh. Special thanks to Daniel Casciato, Jack De Leonibus, and the Ciao Pittsburgh team!
Thank you to The Salem News and Arianna MacNeill for highlighting the Explore Your Italian Roots Seminar, which takes place on Saturday, May 14, 2016 from 9 am – 1 pm in Beverly, MA. Click here to read The Salem News article. Explore Your Italian Roots Seminar in Beverly, MA on 14 May 2016 When: Saturday, May 14, 2016 from 9:00 AM – 1:00 PM. Where: Italian Community Center, 302 Rantoul Street, Beverly, MA. Cost: $20/$10 BHS and ICC members. Registration: Please contact Beverly Historical…
ORIGINS ITALY Founder and Genealogy Roadshow (PBS-TV) Host Mary Tedesco is featured in the May 2016 edition of Voce Italiana newspaper. The article highlights the new season of Genealogy Roadshow (premiering on PBS stations on 17 May 2016), Mary’s Italian-American background, and includes some tips for getting started with your Italian genealogy research. The entire article is posted above with permission from Voce Italiana. Special thanks to the team at Voce Italiana. Click here to learn more about Voce Italiana.
ITALY Magazine recently profiled ORIGINS ITALY Founder Mary M. Tedesco. Mary discusses her Italian ancestry, getting started with Italian genealogy, “Genealogy Roadshow” (PBS), and much more! Check out Mary’s ITALY Magazine interview here! Special thanks to ITALY Magazine and Silvia Donati!
ORIGINS ITALY Founder Mary M. Tedesco was recently featured on the “Italics” television program on CUNY TV in New York City. Special thanks to Lucia Grillo, Dr. Anthony Tamburri, and CUNY TV! You can view the program by clicking on the video above or by clicking here.
A previous post discussed the first steps in tracing your Italian roots (click here to read the post). Some of the strategies included consulting home sources and interviewing older relatives for information about your Italian origins. Sometimes, however, knowledge of a family’s ancestral town is not known by the older generation or discoverable in family sources. This is when it is necessary to introduce some good old-fashioned genealogy research into the mix. Some may find this research more challenging than…