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…
“Genealogy Roadshow” season 2, episode 5 airs on February 10, 2015 at 8:00 PM ET on PBS. Check your local listings. St. Louis, Missouri – Union Station. At St. Louis’ historic Union Station, a team of genealogists uncovers fascinating family stories from the River City. A musician hopes to find connections to a famous St. Louis jazz composer; two sisters explore links to a survivor of the legendary Donner party; an Italian-American woman finds out if she is related to Italian…
“Genealogy Roadshow” Host Mary Tedesco (ORIGINS ITALY’s Founder) was featured recently on Bayoubuzz.com. She discussed being a Host on Season 2 of the PBS TV series “Genealogy Roadshow,” Italian genealogy, the “Roadshow” New Orleans episodes, and much more! Watch Mary Tedesco’s Bayoubuzz interview on YouTube! Special thanks to Bayoubuzz.com, Stephen Sabludowsky, Miss USA 2013 Erin Brady, and Ben Fisher.
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
Two young people met in New Orleans. They became friends, over time fell in love, and got married. What are the chances that this couple, who met randomly in the “Big Easy,” have Italian roots from the same tiny island off the coast of Sicily? Are their two families connected? On the January 13, 2015 episode (S2 E1) of “Genealogy Roadshow,” ORIGINS ITALY Founder Mary M. Tedesco, a Roadshow Host, revealed a family connection between the Italian-American couple, Domenic and…