“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.
Are you doing it? Do you secretly look up passenger lists and Italian vital records online in the middle of the night? Do you have an account on a big name genealogy research site that your significant other doesn’t know about? Well, then you’re doing it too. Italian Genealogy, of course! What did you think I was talking about? Do it. Pursue your Italian family history. You won’t be sorry; I promise you! Click here to continue reading on Rick…
My grandfather, Edward Tedesco, was born in the small Calabrian community of San Pietro a Maida, Italy. It is an ancient town surrounded by lush green mountains covered with thousands of the most beautiful olive trees you have ever seen. So enchanting is the scenery that you can sit entranced for hours imagining how wonderful life is. But beyond this ambient serenity, few outside the region are aware that from these lovely family groves comes a rare secret olive oil…
The quest to find your Italian roots is a wonderful adventure. I receive many inquiries each day from people interested in beginning their journey with Italian genealogical research. The road to the next discovery is not always clear, but with perseverance and a desire to continue to learn, all things are possible. I was honored to recently write an guest article for Ancestry.com’s blog about “Getting Started with Italian Genealogy.” The following topics are covered in the article: Creating and storing…