ORIGINS ITALY Founder Mary M. Tedesco was interviewed by Ancestry.com’s Juliana Szucs at the RootsTech 2015 Conference in Salt Lake City, UT. Mary and Juliana discuss Mary’s genealogical beginnings and how to apply to be on the PBS TV series “Genealogy Roadshow.” Special thanks to Juliana & Ancestry.com! Watch this interview on YouTube. DISCLAIMER: Ancestry.com was a funder of season 2 of “Genealogy Roadshow” on PBS. Mary M. Tedesco is not affiliated with Ancestry.com. This post is not an endorsement of Ancestry.com, its products…
“Genealogy Roadshow” Hosts Mary Tedesco (Founder of ORIGINS ITALY), D. Joshua Taylor and Kenyatta D. Berry took the stage during the RootsTech / FGS 2015 Conference keynote speech on Thursday, February 12, 2015 to help support Preserve the Pensions. Why is Preserve the Pensions (War of 1812) an important project? Preserve the Pensions is a community fundraising effort to preserve and digitize 7.2 million pages of War of 1812 Pension Records. These records are among the most requested collections at…
Salt Lake City, Utah (SLC) is one of my favorite destinations. What would an Italian genealogist do in Utah? Simple. Salt Lake City is the undisputed genealogy capital of the world. Some like to call it, “Genealogy Mecca.” In addition to hosting many genealogy events and conferences each year, SLC is home to the world’s largest genealogy library. The Family History Library is located in a modern structure in the heart of Salt Lake City with 5 sprawling floors dedicated…