“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.
“Genealogy Roadshow” season 2, episode 4 airs on February 3, 2015 at 8:00 PM ET on PBS. Check your local listings. New Orleans, Louisiana – Board of Trade A team of genealogists uncovers fascinating family stories at the New Orleans Board of Trade. A local man seeks to recover essential history washed away in Hurricane Katrina; a woman discovers she has links to both sides of the Civil War; another unravels the mystery behind her grandfather’s adoption; and one man explores…
“Genealogy Roadshow” season 2, episode 3 airs on January 27, 2015 at 8:00 PM ET on PBS. Check your local listings. Philadelphia, PA – Franklin Institute At Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute, a team of genealogists uncovers fascinating family histories. A man learns that the event that drove his family to the City of Brotherly Love changed the course of history; a man may be a Viking descendant; another’s family could have part of one of history’s biggest scams; a young man…
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…