CVII • N. 41-42 • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015 • GIOVEDÌ 15 OTTOBRE 2015
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Tracing your Italian Ancestry
with Mary Tedesco
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f it were not for her nonna,
Mary Tedesco would not be
doing the work she is doing
t o d a y : h e l p i n g p e o p l e f r o m
a r o u n d t h e w o r l d f i n d t h e i r
Italian roots. A professional
genealogist, Mary established
ORIGINS ITALY, an Italian
genealogy research firm, after an
investigation of her own Italian
r o o t s , f u e l e d b y h e r
g r a n d m o t h e r ' s e n t h u s i a s m ,
i g n i t e d a p a s s i o n f o r
SILVIA DONATI
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Published by L'Italo American Foundation
The #1 source for all things Italian since 1908
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LOS ANGELES
Transportation of
the Future in L.A.
Page 6
SAN FRANCISCO
From Capra to the
Coppolas
Page 10
ALL AROUND ITALY
Gorizia: the charm
of a border town
Page 18
LA BUONA TAVOLA
My Mom's
Passatelli
Page 20
Wired's Founder
Louis Rossetto
PG. 2
reconnecting people of Italian
d e s c e n t w i t h t h e i r f a m i l i e s '
histories. Mary is also featured
on the PBS television series
"Genealogy Roadshow."
A s w e c e l e b r a t e I t a l i a n
American Heritage Month in
O c t o b e r , i t s e e m s f i t t i n g t o
discuss Italian ancestry research.
M a r y , h o w d i d y o u r
journey of discovery begin?
I had been listening to my
Italian grandparents tell stories
about their relatives since I was
a l i t t l e k i d . M y g r a n d f a t h e r
a l w a y s t a l k s a b o u t h o w h i s
grandmother saw Garibaldi pass
through his hometown and other
beautiful stories. When I found
out that I could pursue Italian
dual citizenship, I began writing
to Italy for documents, with the
help of my grandmother. I also
f o u n d m y g r a n d p a r e n t s '
passengers list of their trips to
America online, and, when I
showed them, they were really
enthusiastic and wanted to learn
more, so we kept writing to Italy
to get more information about
FEATURES
Matt LeBlanc on
his Italian roots
A month-long
celebration
Italian Heritage festival with
Ciao Italia Santa Monica
PG. 16
PG. 8
PG. 21
LIFE & PEOPLE
LOS ANGELES
L'EDITORIALE
PG. 5
L'Italo
Americano
I
l Columbus Day celebra ogni
anno l'incontro tra due mondi
ed è quello che servirebbe fare
oggi con le due Italie.
Dal Columbus
Day alla
riscoperta
dell'altra Italia
