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La Cugina d'Americana (with Suzanne Russo Adams) | Episode 30
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A young girl sits at her Italian family's dinner table, absorbing stories of sea monsters, witches, and prohibition-era St. Louis — while her cousins run off to play. Today, that curious child has become Director of Brigham Young University’s Center for Family History and Genealogy.
Join me as Suzanne Russo Adams shares how listening to her grandfather's colorful tales sparked a lifelong passion that took her back to her family’s tiny Sicilian fishing village and around the globe to more than 100 archives worldwide. Between stories of immigrant resilience, mafia connections, and serendipitous research discoveries, Suzanne reveals how understanding her Italian roots helped her create deeper family bonds across generations. Whether your ancestors left carefully documented paper trails or whispered stories around the dinner table, this episode will inspire you to dig deeper into your family's unique narrative.
Learn more about Suzanne and the BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy:
https://history.byu.edu/directory/suzanne-adams
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🎧 Ready to discover more stories that could transform your family connections? Subscribe to 'Stories That Live In Us' wherever you get your podcasts, and leave a review to help other families find their path to deeper connection through family history. Together, we're building a community of families committed to preserving and sharing the stories that matter most.
🖼️ Ready to turn your family discoveries into a beautiful conversation piece? Visit FamilyChartmasters.com to create a family tree chart that will help your family share stories for generations.
♥ Want more family history tips and inspiration? Follow me @CristaCowan on Instagram where I share behind-the-scenes looks at my own family discoveries and practical ways to uncover yours!
Chapters
1. La Cugina d'Americana (with Suzanne Russo Adams) | Episode 30 (00:00:00)
2. Family Stories Podcast Interview With Suzanne (00:00:01)
3. Journey to Discover Italian Heritage (00:03:33)
4. Italian Family History and Genealogy (00:14:58)
5. Italian Family Heritage and Culture (00:24:50)
6. Preserving Italian Heritage Through Family (00:29:29)
7. Global Family Connections and Hope (00:33:55)
8. Constant Learning Through Family History (00:37:50)
60 episodes
Manage episode 446635562 series 3570584
A young girl sits at her Italian family's dinner table, absorbing stories of sea monsters, witches, and prohibition-era St. Louis — while her cousins run off to play. Today, that curious child has become Director of Brigham Young University’s Center for Family History and Genealogy.
Join me as Suzanne Russo Adams shares how listening to her grandfather's colorful tales sparked a lifelong passion that took her back to her family’s tiny Sicilian fishing village and around the globe to more than 100 archives worldwide. Between stories of immigrant resilience, mafia connections, and serendipitous research discoveries, Suzanne reveals how understanding her Italian roots helped her create deeper family bonds across generations. Whether your ancestors left carefully documented paper trails or whispered stories around the dinner table, this episode will inspire you to dig deeper into your family's unique narrative.
Learn more about Suzanne and the BYU Center for Family History and Genealogy:
https://history.byu.edu/directory/suzanne-adams
〰️ 🌳 🧬 〰️
🎧 Ready to discover more stories that could transform your family connections? Subscribe to 'Stories That Live In Us' wherever you get your podcasts, and leave a review to help other families find their path to deeper connection through family history. Together, we're building a community of families committed to preserving and sharing the stories that matter most.
🖼️ Ready to turn your family discoveries into a beautiful conversation piece? Visit FamilyChartmasters.com to create a family tree chart that will help your family share stories for generations.
♥ Want more family history tips and inspiration? Follow me @CristaCowan on Instagram where I share behind-the-scenes looks at my own family discoveries and practical ways to uncover yours!
Chapters
1. La Cugina d'Americana (with Suzanne Russo Adams) | Episode 30 (00:00:00)
2. Family Stories Podcast Interview With Suzanne (00:00:01)
3. Journey to Discover Italian Heritage (00:03:33)
4. Italian Family History and Genealogy (00:14:58)
5. Italian Family Heritage and Culture (00:24:50)
6. Preserving Italian Heritage Through Family (00:29:29)
7. Global Family Connections and Hope (00:33:55)
8. Constant Learning Through Family History (00:37:50)
60 episodes
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