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Do You Know Your Italian Roots?
If not, here’s your chance to win a Genealogy Research Project!
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OPEN TO ALL CURRENT 2021 MEMBERS OF OSDIA!
In honor of Italian American Heritage Month, the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America (OSDIA) is holding a “Family Photo” contest to win a genealogy
research project donated by My Italian Family (valued
at $3,000). Through the entire month of October 2021 and the first half of November 2021, all OSDIA members will be eligible to enter for a chance to win one of two available research projects: 1. Discover your family history all the way back to the late 1700s! The winner of the “5 Generations Back” Research Project will learn his or her ancestors’ names, occupations, where they grew up, and many more amazing historical details.
*OFFICIAL RULES: Only current members of the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America (OSDIA) are eligible to enter. One entry per member. The photo submission must be emailed between October 1, 2021, and November 15, 2021. By submitting your photo, you authorize OSDIA to use, reproduce, exhibit, distribute, and publish this photo within the context of this competition and for any other lawful purpose, now or in the future, in any other medium including, but not limited to, television, print media, magazines, journals, books, articles, Internet and social media. You further acknowledge that you will not be entitled to payment, royalty or compensation for any use of this photo, now or in the future. The winner will be selected by December 3, 2021, and contacted directly by the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America. For a full Official Rules, please visit www.osia.org/familyphotocontest
Sons and Daughters of Italy Scholarships
Applications Now Open!
Every year, the Sons of Italy Foundation (SIF) awards 1015 scholarships that assist outstanding Italian-American students with their college and graduate studies. Grants awarded are up to $20,000 per student, and all scholarship recipients are invited to be guests at the SIF’s annual National & Education Leaderships Awards (NELA) Gala. Each applicant will receive a one-year At-Large Membership to the Order Sons and Daughters of Italy in America, which includes a one-year subscription to Italian America magazine.
Scholarship information and application can be found on www.osia.org/programs/scholarships.
Contact scholarships@osia.org for questions or assistance. 2. Reconnect to your living relatives! The “Living Relatives”
Research Project will identify the winner’s Ancestor’s descendants in his or her town of origin in Italy. A great opportunity to discover potential Italian cousins.
Complete research results will be provided in both printed and electronic versions.
To enter this OSDIA-member contest, email an old photo of your Italian ancestors to NationalOffice@osia.org along with your name, address, lodge number (or specify that you are an at-large member), and a description of the photo. One entry per member. The contest will run from October 1, 2021, through November 15, 2021.
We extend very special thanks to Bianca Ottone, owner of My Italian Family, LLC, for generously donating the research project for this contest. Not the winner of the contest? Sign in to the Members Only community of OSIA.org for details about a special discount on research and other services from My Italian Family for Sons and Daughters of Italy members. Visit www.myitalianfamily. com for more information.
Send in your old family photo for the chance to win your Italian Family Tree (valued at $3,000)!
