Bryan Schneider is a professional genealogist, researcher and lecturer based in Italy and a member of the Association of Professional Genealogists (APG). He has spoken on the topic of Italian genealogy and southern Italy to genealogy groups, Italian organizations as well as RootsTech London 2019 and RootsTech 2022.<br><br>Bryan and his wife Valerie have been helping people discover their family roots since moving to the Basilicata Region of Italy in 2010. They founded My Bella Vacanza, LLC in 2012 as a business to perform genealogy research and assist travelers to he Basilicata, Campania and Puglia regions of southern Italy. They have since expanded their area of research to include all of Italy and operate under the name of their website – My Ancestral Italy.<br><br>Their passion in helping Italian-Americans reconnect with their ancestral roots has been featured on Italian RAI television at both a regional and national basis.
