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The following excerpt is from the January 30, 2014 website of the Philadelphia Tribune: The PBS series “Genealogy Roadshow,” now in its second season, continues at 8 p.m., Feb. 3 on WHYY, with an engrossing episode emanating from the New Continue reading PBS Series Genealogy RoadShow Features New Orleans Feb. 3
Rob Cardwell is a news anchor/reporter for WTVR – CBS6 in Richmond, Virginia. He didn’t know much of anything about his family tree, and even less about Richmond history when he moved there from Panama Beach, Florida nearly 15 years Continue reading An Anchor/Reporter’s Exciting Discoveries in Family History
The following news release is from Nisa Kiang at goodmanmedia.com ARLINGTON, VA; DECEMBER 9, 2014 – From descendants of the infamous pirate Blackbeard to heroes of the Holocaust, PBS’ GENEALOGY ROADSHOW uncovers family secrets in the series’ second season, which Continue reading PBS Genealogy Roadshow Season 2 Premieres January 13
The following excerpt is from an article by Kristie Rearick, posted in the October 14 edition of NJ.com: On Saturday, Oct. 25 and Sunday, Oct. 26, PBS and WHYY bring the TV series “Genealogy Roadshow,” to Philadelphia. Anyone can attend Continue reading The “Genealogy Roadshow” Comes to Philadelphia October 25 & 26
Finding celebrity roots has become a big deal on television. Now CNN show hosts have gotten into the act with a “Roots, Our Journeys Home” series which begins Sunday, October 12 at 9 pm Eastern. Following is the schedule. Click Continue reading “Roots: Our Journeys Home” Debuts Sunday, October 12 on CNN With 2 hour Primetime Showing
Last evening I kicked back and watched Who Do You Think You Are? on TLC for three hours running. The evening’s “new” hour-long show was an episode dealing with Jess Tyler Ferguson’s family history. The show dealt with a great-grandfather Continue reading Who Do You Think You Are? Off To A Good Start For the Season
The following is from globenewswire: PROVO, Utah, July 23, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – In the new season of TLC’s Emmy-nominated series “Who Do You Think You Are?” Ancestry.com researchers mined thousands of historical documents to help producers make new family Continue reading Researchers From Ancestry.com Help Explore the Oregon Trail, Klondike Gold Rush, & More on New Season of TLC Series “Who Do You Think You Are?”
Hip Hop star, Nasir Jones, found out about his ancestry recently as part of the 10-part season 2 of Finding Your Roots. The following excerpt is from an article posted July 24, 2014 at allhiphop.com: Throughout his career Nas has Continue reading Nas Discovers His Ancestry Via Gates’s “Finding Your Roots:
The following is from Ken Marks: Ambitious Kickstarter.com project must return pledges if funding goal is not met. Speaking Saturday before a well-attended meeting of CAGGNI (Computer Assisted Genealogy Group of Northern Illinois) Kicking Up the Past project producer Ken Continue reading Last Week to Pledge Support for Documentary That Portrays Genealogy as Art, Science & Hard-Work.
Chicago-area teacher and genealogist announces a project to “crowd-fund” a television documentary based on submitted family history stories. Genealogist Madonna Davis announced that she has received approval of her creative project to “crowd-fund” a television documentary based on submitted family Continue reading Kicking Up the Past Fundraiser Starts Today
The Genealogy Roadshow will be showing on Monday evenings on PBS. The episodes were filmed in a number of cities, Nashville, Detroit, San Francisco, and Austin. Every great story needs a soundtrack. What’s yours? As PBS prepares to hit the Continue reading Genealogy Roadshow Playlists
The following excerpt is from the September 23, 2013 edition of theindychannel.com: QUEEN LATIFAH has agreed to research her family tree for genealogy show WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE? after producer LISA KUDROW revealed the singer/actress previously turned down Continue reading Queen Latifah Agrees to be on Who Do You Think You Are?
Most of us have been watching TLC’s Who Do You think You Are? Celebrity’s are visiting archives, flitting about the world from one city to another, and finding all kinds of neat things about their ancestry – all brought to Continue reading Genealogy Roadshow to Debut on PBS Monday, Sept. 23
I’ve been a Trisha Yearwood fan since I saw her at FanFair in Nashville in 1991. Her big hit, which launched her career was “She’s in Love With the Boy.” It had a catchy tune to it that made it Continue reading Background on the Trisha Yearwood Episode on “Who Do You Think You Are?”
This last week I posted a blog about the “Who Do You Think You Are?” episode featuring Chris O’Donnell. In the episode, Chris O’Donnell read some excerpts from the written reminiscence of his great-great grandfather Michael McEnnis. The Missouri Historical Continue reading More on the “Who Do You Think You Are?” Episode Featuring Chris O’Donnell