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Best of Genealogy Roadshow

Documentary

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Feb 23, 2015

From immigrant voyages and famous ancestors to murder mysteries and family connections, revisit the journeys in cities across the country as people uncover their family histories.

Full Episodes

Season 2, 7 episodes

New Orleans - Cabildo,

A couple whose ancestors are from the same Italian town explore if they're related; a woman wants to find out who committed a gruesome murder in her ancestor's past, a woman discovers the journey her ancestor took on the path to freedom.

53m Jan 12, 2015

St. Louis - Central Library,

At the historic public library, a mystery writer discovers her mother has hidden a life-changing secret, a woman finds out if she is descended from the pirate Blackbeard, and a mother and daughter seek connections to a famous author.

53m Jan 19, 2015

Philadelphia - Franklin Institute,

At the Franklin Institute, a man learns what drove his family to Philadelphia changed the course of history, a man may be a Viking descendant, and a young man hopes to confirm his relation to a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

53m Jan 26, 2015

New Orleans - Board of Trade,

At the New Orleans Board of Trade, a local man seeks to recover essential history washed away in Hurricane Katrina, a woman discovers links to both sides of the Civil War, and one man explores a link to the famous New Orleans Voodoo Queen.

53m Feb 2, 2015

St. Louis - Union Station,

At Union Station, a musician hopes to find connections to a famous St. Louis jazz composer, two sisters explore links to a survivor of the legendary Donner Party, and an Italian-American woman finds out if she is related to Italian royalty.

53m Feb 9, 2015

Philadelphia - Historical Society of Pennsylvania,

One woman's ancestor may have sparked historic labor laws, a pastor may have an outlaw in her family tree, a woman learns about slave genealogy, and another woman learns her ancestor may have helped others escape the Holocaust.

53m Feb 16, 2015

Best of Genealogy Roadshow,

From immigrant voyages and famous ancestors to murder mysteries and family connections, revisit the journeys in cities across the country as people uncover their family histories.

54m Feb 23, 2015