Name: Genealogy Roadshow
Uploaded: 2022-04-07T15:03:50.000Z
Description: Genealogy Roadshow travels from San Francisco to Detroit, uncovering the unique histories of American families.

Genealogy Roadshow travels from San Francisco to Detroit, uncovering the unique histories of American families.

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Genealogists investigate possible descendants of American folk hero and Tennessee legend Davy Crockett and the famed Hatfield clan. And a Nashville resident seeks to untangle her family history, which may include a former president, a famous singer and a notorious criminal. And a heart-wrenching story about an unknown father becomes a heartwarming reunion for two long-lost cousins.

Nashville

A Ford Motor Company's first female design engineer learns details of her parents' secret World War II activities and her father's untimely death. A Mexican-American woman discovers the truth about her family's groundbreaking presence in Michigan and a Civil War-era ancestor charged with murder. And a long-held question about a woman's relation to Abraham Lincoln is answered.

Detroit

A woman who suspects family ties to the Gold Rush learns that a 19th-century workplace murder claimed the life of an ancestor. An Irish-American woman discovers how a devastating earthquake brought her grandparents together. And a Chinese-American woman finds out the truth about her family's ties to Chinatown gangster "Big Jim" Chin.

San Francisco

An African-American Heisman Trophy winner and NFL Hall of Famer uncovers a surprising family history of land ownership, an uncommon occurrence for Blacks in 1920s Texas. A Texas woman learns of her ancestor's Civil War affiliation and the tragedy it wrought. A family tie to two Texas governors surprises one guest, while a Latino-American woman celebrates newfound bonds to her faith and state.

Austin

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.

New Orleans - Cabildo

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.

St. Louis - Central Library

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.

Philadelphia - Franklin Institute

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.

New Orleans - Board of Trade

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.

St. Louis - Union Station

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.

Philadelphia - Historical Society of Pennsylvania

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.

Genealogy Roadshow

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