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Genealogy Roadshow (US)

All Episodes 2013 - 2016
TV-Y

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  • 2013-09-24T01:00:00Z
  • 1h
  • 16h 7m (18 episodes)
  • United States
  • Documentary, Reality, Special Interest
This series takes an historical look into a community by exploring the genealogy of its citizens. In each episode experts will guide six local participants through their family's genealogy.

65 episodes

Series Premiere

2013-09-24T01:00:00Z

1x01 Nashville

Series Premiere

1x01 Nashville

  • 2013-09-24T01:00:00Z53m

At the Belmont Mansion in America’s “Music City,” GENEALOGY ROADSHOW uncovers fascinating stories and mysteries about Tennessee citizens and their enigmatic relatives. ROADSHOW genealogists investigate cases of two people who claim they’re descendants of American folk hero and Tennessee legend Davy Crockett, and another who thinks she may be a member of the famed Hatfield clan.

2013-10-01T01:00:00Z

1x02 Detroit

1x02 Detroit

  • 2013-10-01T01:00:00Z54m

The GENEALOGY ROADSHOW team connects Detroit citizens to world events with ancestral findings at the Daley Rhea Mansion in “Motor City.” Ford Motor Company’s first female design engineer learns details of her parents’ secret World War II activities and her father’s untimely death.

2013-10-08T01:00:00Z

1x03 San Francisco

1x03 San Francisco

  • 2013-10-08T01:00:00Z54m

Bay Area drama unfolds at San Francisco’s Old Mint as the GENEALOGY ROADSHOW team reveals stories tying citizens to the 1906 earthquake, notorious gangsters, war heroes and two brutal murders. A woman who suspects family ties to the Gold Rush learns that a 19th-century workplace murder claimed the life of an ancestor.

2013-10-15T01:00:00Z

1x04 Austin

1x04 Austin

  • 2013-10-15T01:00:00Z54m

In the Lone Star State capital, the GENEALOGY ROADSHOW team finds secrets involving some of Texas’ favorite subjects: football, politics and home-state pride. In the historic Driskill Hotel, 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.

Season Premiere

2015-01-14T02:00:00Z

2x01 New Orleans -- Cabildo

Season Premiere

2x01 New Orleans -- Cabildo

  • 2015-01-14T02:00:00Z53m

Genealogists uncover fascinating family stories at the famous Cabildo, home of the Louisiana State Museum. A couple whose ancestors hail from the same small Italian town explore the chance they may be related; a woman is desperate to find out who committed a gruesome murder in her ancestor’s past; a home held by one family for more than a century renders a fascinating story; and a woman discovers the difficult journey her ancestor took on the path to freedom from slavery.

2x02 St. Louis -- Central Library

  • 2015-01-21T02:00:00Z54m

Saint Louis’ historic central library, a team of genealogists uncovers fascinating family stories from Missouri’s famous gateway city. A mystery writer discovers her mother has hidden a life-changing secret; a woman finds out if she is descended from the infamous pirate Blackbeard; a mother and daughter seek connections to a famous author; and a young man seeks connection to the Mali tribe in Africa.

At Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute, a team of genealogists uncovers fascinating family histories. A man learns that the event that drove his family to the City of Brotherly Love changed the course of history; a man may be a Viking descendant; another’s family could have part of one of history’s biggest scams; a young man hopes to confirm his relation to a signer of the Declaration of Independence; and two sisters learn their ancestors were part of the great Irish migration.

2x04 New Orleans -- Board of Trade

  • 2015-02-04T02:00:00Z54m

A team of genealogists uncovers fascinating family stories at the New Orleans Board of Trade. A local man seeks to recover essential history washed away in Hurricane Katrina; a woman discovers she has links to both sides of the Civil War; another unravels the mystery behind her grandfather’s adoption; and one man explores a link to the famous New Orleans Voodoo Queen, Marie Laveau.

2x05 St. Louis -- Union Station

  • 2015-02-11T02:00:00Z54m

At St. Louis’ historic Union Station, a team of genealogists uncovers fascinating family stories from Missouri. 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; an Italian-American woman finds out if she is related to Italian royalty; and a schoolteacher who has all the answers for her students has very few about her own past.

A team of genealogists uncovers fascinating family histories at the 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, with the help of DNA testing, gets the answer she has waited for; and another woman learns her ancestor may have helped others escape the Holocaust.

2x07 Best of Genealogy Roadshow

  • 2015-02-25T02:00:00Z54m

Enjoy the most intriguing stories selected from both seasons of the series. From immigrant voyages and famous ancestors to murder mysteries and family connections, the episode revisits the journeys in cities across the country as people uncover their family histories.

Season Premiere

2016-05-18T01:00:00Z

3x01 Albuquerque

Season Premiere

3x01 Albuquerque

  • 2016-05-18T01:00:00Z54m

Trace a woman's connection to a Native-American code talker; a man's deep New Mexican roots; an ancestor whose life resembles a Wild West tale; queries about a tie to the explosive Trinity Test; and a man's link to a famous comic book heroine.

2016-05-25T01:00:00Z

3x02 Miami

3x02 Miami

  • 2016-05-25T01:00:00Z54m

Follow genealogists as they trace stories about Pocahontas, a Cuban grandfather’s secret past, the impact of WWII on a Filipino family, changes wrought by the Tuskegee experiment and a possible villainous ancestor.

2016-06-01T01:00:00Z

3x03 Houston

3x03 Houston

  • 2016-06-01T01:00:00Z53m

Investigate a re-enactor’s Texas roots; learn about Andersonville prison; find out if a black man’s ancestors fought for the Confederacy; and uncover one woman’s link to a prominent Texas figure and another’s connection to the Cherokee Freedman.

2016-06-08T01:00:00Z

3x04 Our Favorite Stories

3x04 Our Favorite Stories

  • 2016-06-08T01:00:00Z53m

Genealogists Joshua Taylor, Kenyatta Berry and Mary Tedesco revisit their favorite stories from previous seasons, and three memorable guests return to share what has happened since their appearances.

2016-06-15T01:00:00Z

3x05 Boston

3x05 Boston

  • 2016-06-15T01:00:00Z54m

Join genealogists at iconic Faneuil Hall to solve mysteries related to the Salem Witch Trials, orphan trains, the Great Boston Fire of 1872 and the small pox epidemic, and research a link to the founders of Boston.

2016-06-22T01:00:00Z

3x06 Providence

3x06 Providence

  • 2016-06-22T01:00:00Z54m

Join genealogists at the Providence Public Library to research stories about Holocaust survivors; a guest’s African-American relative who served in WWI; a man’s Amish ties; a woman’s roots in the whaling industry; and a Rhode Island macaroni company.

2016-06-29T01:00:00Z

3x07 Los Angeles

3x07 Los Angeles

  • 2016-06-29T01:00:00Z53m

Examine a family’s connection to the legendary Hollywood pharmacy, Schwab’s; a link to one of the first African-American college graduates; a family tree wrapped in a genealogical web that has captivated the Roadshow team for years; and more.

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