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Season 1 – Ancestors

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Jim and Terry Willard host this series on the impact of family history.
Ancestors — Season 1

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Episode 1 Aired Jan 3, 1997 Getting Started Jim and Terry Willard host the series dealing with the impact of family history. This episode dispels genealogy misconceptions. Details Episode 2 Aired Jan 10, 1997 Looking at Home Antonia Cottrell Martin offers advice on organizing the bits and pieces of the past one finds around the house. Details Episode 3 Aired Jan 17, 1997 Gathering Family Stories Journalist Bill Zimmerman shares tips on interviewing living relatives and how to document and preserve their knowledge. Details Episode 4 Aired Jan 24, 1997 The Paper Trail Paper records of life's important events. Details Episode 5 Aired Jan 31, 1997 Libraries and Archives More sources of family history records to tap after exhausting city, state and national repositories. Details Episode 6 Aired Feb 7, 1997 Census and Military Records The wealth of information that can be obtained from census and military records. Details Episode 7 Aired Feb 14, 1997 African American Research Overcoming the myth that no African-American records exist and successful strategies to use in a search for African-American ancestors. Details Episode 8 Aired Feb 21, 1997 Your Medical Heritage Dr. Raymond White and genetic counselor Vickie Venne offer advice on how to create a medical pedigree. Details Episode 9 Aired Feb 28, 1997 High-Tech Help Inmates who trace their genealogy while in prison; Richard Eastman demonstrates how computers have made researching family history easier. Details Episode 10 Aired Mar 7, 1997 Leaving a Legacy How three families celebrated their family history through reunions, handmade quilts and African ritual music and dance. Details

Season Info

Network
PBS
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Documentary, Special Interest, Health & Wellness
Original Language
English
Release Date
Jan 3, 1997