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Season 1 – Roots Less Traveled

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Two family members,oftenfrom different generations, gain a newfound understanding and respect for each other as they set out on a quest to learn more about their family history by solving a mystery in their family tree. The duos discover the truth behind the tales that have been passed down in their family, from rumors of a relative who sailed on the Titanic to stories of homesteaders forging a new path for future generations.On journeys to unique places around the globe, these family members grow closer as they gain wisdom not only about themselves, but also about how their past has helped shape their present.
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Roots Less Traveled — Season 1

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Faruq Tauheed

Host

Bryan Curb

Executive Producer

David Doyle

Executive Producer

Episodes

Episode 1 Aired Apr 4, 2020 Connecting to John F. Kennedy Host Faruq Tauheed takes half-siblings Michelle and Rob to Mexico City, where they discover their relation to a famous Mexican political family and learn that their second cousin Ernesto gave the keys to Mexico City to President John F. Kennedy. Details Episode 2 Aired Apr 11, 2020 Connecting to Purple Heart Grandpa and grandson Evan and Scott travel to Montana to learn that Evan's great-grandfather was an integral part of the 1862 U.S. western states expansion and that two of his uncles were prisoners of war in WWII, both receiving Purple Hearts. Details Episode 3 Aired Apr 18, 2020 Connecting to a Landmark Court Case Mom and son Sharee and Davone travel to Nashville, Tenn., where they learn that their fourth great-grandfather Larkin Ford was a part of an 1840s landmark Tennessee case in which he was awarded the farm that he worked on as a slave. Details Episode 4 Aired Apr 25, 2020 Connecting to the Brooklyn Bridge An aunt and a nephew go on an adventure in Brooklyn to learn about their relation to undertaker John Baisley, who helped bury the city's dead in the 1856 epidemic, and to James Howell, who was an integral part in building the Brooklyn Bridge. Details Episode 5 Aired May 2, 2020 Connecting to Millions An uncle and his nephew travel to Havana, Cuba, to learn about the uncle's grandfather, who owned and developed 34 blocks of downtown Havana, including the now-famous suburban neighborhood Buena Vista, but lost his riches in a political coup. Details Episode 6 Aired May 9, 2020 Connecting to the Civil War Father and daughter Paul and Kalina visit a Civil War battleground in Virginia to discover Paul's great-grandfather Austin D. Springer was a Union Army drummer boy who was taken prisoner by the Confederate Army but escaped and hid in slave huts. Details Episode 7 Aired May 16, 2020 Connecting to Whalers Siblings Ashley and Elliott visit Martha's Vineyard, Mass., and discover one ancestor, Henry Osborn, was taken prisoner on a boat in the Revolutionary War and another, Samuel Osborn, went from debtor's prison to owning a whaling ship fleet. Details Episode 8 Aired May 23, 2020 Connecting to the Past Host Faruq Tauheed looks back at memorable moments, including a relative who gave John F. Kennedy the keys to Mexico City, a connection to downtown Havana, Cuba, and an African American ancestor who owned land in Tennessee before the Civil War. Details
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Season Info

Executive Producer
Bryan Curb, David Doyle
Network
NBC
Rating
TV-G
Genre
Reality
Original Language
English
Release Date
Apr 4, 2020