Genealogy Roadshow

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.