Genealogy Roadshow

From PBS - Uncover fascinating stories and mysteries about local cittizens and their enigmatic kin.

From PBS - Learn about "Motor City" residents' connections to world events and historical figures.

From PBS - Hear stories tying citizens to the 1906 earthquake, notorious gangsters, war heroes and two murders.

From PBS - Uncover secrets involving some of Texas' favorite subjects: football, politics and home-state pride.

A team of genealogists uncovers 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.

At Saint Louis’ historic public 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.