Name: Genealogy Roadshow
Released: 2013-09-23T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Kenyatta Berry

TV Show · Documentary

Follow a diverse cast of participants on an emotional journey that uses history and science to uncover their fascinating family stories. Genealogy Roadshow continues in Season 3, exploring history with the diverse cast of participants from cities around the country, including Boston, Miami, Houston, Los Angeles, and more. #GenealogyPBS

2013 · 54m

Starring Kenyatta Berry

EPISODE 1

Nashville

Genealogists investigate possible descendants of American folk hero Davy Crockett and the famed Hatfield clan. And a woman seeks to untangle her history, which may include a former president, a famous singer and a notorious criminal.
EPISODE 2

Detroit

A female design engineer learns of her parents’ secret World War II activities. A Mexican-American woman discovers the truth about her family’s presence in Michigan. A question about a woman’s relation to Abraham Lincoln is answered.
EPISODE 3

San Francisco

A woman learns that a 19th-century murder claimed the life of an ancestor. An Irish-American woman discovers how an earthquake brought her grandparents together. And a Chinese-American woman’s ties to Chinatown gangster “Big Jim” Chin.
EPISODE 4

Austin

An African American Heisman Trophy winner uncovers a history of land ownership in 1920s Texas. A Texas woman learns of her ancestor’s Civil War affiliation and the tragedy it wrought. Ties to two Texas governors surprises one guest.
EPISODE 1

New Orleans - Cabildo

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.
EPISODE 2

St. Louis - Central Library

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.