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Episode 7
Rita Wilson
aired: Sat, Mar 31, 2012
As Rita Wilson travels to Greece and Bulgaria, she uncovers the untold history of her late father. Her journey begins in Greece where she visits her father's hometown and the place of his birth. The information she receives leads her to Bulgaria where she learns of the hardships and triumphs that shaped her father's life and led him to the United States. Rita's emotional journey brings her to a discovery that she never expected.
Episode 6
Helen Hunt
aired: Sat, Mar 31, 2012
Helen Hunt’s father lost his mother as a child and didn’t know much of his maternal family’s history. Armed with little information, Helen learns of the trials and triumphs of her paternal ancestors. Her journey leads her to San Francisco where she learns of her great great grandfather, a Jewish immigrant, and his involvement in launching Wells Fargo. As she continues her search, Helen finds that her great great grandmother was instrumental in the fight for women’s rights.
Episode 5
Jerome Bettis
aired: Sat, Mar 31, 2012
Jerome Bettis longs to know the source of his strength and determination as he embarks on a journey in Paducah, Kentucky, to learn more about his mother’s side of the family. His search reveals the identity of his great great grandfather and an amazing story of his courage and strength as he stood up against and sued a corporate giant in the Jim Crow era. As Jerome learns more about his great great grandfather, the tragedy and triumph of his early life comes to light.
Episode 4
Reba McEntire
aired: Sat, Mar 31, 2012
With little knowledge about her mother’s family, Reba McEntire seeks to find which of her ancestors was first to step foot in America. Her search takes her to Raleigh, North Carolina where she discovers an ancestor who was a prominent member in the community. This leads to a discovery connected to one of the darkest periods in American history. As Reba continues her search, she learns of her ancestor's heartbreaking journey to America.
Episode 3
Blair Underwood
aired: Sat, Mar 31, 2012
Blair Underwood has always wanted to trace both of his parents’ ancestry, but has encountered roadblocks in the past. With limited information, he uncovers articles that reveal the hardships and unexpected triumphs of his ancestors. Taking a DNA test to dig deeper into his family roots, he unlocks the secret of his family’s origin and embarks on a journey he will never forget.
Episode 2
Marisa Tomei
aired: Sat, Mar 31, 2012
Marisa Tomei grew up hearing that her great-grandfather was murdered for being a womanizer and gambler. In order to uncover the truth, she travels to Italy to sort through the facts and discover what really lead to his death.
Episode 1
Martin Sheen
aired: Sat, Mar 31, 2012
Martin Sheen ("The West Wing," "The Amazing Spiderman"), a longtime activist, sets out on a journey to find out if his ancestors shared his greatest passion. His search leads him to Ireland where he investigates his uncle's ties to the Irish Civil War and his devotion to activism. He continues his journey in Spain, where he uncovers another relative who also fought for social justice and was wrongfully imprisoned during Franco's fascist regime. As he continues to trace his Spanish roots back to the 1700s, he unearths an unexpected family secret.
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Episode 8
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aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
Ashley Judd's paternal great grandmother was a larger than life character who told tall tales. Her journey will lead her to an ancestor who served in the Union Army and faced tragedy on the battlefield. Rumors of ancestral ties to New England uncover an incredible connection to the first settlers of the New America.
Episode 7
Season 2, Episode 7
aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
As Academy Award-winning actress Gwyneth Paltrow traces the roots of her beloved paternal grandfather, a man driven to succeed in the face of adversity, she uncovers a string of events that give her insight into her great grandmother's character. On her mother's side, Paltrow discovers that her ancestors have deep roots in the Caribbean island of Barbados.
Episode 6
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aired: Mon, Apr 2, 2012
Steve Buscemi ("Boardwalk Empire"), a man who has played his share of shady characters in his career, sets off on a trail to find similar real life dark figures in his own family. His search leads him to his maternal great great grandfather, a questionable character that had a tarnished Civil War record and other secrets. Steve's journey will take him from New York to Philadelphia and from the battlefields of Virginia to the Union ports of the Potomac River in search of his illusive ancestor.
Episode 5
Lionel Richie
aired: Fri, Mar 4, 2011
Music runs deep in singer/songwriter Lionel Richie's life, especially due to the close bond he had with his maternal grandmother, Adelaide Towson, who taught music at Tuskegee University. Although they had an incredible relationship, Richie knows nothing about her ancestry and is driven to solve the mystery surrounding the identity of her father. Richie sets out on a journey that will take him from his childhood neighborhood in Tuskegee to Nashville where his great grandfather helped sow the seeds of the Civil Rights movement. A trip to Chattanooga, Tennessee will uncover more clues to the identity of those who paved the way for him.
Episode 4
Kim Cattrall
aired: Fri, Feb 25, 2011
Kim Cattrall ("Sex and the City") has only one obscured photo of her grandfather and is haunted by the fact that the man in that picture abandoned her mother and aunts at a young age. Searching for answers, Kim embarks on a journey to uncover the truth about what happened to her grandfather. The few clues she can find, including a British newspaper article from 1980, lead her to an unsettling truth and a deeper connection with the amazingly strong women in her family.
Episode 3
Rosie O'Donnell
aired: Fri, Feb 18, 2011
Rosie O'Donnell lost her mother at a young age and wants to reconnect with her by tracing her family history. A visit with her brother uncovers family footage of her mother as a young girl but also reveals the first clues to her mother's ancestry. Rosie's journey takes her from Jersey City to Ireland where she discovers that past generations of her family had endured many hardships before being given the opportunity for a better life.
Episode 2
Tim McGraw
aired: Fri, Feb 11, 2011
Tim McGraw started his life with no idea who his father was, but later found and forged a close bond with his biological father, baseball player Tug McGraw, before his death. Determined to learn more about his paternal line, Tim's journey leads him to descendants who were among the first settlers in the United States. In his search he discovers an industrious ancestor with a link to George Washington.
Episode 1
Vanessa Williams
aired: Fri, Feb 4, 2011
As someone who has made history on her own, Vanessa Williams ("Desperate Housewives") sets out on a journey to find out if her ancestors were also trailblazers. Her search leads her to the National Archives in Washington, D.C. and to South Carolina where she finds ancestral ties to the Civil War's Union Army. She also heads to the South and discovers an ancestor who was an educator in a time when many African-American southerners did not have the opportunity to receive an education.
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Episode 7
Spike Lee
aired: Fri, Apr 30, 2010
Filmmaker Spike Lee’s ("Do the Right Thing") interest and passion for African-American history led him to take a deeper look into his own family history. The one clear question that he wanted answered -- "who owned my family?" His journey takes him to Georgia, where he is overjoyed to discover that he has an unexpected connection to his great-great grandfather. Lee’s ancestry trail leads him to Texas, where he comes face to face with an unlikely relative.
Episode 6
Susan Sarandon
aired: Fri, Apr 23, 2010
Academy Award winner Susan Sarandon has always been intrigued by her enigmatic grandmother, Anita Rigali, who abandoned her daughter, Leonora (Susan’s mother), when she was just two years old. Susan had grown up feeling a strange connection to her ‘colorful’ grandmother and had always wanted to solve the mystery of her life. With some clever sleuthing, Susan traces Anita’s roots to Italy where she tracks down the actual village in Tuscany that was home to Anita’s father. With the help of her son, Susan turns gumshoe and uncovers Anita’s obituary, revealing the shocking missing link.
Episode 5
Brooke Shields
aired: Fri, Apr 2, 2010
Brooke Shields ("Lipstick Jungle") begins her journey with her mother’s side of the family, taking her to Newark, New Jersey to find out more about her grandmother’s roots. There, she uncovers a tragic secret that profoundly changes the way she feels about her grandmother, Teresa. From New Jersey, Brooke travels to Rome and France, tracing her father’s family history to one of European aristocracy and even royal connections.
Episode 4
Matthew Broderick
aired: Fri, Mar 26, 2010
Broadway star Matthew Broderick knew little about his grandfather, James Joseph Broderick, and is shocked to learn about his involvement as a medic in World War I. Continuing his research, he discovers his grandmother, Mary Martindale, was a descendant from a Civil War hero, Robert Martindale, who fought at Gettysburg and joined the historic march through Georgia. While in Atlanta, Georgia, researching Robert’s death, he unwittingly helps historians solve a 150 year-old mystery.
Episode 3
Lisa Kudrow
aired: Fri, Mar 19, 2010
Since childhood, Lisa Kudrow ("Friends") has known that her grandmother Gertrude had it tough. GertrudeÕs mother, Meri, perished in the Holocaust. LisaÕs father recalls hearing about her death from a young Polish sailor, a cousin named Yuri who was last seen in New York in the late 1940s. LisaÕs father never forgot Yuri for warning him and his family to leave their village for safety before the Nazi army invasion. From Los Angeles to Belarus, to the actual village where Meri once lived, LisaÕs journey reveals clues leading her to something neither she nor her father ever thought possible.
Episode 2
Emmitt Smith
aired: Fri, Mar 12, 2010
Football legend Emmitt Smith is intrigued by a family rumor that his paternal grandmother, Erma Lee Watson, had white ancestry. As he travels deep into rural Alabama to colonial Virginia and beyond on the trail of Erma’s great grandmother Mariah, Smith uncovers a story more dramatic than he ever could have imagined.
Episode 1
Sarah Jessica Parker
aired: Fri, Mar 5, 2010
In this riveting series premiere, Sarah Jessica Parker ("Sex and the City") embarks on an exciting adventure into the unknown to learn about her family tree. With the help of Ancestry.com, Sarah Jessica'’s story takes her on not one, but two awe inspiring journeys, first to Northern California and then to Salem, Massachusetts.
