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Genealogy Roadshow - Episode Guide

Season 1

Nashville

Episode: 1x01 | Airdate: Sep 23, 2013

Nashville

At the Belmont Mansion in America's "Music City," GENEALOGY ROADSHOW uncovers fascinating stories and mysteries about Tennessee citizens and their enigmatic relatives. ROADSHOW genealogists investigate cases of two people who claim they're descendants of American folk hero and Tennessee legend Davy Crockett, and another who thinks she may be a member of the famed Hatfield clan.

Detroit

Episode: 1x02 | Airdate: Sep 30, 2013

Detroit

The GENEALOGY ROADSHOW team connects Detroit citizens to world events with ancestral findings at the Daley Rhea Mansion in "Motor City." Ford Motor Company's first female design engineer learns details of her parents' secret World War II activities and her father's untimely death.

San Francisco

Episode: 1x03 | Airdate: Oct 7, 2013

San Francisco

Bay Area drama unfolds at San Francisco's Old Mint as the GENEALOGY ROADSHOW team reveals stories tying citizens to the 1906 earthquake, notorious gangsters, war heroes and two brutal murders. A woman who suspects family ties to the Gold Rush learns that a 19th-century workplace murder claimed the life of an ancestor.

Austin

Episode: 1x04 | Airdate: Oct 14, 2013

Austin

In the Lone Star State capital, the GENEALOGY ROADSHOW team finds secrets involving some of Texas' favorite subjects: football, politics and home-state pride. In the historic Driskill Hotel, an African-American Heisman Trophy winner and NFL Hall of Famer uncovers a surprising family history of land ownership, an uncommon occurrence for Blacks in 1920s Texas.

Season 2

New Orleans -- Cabildo

Episode: 2x01 | Airdate: Jan 13, 2015

New Orleans -- Cabildo

Genealogists uncover 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.

St. Louis -- Central Library

Episode: 2x02 | Airdate: Jan 20, 2015

St. Louis -- Central Library

Saint Louis' historic central 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.

Philadelphia -- Franklin Institute

Episode: 2x03 | Airdate: Jan 27, 2015

Philadelphia -- Franklin Institute

At Philadelphia's Franklin Institute, a team of genealogists uncovers fascinating family histories. A man learns that the event that drove his family to the City of Brotherly Love changed the course of history; a man may be a Viking descendant; another's family could have part of one of history's biggest scams; a young man hopes to confirm his relation to a signer of the Declaration of Independence; and two sisters learn their ancestors were part of the great Irish migration.

New Orleans -- Board of Trade

Episode: 2x04 | Airdate: Feb 3, 2015

New Orleans -- Board of Trade

A team of genealogists uncovers fascinating family stories at the New Orleans Board of Trade. A local man seeks to recover essential history washed away in Hurricane Katrina; a woman discovers she has links to both sides of the Civil War; another unravels the mystery behind her grandfather's adoption; and one man explores a link to the famous New Orleans Voodoo Queen, Marie Laveau.

St. Louis -- Union Station

Episode: 2x05 | Airdate: Feb 10, 2015

St. Louis -- Union Station

At St. Louis' historic Union Station, a team of genealogists uncovers fascinating family stories from Missouri. 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; an Italian-American woman finds out if she is related to Italian royalty; and a schoolteacher who has all the answers for her students has very few about her own past.

Philadelphia -- Historical Society of Pennsylvania

Episode: 2x06 | Airdate: Feb 17, 2015

Philadelphia -- Historical Society of Pennsylvania

A team of genealogists uncovers fascinating family histories at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania. 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, with the help of DNA testing, gets the answer she has waited for; and another woman learns her ancestor may have helped others escape the Holocaust.

Best of Genealogy Roadshow

Episode: 2x07 | Airdate: Feb 24, 2015

Best of Genealogy Roadshow

Enjoy the most intriguing stories selected from both seasons of the series. From immigrant voyages and famous ancestors to murder mysteries and family connections, the episode revisits the journeys in cities across the country as people uncover their family histories.

Season 3

Albuquerque

Episode: 3x01 | Airdate: May 17, 2016

Albuquerque

Trace a woman's connection to a Native-American code talker; a man's deep New Mexican roots; an ancestor whose life resembles a Wild West tale; queries about a tie to the explosive Trinity Test; and a man's link to a famous comic book heroine.

Miami

Episode: 3x02 | Airdate: May 24, 2016

Miami

Follow genealogists as they trace stories about Pocahontas, a Cuban grandfather's secret past, the impact of WWII on a Filipino family, changes wrought by the Tuskegee experiment and a possible villainous ancestor.

Houston

Episode: 3x03 | Airdate: May 31, 2016

Houston

Investigate a re-enactor's Texas roots; learn about Andersonville prison; find out if a black man's ancestors fought for the Confederacy; and uncover one woman's link to a prominent Texas figure and another's connection to the Cherokee Freedman.

Our Favorite Stories

Episode: 3x04 | Airdate: Jun 7, 2016

Our Favorite Stories

Genealogists Joshua Taylor, Kenyatta Berry and Mary Tedesco revisit their favorite stories from previous seasons, and three memorable guests return to share what has happened since their appearances.

Boston

Episode: 3x05 | Airdate: Jun 14, 2016

Boston

Join genealogists at iconic Faneuil Hall to solve mysteries related to the Salem Witch Trials, orphan trains, the Great Boston Fire of 1872 and the small pox epidemic, and research a link to the founders of Boston.

Providence

Episode: 3x06 | Airdate: Jun 21, 2016

Providence

Join genealogists at the Providence Public Library to research stories about Holocaust survivors; a guest's African-American relative who served in WWI; a man's Amish ties; a woman's roots in the whaling industry; and a Rhode Island macaroni company.

Los Angeles

Episode: 3x07 | Airdate: Jun 28, 2016

Los Angeles

Examine a family's connection to the legendary Hollywood pharmacy, Schwab's; a link to one of the first African-American college graduates; a family tree wrapped in a genealogical web that has captivated the Roadshow team for years; and more.

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