{{Italic title ''Ancestors'' was a public television mini-series on

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, (or

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). It was produced by

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in conjunction with the

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and

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. It has also been available on DVD.

Episode list

Series one

#"Getting Started" #"Looking at Home" #"Gathering Family Stories" #"The Paper Trail" #"Libraries and Archives" #"Census and Military Records" #"African American Research" #"Your Medical Heritage" #"High-Tech Help" #"Leaving a Legacy"

Series two

#"Records at Risk" #"Family Records" #"Compiled Records" #"Genealogy and Technology" #"Vital Records" #"Religious Records" #"Cemetery Records" #"Census Records" #"Military Records" #"Newspapers" #"Probate Records" #"Immigration Records" #"Writing a Family History"

External links

Ancestors web page
PBS original programming Television series about family history