Tag: Television

Who Do You Think You Are? Sourcing GenealogyBank

By Thomas Jay Kemp on August 13, 2012

Gather round the telly, grab some popcorn and let the kids stay up! Special alert to our GenealogyBank members in the United Kingdom and beyond: please pay careful attention to the next television episode featuring Samantha Womack on Who Do You Think You Are? being broadcast on BBC-TV in the UK. We received word... (Read More)

Finding Your “Roots” at Alex Haley Museum Opening

By Thomas Jay Kemp on August 18, 2010

Alex Haley home dedicated as a genealogy library and museum. When 17-year-old violinist Joseph Matthews performed at the dedication of the Alex Haley Museum and Interpretive Center, he had no idea he would discover his family roots. Joseph, a high school senior from Memphis, Tennessee, was among hundreds who participated in two days of... (Read More)

Who Do You Think You Are?

By Thomas Jay Kemp on February 15, 2010

Mark your calendars. It is not often that prime time television has a series about family history.Friday, March 5th – NBC is starting the popular series: Who Do You Think You Are? Gather the family – watch the show and then dig in to GenealogyBank to find your ancestors. Discover the stories of their... (Read More)

Wow! Meryl Streep, Stephen Colbert and other celebrities trace their heritage

By Thomas Jay Kemp on February 2, 2010

Those “Wow” moments in genealogy. GenealogyBank readers write us all the time with their “WoW” moments – telling us what they found. This new PBS television series let’s you see the wow moments as Meryl Streep; Stephen Colbert and other celebrities discover their roots for the first time. The genuine awe and surprise is... (Read More)

Elizabeth Gladys Dean (1912-2009) Last Titanic Survivor Dies

By Thomas Jay Kemp on June 1, 2009

Elizabeth Gladys Dean was born on 12 Feb 1912. Her parents sold their family business in England and planned to emigrate to America like so many others from the UK before them. Along with her mother Georgette Eva Dean, father Bertram Frank Dean and brother Bertram Dean they boarded the Titanic just a few... (Read More)

Wow – I love GenealogyBank.

By Thomas Jay Kemp on November 24, 2008

We routinely hear from genealogists telling about their success – “Wow, look what I found!” We really love to hear those stories and today it is my turn. Last week I was stunned to find that one of my cousins had posted early photographs of our family online. There they were – the actual... (Read More)