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A Mystery in the Family Tree
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Joe Madison discovers that the man he believed to be his biological father, isn't.
Téa Leoni Learns More About An Unknown Grandmother
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Téa Leoni's learns more about the grandmother she and her mother never met.
RuPaul Discovers His Great-Grandparents' Marriage Record
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RuPaul discovers his great-grandparents' marriage record from 1870.
A Grandmother's Memoir
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Lisa Ling reads an emotional excerpt from her grandmother's memoir.
Take My Breath Away
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Dr. Jackson views the 1836 estate records listing the names of her enslaved ancestors.
Revolutionary War
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Sigourney Weaver discovers her ancestor was one of the youngest soldiers to join the army.
RuPaul Discovers a Surprise Cousin
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Henry Lewis Gates Jr. reveals RuPaul Charles' surprise celebrity cousin.
Laura Linney reads aloud an ancestor's confession that led to their exile in Virginia.
A Family of Convicts
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Soledad O’Brien discovers the "bad leg of the family."
A Bad Lot
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A London newspaper runs a story about Amy Ryan's ancestor under the headline "A Bad Lot."
Saying Goodbye
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As a child, Lidia Bastianich’s family fled her hometown of Pola to escape communist rule.
Father Missing
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Lupita Nyongo carries DNA from the oldest maternal haplogroup called Mitochondrial Eve.
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