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Erin Burnett Learns About Her Ancestors’ Rare Divorce

Erin Burnett Learns About Her Ancestors’ Rare Divorce

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Amy Carlson Loves Her Great-Great Grandparents’ Meet-Cute

Amy Carlson Loves Her Great-Great Grandparents’ Meet-Cute

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Erin Burnett Reads Her Great-Grandmother’s Baptism Record

Erin Burnett Reads Her Great-Grandmother’s Baptism Record

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André Leon Talley: “Everyone in That Church was a Queen”

André Leon Talley: “Everyone in That Church was a Queen”

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Amy Carlson Admires Her Sixth-Great Grandmother’s Stoicism

Amy Carlson Admires Her Sixth-Great Grandmother’s Stoicism

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André Leon Talley Grandfather Was Stationed in France

André Leon Talley Grandfather Was Stationed in France

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André Leon Talley Stunned by Ancestor’s Bequeathment

André Leon Talley Stunned by Ancestor’s Bequeathment

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Edward Norton's Great-Great-Grandfather Was Murdered

Edward Norton's Great-Great-Grandfather Was Murdered

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Julia Roberts Learns of Swedish Ancestors' Humble Beginnings

Julia Roberts Learns of Swedish Ancestors' Humble Beginnings

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A portrait of Claire Danes, with her resting her chin on her hand.

Claire Danes Discovers Her Great-Grandfather’s WWI Sacrifice

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Jeff Daniels Ancestors Testified in the Salem Witch Trials

Jeff Daniels Ancestors Testified in the Salem Witch Trials

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Carol Burnett Learns Who Fought in Wars — and Who Fled

Carol Burnett Learns Who Fought in Wars — and Who Fled

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Finding Your Roots

Regina King: “This is Pretty Fantastic”

“Even though he couldn’t read, and he couldn’t write, he could feel.” Regina King sheds tears of joy while reading the voter registration card of her third-great-grandfather, who registered only two years after slavery ended.
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