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Téa Leoni Learns More About An Unknown Grandmother

Téa Leoni Learns More About An Unknown Grandmother

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Téa Leoni Discovers Her Biological Grandmother

Téa Leoni Discovers Her Biological Grandmother

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A Mystery in the Family Tree

A Mystery in the Family Tree

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Bill Hader's Sixth Great-Grandfather

Bill Hader's Sixth Great-Grandfather

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Military Child

Military Child

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Union Soldier

Union Soldier

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Father Missing

Father Missing

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Lupita Nyong’o Has DNA from the Oldest Maternal Haplogroup

Lupita Nyong’o Has DNA from the Oldest Maternal Haplogroup

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Scarlett Johansson Remembers Her Family Pre-Holocaust

Scarlett Johansson Remembers Her Family Pre-Holocaust

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Journey To America

Journey To America

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Wasrsaw Unexpected

Wasrsaw Unexpected

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Saying Goodbye

Saying Goodbye

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Finding Your Roots

RuPaul Discovers His Great-Grandparents' Marriage Record

RuPaul discovers his great-grandparents' marriage record from 1870. He then connects the experience to similar oppressions he and his distant ancestors faced when marrying the person they loved.
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