The field of genealogy is not one most people would expect to generate exciting, inspiring television programming, but in the last few years at least a few offerings have stepped up to the challenge. One of the most prominent is PBS's Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
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The End is the Beginning
I didn’t really know anything about my ancestors; my mom vaguely recalled some names that “sounded about right” on my dad’s side, and the names of her mom’s parents. When I asked about her dad, whom I’d never met or heard about, my mom simply said, “You don’t have a grandfather on my side.”