Surnames Queries Graveyards Feedback Membership Links Ancestors is a ten-part public television series on genealogy. The series has run on public television, and a companion book has been published as a beginner's guide to genealogy.
Ancestors focuses on the impact that connecting with ancestors has on individuals and families.
The programs visit with family historians of various social, economic and ethnic backgrounds, and offer tips to viewers for doing their own genealogical research. Among resources viewers are encouraged to check out are family stories, ancestral homes, libraries and archives, census and military records, medical records and the Internet. Published by Houghton Mifflin. Also, a Teacher's Guide for grades 7-12 is available to schools through local PBS member stations. Pictured here are Jim and Terry Willard, hosts of Ancestors.