Sheila travels to China, where she discovers the fate of these important family records. Experts identify various compiled records and discuss how they can be a helpful starting point in family history research. Experts elaborate on how to use computers and the Internet in seeking out family connections. Specialists from the country's leading auction houses and independent appraisers and dealers from across the nation traveled throughout the United States offering free public appraisals of antiques and collectibles. A local couple agrees to adopt some orphaned children.
Experts tell what to look for in cemeteries and the kinds of records kept there.
The British give viewers a lesson in transcribing headstones. As an African American, Darius Gray doubted he would find records documenting his family story. In a dramatic breakthrough, he discovers his ancestors in the 1880 census and then traces his documented family history back to the Revolutionary War era. Experts review the fascinating history of this national roll-keeping effort with specific instructions on how a census record can pinpoint an ancestor's place in American history. Sacrifice and Glory is a documentary about a group of unknown singers from Fisk University in Nashville, Tennessee.