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Ancestors is a ten-part public television series on genealogy. The New Hampshire Society of Genealogists was a Founding Sponsor--one of four genealogy societies in the United States who initially contributed funds to underwrite the production of Ancestors which we supported with a $500 contribution. 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.
The entire Ancestors series is available on video cassette, A Beginners Guide to Family History by Jim & Terry Willard with Jane Wilson. Published by Houghton Mifflin. 250 pp. $16.95. 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. A video tape preview of the series was given at the Fall Society meeting in Concord. See the Autumn, 1996 issue of New Hampshire Society of Genealogists Newsletter which included a summary of each of the ten episodes.
The official site of the Ancestors television program includes an overview of the series, a place to meet the hosts, and Frequently Asked Questions about the show.
Features
- Genealogy, family history and the pedigree chart
- How to organize and get started in genealogy research
- Interviewing and documenting living relatives
- Important genealogical events such as births, marriages and deaths of our ancestors
- Introduction to city, state and national repositories used in genealogy research
- Census and military records and what you can find in them
- Afro-American and American Indian research
- Genealogy and medicine--your genetic genealogy
- Technology, computers and the Internet
- The impact of leaving a family legacy
Additional information about NHSOG projects can be obtained by sending mail to New Hampshire Society of Genealogists, P. O. Box 2316, Concord, NH 03302-2316 or by sending email to one of the Society's Officers, Directors and Editors.
Last modified: 28 March 2003