Host Faruq Tauheed takes half-siblings Michelle and Rob to Mexico City, where they discover their relation to a famous Mexican political family and learn that their second cousin Ernesto gave the keys to Mexico City to President John F. Kennedy.
Grandpa and grandson Evan and Scott travel to Montana to learn that Evan's great-grandfather was an integral part of the 1862 U.S. western states expansion and that two of his uncles were prisoners of war in WWII, both receiving Purple Hearts.
Mom and son duo Sharee and Davone travel to Nashville, Tennessee, where they learn that their fourth great-grandfather Larkin Ford was a part of an 1840s landmark Tennessee case in which he was awarded the farm that he worked on as a slave.
Aunt and nephew Tammy and Julian go on an adventure in Brooklyn to learn their relation to undertaker John Baisley, who helped bury the city's dead in the 1856 epidemic, and to James Howell, who was an integral part in building the Brooklyn Bridge.
Uncle and nephew Al and Jr. travel to Havana, Cuba, to learn Al's grandfather, Joseph Barlow, owned and developed 34 blocks of downtown Havana, including the now-famous suburban neighborhood Buena Vista, but lost his riches in a political coup.
Father and daughter Paul and Kalina visit a Civil War battleground in Virginia to discover Paul's great-grandfather Austin D. Springer was a Union Army drummer boy who was taken prisoner by the Confederate Army but escaped and hid in slave huts.
Siblings Ashley and Elliott visit Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts, and discover one ancestor, Henry Osborn, was taken prisoner on a boat in the Revolutionary War and another, Samuel Osborn, went from debtor's prison to owning a whaling ship fleet.
Host Faruq Tauheed looks back at memorable moments, including a relative who gave John F. Kennedy the keys to Mexico City, a connection to downtown Havana, Cuba, and an African American ancestor who owned land in Tennessee before the Civil War.
Half-siblings Michelle and Rob relive their journey to Mexico City, where they discovered they were related to a famous Mexican political family, and they share how it felt to learn their cousin died on the Titanic after giving up his lifeboat seat.
Father and daughter Paul and Kalina revisit their journey through the battlegrounds of Port Republic, Virginia, including discovering the drummer boy relative captured in battle who found the strength to escape and reunite with his comrades.
Uncle and nephew Al and JR revisit their journey to Havana, Cuba, where they explored the 32 blocks of downtown that their ancestor helped develop and share how the journey allowed them to reconnect in ways they couldn't have imagined.
Grandpa Evan and grandson Scott revisit their time in Billings, Montana, where they learned that their relatives cultivated 160 acres thanks to the Homestead Act of 1862, as well as their journey down the Yellowstone River to go gemstone hunting.
Siblings Ashley and Elliott reminisce about their trip to Martha's Vineyard, Mass., where they sailed on a boat much like the one their ancestor was taken prisoner on during the Revolutionary War and visited an inn with special family ties.
Mum and son Sharee and DeVonn revisit their Nashville trip where they discovered the positive impact their ancestors made in the African American community and followed in their ancestors' footsteps to get the people of Nashville registered to vote.
Aunt Tammy and nephew Julian revisit the ancestral journey they took through Brooklyn, New York, sharing what it was like to try their hand at ironworking after learning their ancestor was a key player in building and maintaining the Brooklyn Bridge.
Faruq Tauheed looks back at memorable moments, including a cousin who gave the keys to Mexico City to John F. Kennedy, a grandfather who owned 32 blocks in Havana, Cuba, and an African American ancestor who owned Tennessee land before the Civil War.
A poignant journey starts from an enslaved family's Kentucky roots and their progression to freedom through a monumental court case, an arduous trek across three states and the start of the American dream.
The Truitt family learns that their African American ancestors were farmers and landowners pre-emancipation with the help from an amazing family of Quakers.
A brother and sister learn their cousin gave the keys to Mexico City to JFK; an uncle and nephew learn about their family's connection to downtown Havana, Cuba; a mother and son learn their African American ancestor owned land before the Civil War.
An aunt and nephew learn they have family ties to the Brooklyn Bridge; siblings learn their ancestor went from debtors' prison to owning a fleet of whaling ships; a father an daughter learn their ancestor was a Union soldier in the Civil War.
Faruq Tauheed hosts as brother and sister Jimmy and Kate seek out their Japanese heritage beginning in 1890s Japan, then in San Francisco, and finally in the farmlands of the Central Valley of California in the 1940s.
Gwendolyn and her daughter, Gabrielle, discover that her great-grandfather was liberated on one of the most significant days of President Abraham Lincoln's presidency and later became a hero with the U.S. Colored Troops 1st Infantry in the Civil War.
Cousins Patti and Damon learn that their African American ancestors were farmers and landowners pre-Emancipation with help from a family of Quakers, and a family discovers how their ancestors gained freedom through a monumental Kentucky court case.
Siblings seek their Japanese heritage beginning in 1890s Japan in California's farmlands in the 1940s; a mother and daughter discover their ancestor was freed from enslavement by President Lincoln and became a Civil War hero.
Watch along as three families explore their family history
The Truitts relive their journey through their family tree, which reveals that their African American ancestors were farmers and landowners pre-emancipation with the help from an amazing family of Quakers.
Kevin and Mary look back on their Kentucky journey, where they learned of the monumental court case and arduous trek across three states that led to an enslaved ancestor's freedom and the start of the American dream.
Jimmie and Katie reminisce about discovering more of their Japanese heritage on their family history journey, which starts in 1890s Japan, continues to California's central valley farmlands in the 1940s and includes a decorated soldier.
