Last year I discovered a TV show that I found fascinating. It combines the history nerd in me and my desire to discover my own family story. The show is Who Do You Think You Are?
The show follows different celebrities as they discover their own past. I loved last season! Matthew Broderick discovered one of his ancestors fought in the Civil War and was killed at the Siege of Atlanta. The touching part of this story is Matthew Broderick's ancestor was buried in an unidentified grave at the national cemetery. The grave will now have a permanent identifying marker. Sarah Jessica Parker discovered her tenth great-grandmother was persecuted in the Salem Witch Trials. Lisa Kudrow traced her family line back to the holocaust. Emmett Smith to slavery. Brooke Shields to King Louis XIV of France.
For those who want an uplifting show, try it. It just started again last week and once again the story connected a celebrity with living history. I love the stories that we learn from our past. Now I need to get moving with my line and discover the story behind the man in the picture with the Civil War uniform and find out more about my Arabic ancestors.
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