Like many of you who are interested in genealogy I am a big fan of the television program "Who Do You Think You Are?" It is always fascinating to see people's reactions as they learn about their ancestors and the history that surrounded their lives.
For someone who loves research in the south I was thrilled to be part of the team that researched the ancestors of Tim McGraw. I spent hours going through land records in Missouri and Virginia working to help piece together Tim McGraw's ancestry. I can't tell you how thrilling it was to see some of the documents that I located initially on microfilm at the Family History Library be shown on camera.
For those of you who prefer to see everyday people highlighted in a television program similar in format to "Who Do You Think You Are" I would recommend The Generations Project produced by BYU Broadcasting. I also had the opportunity to work on several episodes of this program which will be airing soon.
Programs like these two encourage people to start thinking about their roots and what characteristics their ancestors might have had that have trickled down to them. I hope these types of programs will continue to be popular for a long time so many more will come to know and love family history as I do!
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