Who Do You Think You Are – First Two Episodes
We’ve enjoyed the “Who Do You Think You Are” series on regular television (and on the Internet) that takes celebrities on a journey through their family histories.
We just finished watching the Lisa Kudrow episode, and enjoyed it thoroughly which is saying a lot because I don’t like the show “Friends” she was in. In the episode, she explored her Jewish roots in Belarus and Poland.
The ones available for watching online (as of this writing) are the first two episodes. You can watch them in their entirety.
The episode about Emmitt Smith took a journey into the dark past of the American Slave Trade.
Sarah Jessica Parker found interesting informaiton about her family and the infamous Salem Witch Trials.
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Just who do you think you are?
A familiar question, one that is usually asked when you’re in trouble. However, this time, it takes a different meaning. Seven celebrities embark on a quest to answer the question, “Who do you think you are?” in a new television series on NBC. Of course, Ancestry.com on of the largest Genealogy Websites is helping out.
The show starts Friday Evening, March 5th and continues each Friday.
Ancestry.com offers a Free Trial to new signups.
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Read MoreWhittle, Thomas Levi (May 21, 1812 – Jul 3, 1868)
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Thomas WhittleThe family recently discovered information about one of our ancestors, Thomas Levi Whittle that we previously did not know. Once again, the Internet proves a great resource for family history work. While searching online, we came across information about Thomas Whittle and his family. We already were aware that Thomas lived in Nauvoo in the early days of the LDS Church, but we learned that Thomas and his family heard the Prophet Joseph Smith preach. Thomas’ wife, Mary was present at the famous event when Sidney Rigdon and Brigham Young talked to the members of the Church after Joseph Smith’s death. Thomas and Mary received their endowment in the Nauvoo temple in 1846. They came across the plains to Utah in the mass exodus as pioneers in 1848. Thomas was called on a mission to California in 1849 (the year of the Gold Rush) and later was called to the Sandwich Islands (now called the Hawaiian Islands). Thomas died in an accident on July 3, 1868 (139 years to the day of this publication). The Utah territorial flag was flown at have staff the following day, July 4, 1868 in remembrance of Thomas Whittle. We’re excited to learn these things about our ancestors. The new sources for the information are listed below. Thomas Levi Whittle and Mary Amelia Fullmer. (1997, July). Compiled by Barbara Winward Seager and posted by JnJTreeClimbers. Retrieved July 1, 2007, from http://www.jnjtreeclimbers.com/attachments/ThomasLeviWhittle/ThomasWhittleHistory.pdf Letter to George Q. Cannon and “Line on the Death of T. L. Whittle. (1868). Posted by UTGenWeb � Salt Lake County. Retrieved July 2, 2007, from http://www.rootsweb.com/%7Eutsaltla/Scans/Obit202.jpg |
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We recently discovered that a very expensive family history resource is available for free at county public libraries! Ancestry.com has a library edition that has some limitations but is available for public use at the library. For those who haven’t started working on their family history, visit the library, type in a few names of you ancestors and see what pops up. You might be surprised! A great place to get started is by looking at free online images of death certificates. See http://historyresearch.utah.gov/indexes to search Utah records. Deseret News archives can be viewed at http://www.lib.utah.edu/digital/unews/ and provides a great reference if you have ancestors that lived in the valley. Another great resource is the LDS Family History Library. |