It all started with a Tweet:
Interested in appearing on Genealogy Roadshow? http://www.grcasting.com #genealogyPBS @PBS #genealogy #genealogist
Now is your chance to submit your stories to the team at Genealogy Roadshow as preparations for Season 2 are underway. Can’t decide which question to ask? Here are a few completely unofficial, unauthorized, “insider tips” for submitting a story to Genealogy Roadshow:
- Ask a succinct question or share a mystery rather than a long series of long-standing genealogical brickwalls.
- It doesn’t matter how famous, wealthy, or prominent your ancestors were. Genealogy Roadshow is all about uncovering the past of everyday Americans, like you and I.
- Submit a picture or two, they truly can tell a thousand words. Anything that adds life to the story helps someone engage.
- Be prepared for what might be uncovered. You never know what lurks in the archives about your family.
- Don’t hold back. We all have one or two mysteries in our family tree. Your ancestor didn’t have to come to America on the Mayflower, be related to a U.S. President, or have a long-distance connection to royalty to be a fascinating story for Genealogy Roadshow.
Ready to submit your story? Fill out the online form (http://www.grcasting.com) to share it with the team. In the meantime, be sure to follow Genealogy Roadshow on Twitter (http://www.twitter.com/GenealogyPBS) and Facebook (https://www.facebook.com/GenealogyRoadshowPBS), and by using the #genealogypbs hashtag.
Now, as for that “other” question you have been asking: yes, I am involved in Season 2 – and can’t wait to get back on the road uncovering America’s family history mysteries.
Stay tuned –
Joshua