Got this on Gray mailing list and thought it of interest to anyone doing research. -----Original Message----- From: Deanna <dmooring@ix.netcom.com> To: GRAY-L@rootsweb.com <GRAY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, April 09, 2000 3:20 PM Subject: [GRAY] New Ancestors series to air on PBS >Received the following from the Johnson List > > Deanna > >New Ancestors series to air in June >Date: Thursday, April 06, 2000 12:23 PM > > >Ancestors, the highly successful PBS series, returns in June 2000 with a >new format, thirteen new episodes shot on location around the world, and >the most current information about the quest for family history. After >the first series aired in 1997, viewers asked for a second series with >more specific instruction about researching their roots. The new >Ancestors series rises to the challenge with an exciting new emphasis: >the world of records. > >The series highlights records that family historians use, such as >newspapers, immigration records, military records, and the census. Each >episode weaves dramatic personal stories of family history discovery >with expert instruction from the nation's top genealogists and >librarians. Seasoned genealogists will gain as much from these tips as >those who have an interest in family history research but don't yet know >where to begin. FGS and GenTech members who have seen sneak previews >have received the new series with enthusiasm. > >For more information, visit us at http://www.pbs.org/kbyu/ancestors/ > >For press information on Ancestors, join us online at www.kbyu.org/press >or contact Diena Simmons at KBYU Television: > >Diena Simmons >Director, Program Services >KBYU Television >2000 Ironton Blvd. >Provo, UT 84606 >(801) 378-8450 >(801) 378-8478 >diena_simmons@byu.edu > >Contact your local PBS station for air dates and times in your area. > > > > >==== GRAY Mailing List ==== > If you're not already a Rootsweb member, please join with us! >RootsWeb Gen. Data Coop. Box 6798 Frazier Park, CA 93222 > http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html > >