Hi folks, the first episode of this show aired Friday night. Nothing Scotch Irish came up but I am curious how people found it who watched? You can watch it at Hulu if you missed it and have broadband: http://www.hulu.com/who-do-you-think-you-are Anyone know if the British show is on line free anywhere??? I watched it and enjoyed. I had attempted to watch the PBS show but found it rather slow paced. Linda Merle

I found it interesting, also the availability of records was nice. The best part was having someone to do the legwork for you !!!  Linda Dolan ________________________________ From: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, March 6, 2010 1:37:05 PM Subject: [S-I] Who Do You Think You Are (American Version) Hi folks, the first episode of this show aired Friday night. Nothing Scotch Irish came up but I am curious how people found it who watched? You can watch it at Hulu if you missed it and have broadband: http://www.hulu.com/who-do-you-think-you-are Anyone know if the British show is on line free anywhere??? I watched it and enjoyed. I had attempted to watch the PBS show but found it rather slow paced. Linda Merle ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Linda, I did watch it. I wonder how many people and for how long did the research. It kind of let be known, all one needs to do is walk in and someone will find your family for you. But overall was a good show. Thanks, David C Abernathy Email disclaimers ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- http://www.SchmeckAbernathy.com == All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus  == -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of [email protected] Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 11:37 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [S-I] Who Do You Think You Are (American Version) Hi folks, the first episode of this show aired Friday night. Nothing Scotch Irish came up but I am curious how people found it who watched? You can watch it at Hulu if you missed it and have broadband: http://www.hulu.com/who-do-you-think-you-are Anyone know if the British show is on line free anywhere??? I watched it and enjoyed. I had attempted to watch the PBS show but found it rather slow paced. Linda Merle ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks so much, Linda! I'm watching it now and it is really interesting! Linda A ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 2:37 PM Subject: [S-I] Who Do You Think You Are (American Version) > Hi folks, the first episode of this show aired Friday night. Nothing > Scotch Irish came up but I am curious how people found it who watched? > > You can watch it at Hulu if you missed it and have broadband: > http://www.hulu.com/who-do-you-think-you-are > > Anyone know if the British show is on line free anywhere??? > > I watched it and enjoyed. I had attempted to watch the PBS show but found > it rather slow paced. > > Linda Merle > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I just watched the Sarah Jessica Parker episode on Hulu and thought it was a bit contrived. No visits to Family History Centers to strain her eyes over microfilm. And how many of us can afford to hire researchers to do the real legwork, let alone hop on a plane and hail a cab to take us where the next trail leads? When I go off on my genealogy journeys, it's usually with a prayer that my car makes it there and back one more time, and my nights are spent in budget motel rooms because I'd rather spend the money to rent another film or pay for copies at the courthouse. Despite my criticism, however, I thought it was interesting in that it showed that our family history can be full of surprising little and even not so little details that pop up every so often in our research. That point was clearly part of Parker's story. And those surprises are a big part of the fun of it. I also liked how Parker now feels herself to be part of American history---thanks to her family's story. History really does take on new meaning with every generation we trace back. I'm sure this series will spark people's interest. But I also hope that people will not be scared off because they think they need the kind of money Parker has to search for their ancestors. Penny Bonnar On Mar 6, 2010, at 1:37 PM, [email protected] wrote: > Hi folks, the first episode of this show aired Friday night. Nothing Scotch Irish came up but I am curious how people found it who watched? > > You can watch it at Hulu if you missed it and have broadband: > http://www.hulu.com/who-do-you-think-you-are > > Anyone know if the British show is on line free anywhere??? > > I watched it and enjoyed. I had attempted to watch the PBS show but found it rather slow paced. > > Linda Merle > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hmmm, just a bit contrived? Talk about ham acting with all of the exaggerated oohs and aaahs, not to mention the contrived "Hollywood smile" that shows the upper row of teeth all of the time! If one has the money, one can hire the best. Unfortunately other than a passing mention of some of the sources that were used, the experts' names and Ancestry's name being bandied about there wasn't all that much instructional genealogy. It was a good promo piece for Ancestry, and as such it may bring more beginners into the fold; otherwise, it was a nice piece of "fluff", IMO. Still, I'll probably watch the next episode just to see what happens...lol... Cliff. "May the best you've ever seen, Be the worst you'll ever see;" from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Penny Bonnar" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 4:41 PM Subject: Re: [S-I] Who Do You Think You Are (American Version) >I just watched the Sarah Jessica Parker episode on Hulu and thought it was >a bit contrived. No visits to Family History Centers to strain her eyes >over microfilm. And how many of us can afford to hire researchers to do the >real legwork, let alone hop on a plane and hail a cab to take us where the >next trail leads? When I go off on my genealogy journeys, it's usually with >a prayer that my car makes it there and back one more time, and my nights >are spent in budget motel rooms because I'd rather spend the money to rent >another film or pay for copies at the courthouse. > > Despite my criticism, however, I thought it was interesting in that it > showed that our family history can be full of surprising little and even > not so little details that pop up every so often in our research. That > point was clearly part of Parker's story. And those surprises are a big > part of the fun of it. > > I also liked how Parker now feels herself to be part of American > history---thanks to her family's story. History really does take on new > meaning with every generation we trace back. > > I'm sure this series will spark people's interest. But I also hope that > people will not be scared off because they think they need the kind of > money Parker has to search for their ancestors. > > Penny Bonnar > > On Mar 6, 2010, at 1:37 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> Hi folks, the first episode of this show aired Friday night. Nothing >> Scotch Irish came up but I am curious how people found it who watched? >> >> You can watch it at Hulu if you missed it and have broadband: >> http://www.hulu.com/who-do-you-think-you-are >> >> Anyone know if the British show is on line free anywhere??? >> >> I watched it and enjoyed. I had attempted to watch the PBS show but found >> it rather slow paced. >> >> Linda Merle >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I have felt part of American History for sometime, about the time I found my first ancestor way back. I wish Dr Gates would do some searching for poor little old me! Marlene On Mar 6, 2010, at 5:41 PM, Penny Bonnar wrote: > I just watched the Sarah Jessica Parker episode on Hulu and thought it > was a bit contrived. No visits to Family History Centers to strain her > eyes over microfilm. And how many of us can afford to hire researchers > to do the real legwork, let alone hop on a plane and hail a cab to > take us where the next trail leads? When I go off on my genealogy > journeys, it's usually with a prayer that my car makes it there and > back one more time, and my nights are spent in budget motel rooms > because I'd rather spend the money to rent another film or pay for > copies at the courthouse. > > Despite my criticism, however, I thought it was interesting in that it > showed that our family history can be full of surprising little and > even not so little details that pop up every so often in our research. > That point was clearly part of Parker's story. And those surprises are > a big part of the fun of it. > > I also liked how Parker now feels herself to be part of American > history---thanks to her family's story. History really does take on > new meaning with every generation we trace back. > > I'm sure this series will spark people's interest. But I also hope > that people will not be scared off because they think they need the > kind of money Parker has to search for their ancestors. > > Penny Bonnar > > On Mar 6, 2010, at 1:37 PM, [email protected] wrote: > >> Hi folks, the first episode of this show aired Friday night. Nothing >> Scotch Irish came up but I am curious how people found it who >> watched? >> >> You can watch it at Hulu if you missed it and have broadband: >> http://www.hulu.com/who-do-you-think-you-are >> >> Anyone know if the British show is on line free anywhere??? >> >> I watched it and enjoyed. I had attempted to watch the PBS show but >> found it rather slow paced. >> >> Linda Merle >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >