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What I discovered when I stopped my recording of Who Do You Think You Are?

Who was that expert in Montreal’s Notre-Dame Basilica’s archives on TLC’s Who Do You Think You Are? last Sunday? Her name is Janice Harvey, and when she first appeared on the screen, I stopped the recording on my PVR to … Continue reading

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New season of BBC’s Who Do You Think You Are? on YouTube

If you are not getting enough of TLC’s Who Do You Think You Are?, the first two episodes of the new BBC season that started airing less than two weeks ago are already available on YouTube. The first episode features … Continue reading

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Who Do You Think You Are? features Bryan Cranston who has Canadian roots

Tonight’s Who Do You Think You Are? should be about American actor Bryan Cranston. If you live in Canada, who knows what TLC will broadcast? If you live in the United States, you will most likely see this new episode. … Continue reading

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Alfre Woodard featured on Who Do You Think You Are? Sunday

Actress Alfre Woodard will search for her grandfather’s roots on this Sunday’s episode of Who Do You Think You Are? During her journey in Georgia and Louisiana, Ms. Woodard will learn about the horrors of slavery her grandfather endured and … Continue reading

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Why Canadians didn’t see the JK Rowling episode of WDYTYA?

A number of Canadians were disappointed Sunday night when they tuned into TLC’s Who Do You Think You Are? to watch the BBC episode with J.K. Rowling. Instead, we saw a repeat of the Cynthia Nixon episode from a previous … Continue reading

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WDYTYA? features JK Rowling and a trip to France

This week on Who Do You Think You Are?, author JK Rowling will set off on a journey to uncover her maternal French roots. She will finally solve a family mystery, uncover a harrowing tale of wartime heroism, and discover … Continue reading

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Play WDYTYA? Bingo tonight

How about playing WDYTYA? Bingo when the new season of Who Do You Think You Are? begins tonight at 9:00 p.m. EDT on TLC? Thomas MacEntee of GeneaBloggers has created this fun bingo card.

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New season of WDYTYA? premieres Sunday

The new season of Who Do You Think You Are? begins this Sunday, July 26, at 9:00 p.m. Eastern time, on TLC, and it features actress Ginnifer Goodwin who tries to get to the bottom of a dark family secret … Continue reading

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New season of WDYTYA? includes a celebrity with French Canadian roots

One of the celebrities in the upcoming season of the US version of Who Do You Think You Are? has French Canadian roots, but it is unclear if this part of his ancestry will be uncovered. In TLC’s announcement about … Continue reading

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Melissa Etheridge discovers her French Canadian roots on WDYTYA? tonight

The season finale of Who Do You Think You Are? features singer Melissa Etheridge as she goes on a journey to uncover her father’s maternal roots. I have been looking forward to this episode because Ms. Etheridge travels to Quebec … Continue reading

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