Roots Less Traveled

Watch along as three families explore their family history

The Truitts relive their journey through their family tree, which reveals that their African American ancestors were farmers and landowners pre-emancipation with the help from an amazing family of Quakers.

Kevin and Mary look back on their Kentucky journey, where they learned of the monumental court case and arduous trek across three states that led to an enslaved ancestor's freedom and the start of the American dream.

Jimmie and Katie reminisce about discovering more of their Japanese heritage on their family history journey, which starts in 1890s Japan, continues to California's central valley farmlands in the 1940s and includes a decorated soldier.