Ancestors in the Attic (2006)

Season 1

Got any secrets in your family tree, skeletons in ye olde ancestral closet? Were your ancestors sinner or saints, royals or rogues? Part personal drama, part CSI-like forensic investigation and part historical revelation, Ancestors in the Attic reveals to Canadians not only their roots, but also the diverse stories that make up the history of our country.

Released Oct. 19, 2006 Episode 30 min None+

Genres: Documentary

Keywords: tmdb.canada, imdb.show, tmdb.ancestor, tmdb.genealogy

Network: History

Country: Canada
Languages: English

IMDb

8.0

/14/

Trakt

/2/

TMDb

S1E1 - Worldwide Search

A worldwide search for people's most interesting ancestors.

Oct. 18, 2006, midnight

S1E2 - Murder in Manitoba

A murder on a Manitoba farm leads A woman to a lost cousin.

Oct. 25, 2006, midnight

S1E3 - Irish Princess & Secret Life

Irish princess of Newfoundland; war hero who deserted his family to live a secret life in England.

Nov. 1, 2006, midnight

S1E4 - Dog Tags

An Englishman journeys to three continents, in search of a soldier who wore the World War II dog tag he found in his backyard.

Nov. 10, 2006, midnight

S1E5 - Shakespeare

An Englishman journeys to three continents, in search of a soldier who wore the World War II dog tag he found in his backyard.

Nov. 15, 2006, midnight

S1E6 - Royal Connections?

An Oshawa woman wants to know if she's related to the British Royal Family, or is it pure balderdash.

Nov. 29, 2006, midnight

S1E7 - The Plains of Abraham

Wendy Cosby wants to confirm that her ancestor cradled the head of Gen. James Wolfe at the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in Quebec.

Dec. 9, 2006, midnight

S1E8 - Roadster

Gar Darroch searches for the original owner of his 1931 Model A Deluxe Ford Roadster.

Dec. 13, 2006, midnight

S1E9 - War Hero

Mike Ryan seeks to tell a long-lost relative about her war hero father.

Dec. 20, 2006, midnight

S1E10 - The Canada Kid

Family legend has it that Tracey Kinch of Alberta is related to The Canada Kid.

Jan. 3, 2007, midnight

S1E11 - Coffin Ship Mystery

An Ontario man wants to uncover the mystery of a coffin ship.

Jan. 17, 2007, midnight

S1E12 - Distinguished Flying Cross

A Surrey, B.C. man wants to discover whether his great-uncle died in action earning the Distinguished Flying Cross.

Jan. 24, 2007, midnight

S1E13 - Mysteries of the Father

A woman's search for answers about her father's mysterious ancestry uncovers secrets and intrigue.

Jan. 31, 2007, midnight

S1E14 - Oil Portraits

A 19th century rural doctor rumored to have willed oil portraits of himself to each of his 13 children.

Feb. 14, 2007, midnight

S1E15 - Reader's Digest

Erin Phelan documents the search for her ancestors in Reader's Digest.

Feb. 21, 2007, midnight

S1E16 - Journey to the Emerald Isle

Erin Phelan travels to Ireland to see if she can locate lost relatives.

March 7, 2007, midnight

Network: History

Episode Runtime: 30 min.

Season Runtime: 30 min.

Released: Oct. 19, 2006

Last Air Date: Feb. 4, 2010, midnight

Status: Ended

Certification: NR

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