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How Brooke Shields discovered her royal connections
01 April 2010

Brooke Shields traced her family tree back to royalty – but the stories of even most 'ordinary' ancestors can be incredibly inspiring, says US genealogist Kimberly Powell

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How Matthew Broderick's search can help you take your research further
31 March 2010

Matthew Broderick's episode of Who Do You Think You Are? demonstrates the importance of always taking your research further, says US genealogist Kimberly Powell

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The four genealogical truths revealed by Lisa Kudrow's Holocaust journey
19 March 2010

US genealogist Kimberly Powell on the 'four key truths' that Lisa Kudrow's emotional episode revealed about genealogy research.

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American football legend Emmitt Smith's slave roots
11 March 2010

American footballer Emmitt Smith takes a journey into the past and finds that his family's suffering under slavery makes history personal

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Sarah Jessica Parker launches the US series
06 March 2010

While the first episode could have squeezed more genealogy out of its hour-long slot, if it encourages people to start uncovering their own family history it will have fulfilled its purpose, says Kimberly Powell

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Can genealogy make it in mainstream America?
02 March 2010

US genealogist Kimberly Powell wonders if Who Do You Think You Are? will make genealogy as popular a hobby in the US as it is in Britain.

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Something to celebrate?
03 September 2009

Is the outbreak of the Second World War something we should be 'celebrating'?

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Extreme genealogy
13 August 2009

If Heir Hunters can rustle up a family tree in a day, just think what you can do in 14 days...

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Were Parky's ancestors really too boring for WDYTYA?
23 July 2009

This week's Radio Times runs an interview with Michael Parkinson, who reveals that the Who Do Think You Are? production team politely declined to make a programme about his ancestors because they weren't interesting enough.

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An unexpected find
17 July 2009

Davina's episode takes Sarah on a roundabout route to a newspaper clipping that places her great grandfather in the Boer War.

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