Here is another message about genealogy television shows. I would be interested in knowing if any of you have seen an increase in patrons asking about tracing their family history as a result of these shows.
Thanks. Laurie Laurie Mahaffey, Deputy Director Central Texas Library System, Inc. 1005 West 41st Street Austin, Texas 78756 www.ctls.net [email protected] 512-583-0704 x18 800-262-4431 x18 ________________________________ From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dave Dowell Sent: Saturday, February 20, 2010 12:20 PM To: 'Librarians Serving Genealogists' Subject: [Genealib] TV shows that may drive patron interest in family history 1. 1. Continuing this week on Wednesdays on PBS at 8 PM (5 PM if you are on DirecTV) is the four-part series Faces of America. If you have already missed the first two weeks, all the shows can be streamed from the PBS website. All shows will be available there the day after they air: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/facesofamerica/ <http://www.pbs.org/wnet/facesofamerica/> 2. This weekend on Discovery Channel King Tut Unwrapped a 4 hour show aired in two segments will debut. This program describes what has been learned about King Tut by analyzing DNA. Check the Discovery website for multiple show times: http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/series.html?paid=1.14969.25671.346 39.x <http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-schedules/series.html?paid=1.14969.25671.34 639.x> 3. Starting on the first Friday night after the Olympics (and the first week after Faces of America concludes, NBC will air at 8 PM Who Do You Think You Are? This show will run for seven weeks beginning March 5th in which seven celebrities embark on the journeys of their lives--the quest to discover the genealogical roots of who they are. http://www.nbc.com/who-do-you-think-you-are/ <http://www.nbc.com/who-do-you-think-you-are/> This show has been very popular in the UK on BBC for several years. Dave Dowell in Morro Bay, CA Co-author of the recently released Libraries in the Information Age, An Introduction and Career Guide, 2nd edition, Libraries Unlimited, 2009. Researching Adams, Breske, Cashatt, Christie, Deutscher, Dowell, Grove, Hauck, Katzel, Larson, McLaren, Moore, Muza, Paepke, Pierce, Sanner, Smith, Smithey, Taylor and related families. http://www.ddowell.com/dave/resume.pdf <http://www.ddowell.com/dave/resume.pdf>
