A worldwide search for people's most interesting ancestors.
A murder on a Manitoba farm leads A woman to a lost cousin.
Irish princess of Newfoundland; war hero who deserted his family to live a secret life in England.
An Oshawa woman wants to know if she's related to the British Royal Family, or is it pure balderdash.
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.
Gar Darroch searches for the original owner of his 1931 Model A Deluxe Ford Roadster.
Mike Ryan seeks to tell a long-lost relative about her war hero father.
Family legend has it that Tracey Kinch of Alberta is related to The Canada Kid.
An Ontario man wants to uncover the mystery of a coffin ship.
A Surrey, B.C. man wants to discover whether his great-uncle died in action earning the Distinguished Flying Cross.
A woman's search for answers about her father's mysterious ancestry uncovers secrets and intrigue.
A 19th century rural doctor rumored to have willed oil portraits of himself to each of his 13 children.
Erin Phelan documents the search for her ancestors in Reader's Digest.
Erin Phelan travels to Ireland to see if she can locate lost relatives.
Christine finds her birth family and has an emotional meeting with her brother.
Kevin Howes creates a landmark CD of unknown music.
Hat Creek Ranch, in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley according to many, is haunted by a number of ghosts. Jeff and Paul chase down the legends and track the ghosts.
Man searches for the truth about his ancestor's involvement in the capture of John Wilkes Booth; Latter Day Saint's Family History Library.
A Dutchman finds a bracelet on WWII battleground in Germany; a woman finds out about her ancestors in the Napoleonic War.
Icelanders travel across Canada to discover a 130 year old mystery of their ancestors.
An Alberta woman wants to know if an Indian frame was given by Indian chief Big Bear; Montreal abandoned house.
Dave traces his father's past; Shirley Godfried-Clingersmith believes she is a descendant of White Peter.
Jeff Douglas finds out if an engaged couple are cousins; the Eckards find out if they descend from founders of Unionville; Laura searches her Loyalist connections.
Jeff Douglas investigates the librarian who saved the Library of Parliament; Jim Lomas searches for German roots; the missing pages of one of the most rare manuscripts.
A Toronto woman travels deep into the heart of Cameroon on a journey to unlock the secrets of her past.
Robbie McCauley is no ordinary 17-year-old. While his friends play hockey, Robbie has been chasing a family mystery. Growing up, he always knew about his great-great grandmother, Ada, who was born in 19th century London, England and put up for adoption as a child. At the age of twelve, Ada was sent to Canada and never saw her family again. Robbie has asked Ancestors in the Attic for help in tracking down Ada's lost brothers, and finally reuniting her long lost family.
Joe Kyle searches for his brother John who was left behind in Ireland for reasons unknown.
Mary and her adoptive family travel to South Korea searching for her birth parents.
Jerry tries to find out the truth about Spirit Lake and one of the darkest chapters in Canadian history.
Dick Steppler discovers an autograph book belonging to a WWI nurse in a sewing machine.
A school assignment researching 35 students who fought and died in WWII uncovers two wartime mysteries.
Don Halls searches for the daughter of Jim and Alice Bolton, to tell her about the father she never knew.
Cecilia searches for her roots after she discovers her dad is not her biological father.
Ken Endo travels to Japan hoping to put the missing pieces of his family together.
Lester Mapp retraces his family's journey through Oklahoma and Texas.
Zebadee Nungak searches for his grandfather, a Scottish fur trader named William Mackenzie Peter, who disappeared in 1930.
When she was in Grade 3, Denice Brown made a startling discovery - she was part Chinese. Despite asking, her father refused to ever tell her anything about her Chinese ancestry or about his life before arriving in Canada.
Jonathan Hart is an unusual 15-yr-old: while his friends are off chasing girls, Jonathan’s been chasing a mystery. He has long been captivated by the legend of Cyril Gardner, a relative who fought in WWI
During WWII, Al Lambert's plane was shot down over German-occupied France and he went missing. For 5 months, his family feared the worst. Then they heard he was alive. Although Al Lambert lived a long life, he never told his family what happened during those 5 months.
Neither Tami Georgi nor Kathie Mackie planned to fall for a WWI soldier. A few years ago, Tami bought a batch of post cards on Ebay written by Clement Peake, a young Canadian soldier. Kathie found her soldier in an abandoned house in Cape Breton.
After fleeing Eastern Europe in 1928, Sidor treasured letters from home.
Melville Madden, a 28-year-old, spends Christmas Eve in one of the bloodiest battles in history.
Bob Stoutley recently discovered that his father took a dramatic secret to the grave.
When she was 13, Natalia's father was forced out of the country to avoid execution.
Marguerite searches for answers to her mother's breakdown and the destruction of her own life.
Christiane travels to Switzerland in search of the parents who gave her up.