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From: "Cliff. Johnston" <>
Subject: Re: [S-I] Who Do You Think You Are (American Version)
Date: Sat, 6 Mar 2010 16:47:52 -0600
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Hmmm, just a bit contrived? Talk about ham acting with all of the
exaggerated oohs and aaahs, not to mention the contrived "Hollywood smile"
that shows the upper row of teeth all of the time! If one has the money,
one can hire the best. Unfortunately other than a passing mention of some
of the sources that were used, the experts' names and Ancestry's name being
bandied about there wasn't all that much instructional genealogy. It was a
good promo piece for Ancestry, and as such it may bring more beginners into
the fold; otherwise, it was a nice piece of "fluff", IMO.

Still, I'll probably watch the next episode just to see what
happens...lol...

Cliff.
"May the best you've ever seen,
Be the worst you'll ever see;"
from A Scots Toast by Allan Ramsay
----- Original Message -----
From: "Penny Bonnar" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2010 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: [S-I] Who Do You Think You Are (American Version)


>I just watched the Sarah Jessica Parker episode on Hulu and thought it was
>a bit contrived. No visits to Family History Centers to strain her eyes
>over microfilm. And how many of us can afford to hire researchers to do the
>real legwork, let alone hop on a plane and hail a cab to take us where the
>next trail leads? When I go off on my genealogy journeys, it's usually with
>a prayer that my car makes it there and back one more time, and my nights
>are spent in budget motel rooms because I'd rather spend the money to rent
>another film or pay for copies at the courthouse.
>
> Despite my criticism, however, I thought it was interesting in that it
> showed that our family history can be full of surprising little and even
> not so little details that pop up every so often in our research. That
> point was clearly part of Parker's story. And those surprises are a big
> part of the fun of it.
>
> I also liked how Parker now feels herself to be part of American
> history---thanks to her family's story. History really does take on new
> meaning with every generation we trace back.
>
> I'm sure this series will spark people's interest. But I also hope that
> people will not be scared off because they think they need the kind of
> money Parker has to search for their ancestors.
>
> Penny Bonnar
>
> On Mar 6, 2010, at 1:37 PM, wrote:
>
>> Hi folks, the first episode of this show aired Friday night. Nothing
>> Scotch Irish came up but I am curious how people found it who watched?
>>
>> You can watch it at Hulu if you missed it and have broadband:
>> http://www.hulu.com/who-do-you-think-you-are
>>
>> Anyone know if the British show is on line free anywhere???
>>
>> I watched it and enjoyed. I had attempted to watch the PBS show but found
>> it rather slow paced.
>>
>> Linda Merle
>>
>>
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