It's hard to believe it is actually a reality, but genealogy is finally coming to prime time network television in the United States as Who Do You Think You Are? premieres on NBC this Friday, March 5. The media outlets are buzzing which is a very good sign - the more people that watch the show, the greater its success. A win for genealogists everywhere! Look for Who Do You Think You Are? and family history to be highlighed on NBC's Today Show (March 3 and 5), ABC's The View (March 3), Martha Stewart (March 8), Oprah (March 9), The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson on CBS (March 9) and Bonnie Hunt (March 19). All dates and times are subject to change.

I welcome the opportunity that Who Do You Think You Are? provides to help show all of America just how fascinating it can be to learn about where you come from. Here's a peek at what you can expect. Excited yet?

Sarah Jessica Parker (March 5) - This Sex in the City star, born to Jewish parents in Ohio in 1965, surprisingly thought of her family as less American than most. "There's no way they let our ancestors on the Mayflower!" she said in conversation with her brother. She was aware of her father's Eastern European roots, and as far as she knew her mother's side was all German. Imagine her surprise to find a branch of the family that connects back to the infamous Salem Witch Trials and other pivotal events in U.S. history! Read more...

Who Do You Think You Are? To Air in U.S. This Friday! originally appeared on About.com Genealogy on Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 at 10:10:10.

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