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Philadelphia - Franklin Institute

Season 2 Episode 6 | 53m 40s

At Philadelphia’s Franklin Institute, a team of genealogists uncovers fascinating family histories. A man learns that the event that drove his family to the City of Brotherly Love changed the course of history; a man may be a Viking descendant; another’s family could have part of one of history’s biggest scams.

Aired: 01/26/15 | Expires: 02/25/15
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Research family stories involving the Holocaust, WWI, Amish ties, whaling and pasta.
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